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Sukuks must also be allowed for public-private partnership projects Interview with Mr Hamza Khalil Chaudhry, an academician PAGE: Tell me…
Whenever there is a major global technological change, the businesses that are quick to jump the bandwagon have the first…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology,…
Trade has historically been a powerful driver of economic growth and poverty alleviation in Asia. While tariff barriers to trade…
Defining Microfinance is not easy as no proper definition of the term exists. Some say it could mean anything from…
Poverty is a universal undeniable fact. It is supposed to be the most injurious economic and social problem of mankind…
In Pakistan, poverty has been a chief development problem. Microfinance seems to be one of the effectual solutions of removing…
Accelerated by the pandemic, the digital future is coming at us faster than ever before, and maybe faster than we…
Outbound telemarketing is a part of every customer centric organization. The idea behind telemarketing is to understand the target audience,…
Collectively, financial sector’s risk indicators have significantly strengthened since the last financial crisis of 2008. In terms of capitalization, the…
Digitization has become a part of everyday life with the introduction of smartphones and availability of social media. This has…
– Codebase Technologies is working around the world to implement best practices and standards – Roshan Digital offers coming fintechs…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Seán Doyle Project Lead, Industry Solutions, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum[/box] Financial Technology (FinTech) providers…
Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar — an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Hamad Rasool Bhullar: I am…
There are two different schools of thought in Pakistan vis-à-vis digital disruption. One school of thought deems Pakistan as one…
Researchers reported that Islamic banking is now approximately 30-years old. In 1963, Islamic banking was started in Egypt; most of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Lukas Ryll Research Affiliate, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the University of Cambridge Judge Business School…
Country’s growth will progress steadily in the coming years Pakistan’s banking heading towards more convenient payment solutions Interview with Mohammad…
Financial Soundness Indicators Of MFBS (%) Details Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19 Capital Total Capital to Total RWA 20.1 22.6…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Gavin Brown, Manchester Metropolitan University and Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University[/box] 2020 could well be the…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 19th December 2019 completed the first review of Pakistan’s economic…
Every year the new year resolutions are being made, only to be broken especially weight loss, diet control. As a…
Interview with Muhammad Azam Yousufzai – a Capital Market Expert [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Muhammad Azam Yousufzai has more…
Insurance is the second-largest sector in the financial industry and constitutes 5.3 percent of Pakistan’s total financial sector assets. According…
Banking sector accounts for around three-fourth of Pakistan’s financial sector. A robust banking sector is a healthy sign for the…
Globally, 69% of adults – 3.8 billion people – now have an account with a bank or mobile money provider,…
Pakistan suffered the largest cyber-attack on its banking system when in the last week of October 2018, over 19,000 debit…
Govt has taken great opportunities to bring back economy on the right track Google left-Tania Aidrus can play vital role…
Advances Classified By Securities/Borrowers (Rs in Billion) Securities/Borrowers Oct-19 R Foreign Banks Private Sector Banks Public Sector Banks Specialized Banks…
Balochistan still lacks financial inclusion. Truly speaking, it still lacks access to formal financial services including savings, credit, insurance and…
Meezan Bank’s Shariah-compliant products, services have taken major standings Interview Irfan Siddiqui — President & Chief Executive Officer, Meezan Bank…
At present the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) is passing through a dire financial state. However, the present government of…
About 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty across the world. Majority of this impoverished population is in the African…
Women financial empowerment is one of the most negligent matters in almost every national budget of Pakistan, including current budget…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Philip Roscoe, University of St Andrews[/box] Protests in Hong Kong have captured the world’s attention in…
Recent Findex stats find that ownership of financial accounts in Pakistan – including those with commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and…
The financial tsunami that erupted in 2008 has swept the global financial community, and the major financial giants also fell…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Julius Probst, Lund University[/box] More than ten years on from the global financial crisis and economies…
Last quarter of any financial year is not less than a budget season. Everyone including government institutes, corporate sector, government…
Today, Pakistan’s financial sector has transformed into a modern and sound financial sector dominated by private banks. The country’s banking…
When we talk about Islamic Banking and Finance, we must first understand the reality and need of Islamic Banking and…
In the past century, women have achieved remarkable success in social, political and economic circles, however, many barriers still exist…
With the advancement of information technology (IT)) terminology of mobile banking, which until beginning of first decade of current century…
Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn’t commit – Mathematician Eli Khamarov It’s a hardcore fact that a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Kira Luttrell-Roth, May 6, 2019[/box] Though the effects of the financial crisis in 2007-08 are still…
Asia Insurance Company Limited is one of the fastest growing Insurance Companies of Pakistan. The company offers various solutions which…
In December of last year (2018), World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director Dr Ahmed Salim Saif Al-Mandhari paid a four-day…
Being in your 20’s and starting your career at this time of social and economic conditions, it feels like you…
An efficient financial system is an enabling structure critical to sustainable solutions for a more inclusive, equal and peaceful society. This is…
Descon Oxychem is a part of Descon’s Chemicals line of business. The Company offers the largest and the most complete…
The new models are coming up with the scale of the network Additional services in insurance, capital markets, savings, access…
Currently, only about 21% of Pakistan’s adult population has formal access to financial services whereas, 34% of Pakistan’s population uses…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Edward Yates, University of Sheffield[/box] Conditions for young people in the UK are bleak. Young people…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Geraldine Healy, Queen Mary University of London and Mostak Ahamed, University of Sussex[/box] Despite huge amounts…
Banking sector accounts for around three-fourth of Pakistan’s financial sector. A robust banking sector is a healthy sign for the…
The new year is on track to be one of the toughest economically and financially that Pakistan has witnessed in…
The year 2018 was a unique year in the history of Pakistan as it witnessed a new political party coming…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Urquhart, University of Reading and Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin[/box] Uncertainty over what is happening…
No.1 passport UAE has overtaken Singapore and Germany as the country with the world’s most powerful passport. According to Passport…
Pakistan’s education sector is being identified as poor quality by independent analysts since long. The education sector is getting the…
Financial Technology (Fintech) is an exponentially growing space in Pakistan, aiming to replace the traditional financial services, even if not…
Pakistan cannot grow economically without ensuring protection of consumer’s rights with the emergence of competitive environment in markets of goods…
For many developing countries, the experts believed that remittances constitute a large source of international income relative to other financial…
Pakistan banking experts have revealed that Pakistan’s banking sector is a significant contributor in the promotion of the overall economic…
The life insurance market for women is large, growing, and underdeveloped. This is particularly true for working mothers who have…
Interview with Ms. Tara Uzra Dawood – President, Dawood Global Foundation [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Ms. Tara Uzra Dawood…
Islamic banking is one of the emerging fields in global financial market. It is growing at very fast pace all…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Iosif Kovras, City, University of London[/box] It has been ten years since the global recession…
The economists and analysts seem to be clearly divided into two groups, one demanding immediate negotiations with the lender of…
Every now and then a technological revolution comes in that provides almost every country in the world an equal playing…
Over the past few years, Pakistan’s economy is facing a bad patch. Some of the economic parameters are at a…
With rising mobile phone adoption, maturing 3G/4G telecom services, rapidly growing mobile money solutions and innovative initiatives like QR codes…
Country is moving towards creation of a supportive framework for Shariah-compliant banking The world’s most populous Muslim nation, so far…
During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the financial experts of Askari Bank Limited mentioned that the bank’s profit…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nafis Alam, University of Reading[/box] Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15,…
The newly installed government in Pakistan faces a mammoth task of reinvigorating capital market of the country. This should be…
In Pakistan, Al Meezan Investment’s philosophy is no doubt based on a long-term strategic view, seeking to deliver sound investment…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Elizaveta Fouksman, University of Oxford[/box] Want to get rid of poverty, lessen inequality and provide financial…
TRG Pakistan Limited provides business process outsourcing solutions and services in Pakistan, it is a holding company and holds 46…
Reportedly Pakistan’s name has been added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey-list’. The overwhelming reaction to this move…
Interview with Mr Sibtain Jiwani – (Chief Executive Officer, Smartchoice.pk) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Smartchoice.pk a startup with a vision…
In Pakistan, three sectors that have witnessed tremendous growth in terms of innovation and users are Information Communications Technology (ICT),…
For decades, conventional or branch-oriented banking has dominated the retail banking industry in Pakistan. However, the birth of the internet…
The 18th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has recently concluded in the Eastern China’s coastal city of Qingdao. The…
Startups in Pakistan have created an air of buzz and excitement around them; reason being is that they are the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Adam Triggs, Research fellow, Australian National University[/box] It was only in January that the International…
In Pakistan, the common definition of a literate person is one who could write his/her name in English. According to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cathy Mulligan Co-Director, Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research JP Rangaswami Chief Data Officer, Deutsche Bank…
Proposals in new budget will likely favor the Pakistan Stocks Exchange Interview with Mr Humayum Javed — CEO, WE Financial…