The Government of Sindh with a vision to encourage investment in SMEs, inculcate entrepreneurial ability and provide a major push to the wider economy, has established Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF). It aims to promote opportunities in Agri value chains, Mining & Mineral processing, Innovation & Technology for multiple economic benefits on growth, intermediary services and productivity. It seeks to introduce interventions to improve efficiency and profitability.
SEDF has been able to mobilize private sector investments to the tune of PKR 7,000 million through provision of mark-up subsidy worth PKR 500 million only. The Economic Impact is atleast 10 times the investment mobilized.