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Pakistan becomes first country in South Asia to issue ‘gender bond’ to financially empower women

Through the bond, Pakistani non-profit Kashf Foundation will raise $8.7 million from stock market to extend micro loans to 30,000 women
Caretaker finance minister calls the launch of gender bond a ‘groundbreaking initiative’ and a powerful tool for bridging the gender gap

By KHURSHID AHMED · 30 November 2023