Effective from 1st July, 1996, particulars/information regarding financing facilities, both fund-based as well as non-fund based, involving a sum of One million rupees or above shall be recorded at the APAS Unit-Computer Services Department, State Bank of Pakistan.

2. Accordingly, each bank and development finance institution is directed:
(i) that it shall report to the State Bank particulars of any financing facility that it has extended as per the prescribed Returns, on half-yearly basis as at the close of 30th June, and 31st December, each year.

(ii) that the information to be provided as per the prescribed Returns shall also include facilities granted in foreign currency equivalent of Pak Rs. one million and above at the foreign branches (including branches in EPZ) of banks incorporated in Pakistan, as well as such facilities granted to Pakistani residents by foreign banks operating in Pakistan and any of their banks’ branches abroad.

3. The formats of the prescribed Returns (to be called Data Input Returns) together with explanatory Notes, institutions’ codes, and Files Lay Out are as Annexed with BPRD Circular No. 25/96. The Half-yearly Data Input Returns must reach the State Bank within 21 days of the close of the Half-year to which the Returns relate. however, the maximum period prescribed for the Returns for the Half-year ended 30-6-96 covering date for the year 1-7-1995 to 30-6-1996, is 60 days from the date of issue of this Circular.

4. Data is required to be supplied on computer diskettes. Records lay outs and data capture software may be obtained from APAS Unit of the Computer Services Department of the State Bank.

5. Each bank and development finance institution shall intimate to the Director. BPRD, the names of two senior executives who will be responsible for the correctness and authenticity of the data to be supplied on diskettes. Further, each bank shall, within seven days of the issue of this circular, intimate the name of the officer (together with his phone & fax numbers) who will serve as a ‘Contact Point’ for the purposes of the System. The ‘Contact Point’ shall be the only authorised person to deal with the State Bank on matters relating to the System.

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