Commercial banks in Pakistan surfer from some serious issues that include, high interest rates, concentration in government securities. As a…
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The importance and value of Education for developing the quality of human resource is undeniable. Education is considered as one…
Agriculture contributes nearly one-fourth of the GDP of Pakistan. Over the years State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been increasing…
 Pakistan is likely to make significant progress in the coming years The concept of consumer finance dates back thousands of…
Rising interest rates under consumer financing remain the daunting task Personal loans have become an important source of meeting our…
 Prudent risk mitigation and diversifying services are the bank’s key strategy Focus on education has facilitated financial inclusion, empowered individuals…
 Economic, technological, regulatory and social factors are worthy of backing Entrepreneurship, employment and support to the economy making an upturn…
CAP helps to promote healthy consumerism in the country Interview with Mr. Kaukab Iqbal — Founding Chairman, Consumers Association of…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers (Million Rupees)* Description Feb-2022 Jun-2022 Feb-2023 1. Credit to Government Sector 16,546,599 19,822,162 21,731,365 2. Credit…
Ihsan Trust has been a ray of hope for those students seeking Higher Education in Pakistan who are having financial…
The State Bank of Pakistan has raised key interest rate by 125 basis points and now, the interest rate is…
Banks approve on spot conditional housing loans amounting to Rs7.4 billion In an overwhelming response to the first ever Mera…
Economical housing is the matter of real concern specifically in developing countries like Pakistan where housing backlog is almost 10…
Kings Group remains committed in delivering attractive and quality building Interview with Mr Ahmed Owais Thanvi — Managing Director, King’s…
More than 70% of the total world population would be living in the urban areas by 2050. This calls for…
Interview with Mr Farooq Dadi, — an analyst [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Farooq Dadi is a socio political…
Interview with Mr. Barkatullah Lone – Chairman, GB International Economic Forum [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr. Barkatullah Lone is…
Govt making right efforts in introducing trustworthy channels for the growth of economy Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar –…
Pakistan banking sector making progress The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has greatly contributed for the development of the economy…
Overseas Pakistanis have sent the highest-ever US$8 billion remittances during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, registering an…
Poverty is a universal undeniable fact. It is supposed to be the most injurious economic and social problem of mankind…
Pakistan is amongst the countries in the world having a large number of people living below the poverty line. The…
The origin of the modern Islamic banking system can be traced back to the very birth of Islam when the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 22, 2021[/box] The value of outstanding student loans in the United States has…
It is rather customary in numerous countries to avail personal loans to go on a vacation, visit some foreign countries…
Collectively, financial sector’s risk indicators have significantly strengthened since the last financial crisis of 2008. In terms of capitalization, the…
Statistics show that during July-December of fiscal year 2020-21, Pakistan has received $5.7 billion in external loans from multiple financing…
No doubt, the Pakistan’s banking sector has played an important role in continuing the Pakistan’s economic system during pandemic, which…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers In Pakistan* (Million Rupees) Description Sep-20 (R) Oct-20(R) Nov-20(R) Dec-20(P) 1. Credit to Government Sector (A+B)…
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment…
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment…
The present government of Pakistan statistics showed that, took over $13 billion in foreign loans in the previous fiscal year…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marc Penzel Founder and President, Startup Genome JF Gauthier Founder and CEO, Startup Genome[/box] Without startups…
Mr Imran Khan, the premier of Pakistan, says that if poverty rises, we will not win war against pandemic. He…
The word on the street about New World Order is corona. The pandemic treated all the human beings, objects and…
The recent shift in the dynamics and competitive nature of microfinance industry has made many users especially females sceptical about…
Doing business in Islamic way requires Muslims to undertake transactions free of Riba (interest), Gharar (uncertainty), Maisir (gambling) and non-Halal…
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…
Pakistan’s economy in 2019 faced many challenges like trade, current account and budget deficits, increase in electricity and gas prices,…
Gender is crucial in banking since a typical microfinance client is a woman from a rural household. Detailed research on…
‘By now we have travelled approximately 12 kilometres from the local branch of one of the Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in…
To progress inquiring German Education Policy may be helpful CPEC projects will bring in 0.7m jobs for Pakistan and great…
Poverty is a multi-faceted fabric which involves economic, social, cultural and psychological dimensions. It is a worldwide phenomenon whose consequences…
The economic survey held in 2016 states that 39% population of Pakistan live in multidimensional poverty, which implies that they…
Islamic Banking and Finance practices are running and growing at the rapid pace and has been proved itself as a…
The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has launched ‘Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan SME Lending Program’ aimed at providing self-employment opportunities to…
There are numbers of professional works in banks that are needed artificial review, which should be careful and conscientious. Therefore,…
House mortgage refers to the loans provided by banks who obtain the debtors’ property house property or other effective bonds…
Automobile finance is a financial activity that integrates funds in the process of production, circulation, and consumption of automobile, mainly…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers* (Million Rupees) Description Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19R May-19P 1. Credit to Government Sector (A+B) 11,060,089 10,884,779 11,162,102…
In 2015, UNDP proposed seventeen 17 goals including a new global education goal (SDG 4) that need to be achieved…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Benedict Carandang Vice President, First Circle[/box] Around 1.7 billion people globally are still unbanked –…
Image source:Â http://dy.163.com/v2/article/detail/ Islamic finance, because of one of the Islamic doctrines. Compared with ordinary banks, Islamic does not accept or…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Brief Profile:Â Experienced accounting, finance, management and economics professional holding FCCA (senior ACCA member), BSc (Hons) in…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers In Pakistan (Million Rupees) Description Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 1. Credit to Government Sector…
On 17th day of September 2001, an ambitious article of mine was published in the Pakistan Gulf Economist. The title…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jan 4, 2019[/box] America’s mountain of car loan debt is getting higher. A Finder analysis of Federal…
The calendar year 2018 is going to be ended. Pakistan rupee has lost about a third of its value against US dollar since the…
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Poverty cannot be tackled without having credible data and figures related to poverty incidence in Pakistan. Poverty reduction has been…
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is one of the few financial institutions, which caters to farmers financing need and has played…
Consumer financing products include credit cards, personal loans, auto loans and housing mortgage. It not only contributes towards facilitating the…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost of the discussions at experts’ level hover around poor savings rate in the country. However, they tend to completely…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic leaders of Pakistan calculating that the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio has been growing since FY 2008 and even mentioned that…
CREDIT/LOANS CLASSIFIED BY BORROWERS (Million Rupees) (Outstanding position at the end of month) Description June-16 Sep-16 June-17 Sep-17P 1. Credit…
Low interest rate giving rise to consumer spending [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the wake of current interest rate prevailing in the country, banks…
Country facing shortage of around 10 million housing units MCB Home Loan fulfilling dream; opens doors to numerous sensible financing…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he non-performing loan in Pakistan reflects the health of the banking system. A higher percent of such loans shows that…