Bank deposits hit Rs37.4trn mark Published 30 Jan, 2026 05:20am KARACHI: Deposits of the banking sector recorded a second highest growth of 23.6 percent during the last calendar...
EDITORIAL: Private sector credit Updated 01 Jan, 2026 07:08am EDITORIAL: Recent commentary from the Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) highlights what it describes as strong...
Private sector credit swells as Advance-to-Deposit Ratio climbs to roughly 38% Updated 30 Dec, 2025 07:48am This highlights banks’ growing willingness to deploy liquidity as economic conditions improve
Pakistan’s banking sector’s ADR drops to 38% as of June Published 15 Jul, 2025 03:19pm The banking sector’s gross Advance-to-Deposit Ratio (ADR) maintained its downward trajectory, clocking in at 38% as...
Allied Bank: Earnings fall Updated 05 May, 2025 07:39am Allied Bank Limited (ABL) has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, alongside an interim...
SBP to Islamabad: If no reforms then no rate cut and no growth Published 12 Mar, 2025 07:51am Pakistan’s economic growth, much like an old Suzuki Mehran, sputters along at an underwhelming 2.5–3.5 percent for...
Borrowing without boom Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:01am Amid a 15 percent decline in domestic demand, considerably limited utilization of existing capacity, and no major...
Banking sector’s ADR climbs to nearly 48% as of Nov 29 Updated 11 Dec, 2024 11:01pm The banking sector’s gross Advance-to-Deposit Ratio (ADR) maintained its upward trajectory, hitting nearly 48% as of...
Banking sector: ADR-based tax system alternatives discussed Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:25am ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was held Tuesday under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister...
Budgetary support: Over Rs2trn borrowings cleared in just 5 months Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:18am KARACHI: In a positive turn on the economic front, borrowings by both the federal and provincial governments for...
Jul 1 to Nov 15: Record Rs880bn credit disbursed to private sector Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:30pm KARACHI: Banks are aggressively ramping up credit disbursement to the private sector, driven by a pressing need to...
‘No proposal under study on ADR tax exemption for banks’ Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:36am ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Ali Perveiz Malik said Wednesday that there is no proposal under...