In any form of business, be it private or public, the importance of risk culture cannot be over emphasized. But…
Year: 2018
One of the themes of a recently organized conference by IBA-CIEF was ‘Making Pakistan Hub of Islamic Finance by 2025.…
According to the latest Quarterly Performance Review (QPR) of the banking sector for the quarter ended 31st December, 2017, released…
A robust banking sector is a healthy sign for the economy of a country. It is this sector that plays…
Human resource is the most mobile of the four factors of production and under right conditions it improves with age…
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is one of the few financial institutions, which caters to farmers financing need and has played…
To create Islamic finance system in India remained misunderstood as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) an autonomous body has been…
Balochistan is rich in mineral resources and having great scope for setting up small and medium enterprises in mineral sector.…
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) erstwhile Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) is the premier financial institution geared towards the…
Meezan Bank currently focusing on corporate to investment and branchless Islamic banking Interview with Mr Irfan Siddiqui — President &…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency activity Friday 2-Mar Friday 9-Mar Friday 16-Mar Friday 23-Mar Friday 30-Mar Friday 6-Apr Dollar…
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National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) always brings superior technology, products and services to their customers in the whole country, counting…
Experts urge cut in deposit and lending rates and to sever investment in gilt-edged securities Various banking experts urge that…
KSE-100 reacts positively to amnesty scheme An exceptionally remarkable session ended on a dull note on Friday as the KSE-100…
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Amnesty, ITFC lending rejoice will be short lived; investors eye budget proposals Pakistan seems to be inching towards serious balance…
UAE among 20 least complex tax jurisdictions in the world The UAE is among the 20 least complex jurisdictions in…
India’s manufacturing sector growth falls to 5-month low in March: PMI India’s manufacturing sector activity fell to a five-month low…
Govt removes ban on furnace oil imports as energy demand rises The government has lifted the ban on import of…
Slow and steady recovery for container shipping The outlook for the container shipping market in 2018 and 2019 is a…
PAKISTAN: Govt to set up a $75 million fund for giving loans to entrepreneurs: The government, through State Bank of…
Bahrain takes giant discovery of 80bn barrels of oil Bahrain announced on Wednesday the size of the oil reserves in…
EVA AS A PRODUCTIVITY MEASURE Until a business returns a profit that is greater than its cost of capital, it…
Shell Rimula Opens ‘What Matters Is Inside’ campaign Shell Rimula – the premium heavy duty engine oil launched a new…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Aikman Chief Representative Officer, China, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Beijing[/box] 1. China…