Home Kashf Foundation Kashf Foundation In brief Kashf Foundation is an existing client of Finnfund, and the previous facility matured in early 2024. With the new loan, Kashf will continue on-lending business loans to its customers. Kashf is registered as a Non-Banking Micro Finance Company, and it is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. Its customers are low-income households, especially women. Financial services include appraisal-backed individual lending along with other non-financial services that have a transformative impact at the household level. Non-financial services include capacity building by offering skills development training to better understand the products and services. Main development impact Kashf serves low-income women and women-led households with high dependency ratios. It also enhances women’s workforce participation as employees and managers. Kashf enables women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership, and financial services. Investment details Name: Kashf Foundation Project number: 80000169 Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Sector: Financial institutions Signing date (month/year): March 2024 Currency: USD Finnfund's financing (commitment): 10,000,000 Instrument: Loan Jurisdiction of registration: Pakistan Size of the project financing: 20,000,000 Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 50 Status: Active Website: https://kashf.org/ Please note, that in principle, this information is given at the time of signature according to Finnfund's disclosure policy. However, in the case of investment funds, the share of Finnfund’s financing (%) is disclosed after the fund’s final closing, and information on the portfolio companies financed by the fund is updated at least once a year. Other investments Name Country Signing date (month/year) Currency Finnfund's financing (commitment) Instrument Kashf Foundation Pakistan February 2026 USD 10,000,000 Loan Read our transparency and disclosure policy More information: Ajankohtaista ja julkaisut Nykyiset investoinnit Toimialat Yhteystiedot Key facts Name: Kashf Foundation Sector: Financial institutions Region: Asia Country: Pakistan Currency: USD Finnfund's financing (commitment): 10,000,000 Signing date (month/year): March 2024 Last update: September 2024