Pakistan’s Rs15trn liquidity addiction Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am Pakistan’s latest monetary data tells a deeper story than most headlines capture. The State Bank of Pakistan’s net...
Mixed signals from commercial banks’ forex liquidity Updated 25 May, 2026 07:41am The latest FE-25 statistics from the central bank do not indicate immediate stress in the commercial banking...
Cashing in on uncertainty Updated 24 Apr, 2026 07:59am In days of growing digitization and cashless economy, seeing the currency in circulation (CIC) to its highest...
SBP launches ‘cyber shield’ to protect banking system, customers Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:13am KARACHI: In view of increasing global and domestic cyber threats and related challenges to the financial ecosystem,...
Mobilink Bank upgrades its core banking system Published 21 Aug, 2025 06:06am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's leading digital microfinance bank, Mobilink Bank, has successfully upgraded its core banking...
Why foreign investors stay away Updated 16 Aug, 2025 06:39am EDITORIAL: That Rs 431 billion in payments to Chinese power projects is reportedly stuck in the local banking system...
HBL – investments drive balance sheet Updated 05 Aug, 2025 08:15am HBL in 1HCY25 did what it has been accustomed to for some time: deliver solid profits and dividends. The economic...
SBP injects massive Rs11.85 trillion into banking system for up to 14 days Published 25 Apr, 2025 09:26pm The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has injected a significantly high amount of Rs11.85 trillion into conventional and...
Banking system: Moody’s outlook Published 14 Mar, 2025 06:10am EDITORIAL: Moody’s, one of three major international rating agencies, whose ratings determine the rate at which...
Importance of riba-free banking for a developing country like Pakistan Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:31am Riba-free (interest-free) banking is a key principle of Islamic finance, which prohibits interest on loans, viewing...
Global moot highlights opportunities for growth, innovation in Islamic banking Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:51am KARACHI: A high-level international conference titled CotIB -“Conversion to Islamic Banking” highlighted...
Temenos & Systems Ltd collaborate with Meethaq Islamic Banking Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am LAHORE: Meethaq Islamic Banking, a part of Bank Muscat the largest banking institution in Oman, has achieved a...
US banking system ‘well-capitalized’ despite risks: Yellen Published 08 Feb, 2024 11:31pm WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the country’s banking system is “well-capitalized”...
Afghan FM calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with Int’l community Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am KABUL: Afghanistan’s foreign minister on Monday called for “constructive engagement” with the international...
Banks’ retail transactions: Q1 share of digital payments soars to 80pc Updated 31 Dec, 2023 07:19pm KARACHI: The share of digital payments in retail transactions of the banking system increased to 80 percent during...
No justification for such fiscal profligacy Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “Budgetary support during Jul 1-Dec 16, 2023 period: Govt borrowing...
Budgetary support during Jul 1-Dec 16, 2023 period: Govt borrowing jumps 200pc to Rs2.876trn YoY Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:54am Entire amount was borrowed from the SBP and scheduled banks to finance the fiscal deficit
SBP Vision 2028 Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am EDITORIAL: It’s easy to lose one’s way in the complex and sometimes deliberately vague language of financial...
SBP allows ASA Microfinance Bank to commence operations Updated 15 Nov, 2023 08:51am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed ASA Microfinance Bank (Pakistan) Limited to commence...
Loss-making SOEs must be privatized Updated 14 Oct, 2023 06:09am The SOEs are required to be privatised. This compulsion is driven by no other reason than that going forward, no...
Aug-Oct auction calendar: Govt plans to borrow Rs11.09trn from banks Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:41am KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 11.09 trillion from the domestic banking system during the...
India says banking system sheltered from wider sector turmoil Published 08 May, 2023 08:48pm NEW DELHI: India’s Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) considers the country’s banking system to be...
July 1-March 11: Rs2.6trn borrowed for budgetary support Updated 29 Mar, 2023 09:07am KARACHI: The cash-strapped federal government borrowed over Rs2.6 trillion from the banking system for budgetary...
Desperate Dar Published 10 Nov, 2022 08:06am In a special broad-cast televised live on national TV yesterday, the federal finance minister Ishaq Dar made a ...
Jul 1-Sept 2 govt borrowing rises 21pc to Rs58bn YoY Updated 17 Sep, 2022 09:57am KARACHI: The borrowing for budgetary support rose by 21 percent during a little over first two months of this fiscal...
POS penetration: regulatory nudge needed! Updated 09 Sep, 2022 11:51am Pakistan has a huge cash-based transaction market; transforming which into digital channels has immense advantages ...