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BR Research » Banking

A 25 bps face-saving
Banking

A 25 bps face-saving

The outgoing monetary policy committee salvaged its position by a token increase of 25 bps in the policy decision yester
Published 01 Feb, 2019 06:33am
Will the diaspora do more?
Banking

Will the diaspora do more?

Is patriotism overrated? The dam fund’s fate would suggest so – as no more than $10 million made their way five months l
Published 31 Jan, 2019 06:18am
MPS - another U-turn?
Banking

MPS - another U-turn?

The monetary policy is due tomorrow. It is hard to predict what route the committee takes, seeing the decision making pa
Updated 30 Jan, 2019 07:10am
Looming debt trap
Banking

Looming debt trap

The government is fast falling into a domestic debt trap; sooner it is fixed, the better it is. With government by far b
Published 18 Jan, 2019 05:50am
Revamping remittances
Banking

Revamping remittances

As critical as they are, the remittances have been sluggish lately. After a weak November, December 2018 figures from th
Published 14 Jan, 2019 06:18am
Bankers: friends or masters?
Banking

Bankers: friends or masters?

Last week, the publication of JIT report on fake accounts inspired an emotive debate on social media. The twitterati won
Published 08 Jan, 2019 06:58am
Life without Libor
Banking

Life without Libor

Pakistani authorities are reportedly planning to float ‘Panda’ bonds in the Chinese market. Given that the London Interb
Published 31 Dec, 2018 06:11am
FDI in dire straits
Banking

FDI in dire straits

Headlines saying “FDI draught taking hold” won’t be breaking news if foreign direct investment continues to slump. FDI i
Published 20 Dec, 2018 05:47am
Do more – talk less
Banking

Do more – talk less

Just as ‘all roads lead to Rome’, all financing needs in Pakistan lead to the IMF. It does not matter whether the govern
Published 12 Dec, 2018 06:34am
Learning by doing
Banking

Learning by doing

In the aftermath of recent (un)timely exchange rate depreciation and monetary policy tightening, a political and public
Published 10 Dec, 2018 05:45am
Promoting fintechs
Banking

Promoting fintechs

Fintech is changing how financial activities are conducted around the globe. The use of technology to bring out innovati
Published 03 Dec, 2018 06:23am
Payment security: buckle up!
Banking

Payment security: buckle up!

Better late than never! It’s been almost a month since news broke of security breach at a local bank’s digital payment s
Published 30 Nov, 2018 05:59am
The harrowing deficit tale
Banking

The harrowing deficit tale

The first quarter FY19 deficit raised to an alarming level of 1.4 percent of GDP - highest 1Q deficit since FY11, eludin
Published 26 Nov, 2018 06:05am