Interview with Ahmed Saljouk - Founding member and Director of Finance & Development, Alif Holdings (Pvt. Ltd) ‘We are a high-street brand that is approachable and affordable’ Ahmed Saljouk is a visionary Leader Shaping... Published 26 Mar, 2024 09:16am
Business & Finance ‘HABIBMETRO SIRAT’ wins two awards at IRBA KARACHI: HABIBMETRO SIRAT Islamic Banking was honoured with two prestigious awards at the 9th Islamic Retail Banking... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Business & Finance Technology upgradation to boost operations: Faysal Bank plans to expand its branch network to 1,000 KARACHI: Pakistan’s first fully conventional to Islamic converted bank, Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) has planned to... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance Faysal Bank apprises SCCI about growing Islamic banking SIALKOT: President and CEO Yousaf Hussain along with Jaudat Hussain, Head Retail Banking Faysal Bank Limited and ... Updated 05 Sep, 2023 06:46am
Business & Finance Islamic banking’s share soars to over 21pc: FPCCI chief KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the share of Islamic banking has surpassed 21 ... Published 18 Jul, 2023 05:51am
Business & Finance Publication on banking sector released: ‘Financial inclusion remains a challenge’ KARACHI: The financial inclusion remains a challenge for Pakistan with lower financial, women and rural inclusion... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance Dar launches new Shariah-compliant products of NSS ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday launched new Shariah-compliant products of the National Savings... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Business & Finance Govt launches Shariah-compliant savings, term accounts Dar says government committed to promoting Islamic finance in Pakistan Updated 26 Jun, 2023 05:10pm
Pakistan SSUET, Ihsan Trust to provide interest-free loan to students KARACHI: Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am
Markets National Savings to launch Shariah-compliant savings, term accounts soon: Ishaq Dar Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday said National Savings, a state-owned entity, would launch Shariah-compliant... Updated 29 May, 2023 09:13pm
Business & Finance Global landscape of Islamic finance grows to $3trn, workshop told KARACHI: Islamic banking is rapidly growing and the global landscape of Islamic finance has grown to approximately $... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Business & Finance Standard Chartered launches Sahar Women’s Account Under the initiative, females can avail 2-2.5% discount on bank’s services Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:53pm
Pakistan Govt committed to eliminate Riba-based financial system, says Dar Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday said that the government remains committed to implementing the... Published 02 Feb, 2023 12:13pm
Business & Finance BOP opens its 780th branch in Lahore LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab celebrated opening of its 780th branch in Lahore on 25th January, making a total of 116... Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Summit Bank equity injection completed KARACHI: Summit Bank Limited announced that a key milestone relating to equity injection from H.E. Nasser Abdulla... Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am
Opinion Islamic banking: a success story Last week the largest transformation from conventional to Islamic banking was achieved as all the branches of the... Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Govt remains committed to eliminate interest-based banking system in Pakistan: Dar A special wing to be set up at the SBP for the promotion of interest-free system, says Dar SBP governor Jameel Ahmad says demand for Islamic banking higher than conventional banking Updated 30 Nov, 2022 09:02pm
Business & Finance SBP, NBP to withdraw appeals against Shariat Court's order: Ishaq Dar Finance minister says govt has held discussions, will form roadmap to implement interest-free banking system in Pakistan Published 09 Nov, 2022 07:30pm
Business & Finance Fast-track payments: Meezan Bank launches POS terminals, online gateway KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, has launched Point of Sale (POS) payment and online payment... Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:14am
Business & Finance NBP launches Aitemaad Islamic Banking Window at Rawalpindi branch KARACHI: The Islamic Banking Window of NBP Aitemaad at Main Branch, Rawalpindi was inaugurated by Gul Bahar Khan,... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Fitch sees Islamic banking getting major boost in Pakistan Says if Federal Shariat Court orders are implemented effectively, the Islamic finance industry could receive a big boost in the medium term Updated 08 Jun, 2022 05:32pm
Editorials Riba-free banking: move prudently EDITORIAL: In 2001, the Supreme Court’s Shariat Appellate Bench had ordered the implementation of steps aimed at... Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:56am
Business & Finance Pakistan's Islamic banking sector to have 30% market share by 2026: Moody’s Estimates average growth over 2021-2026 to range between 25%-28% for total assets and deposits Updated 24 May, 2022 06:37pm
BR Research Selling Takaful The insurance (and takaful) penetration is very low in Pakistan. This is attributable to various reasons, ranging... Published 24 Mar, 2022 09:27am
Business & Finance HBL selects Temenos to transform its banking services KARACHI: HBL, Pakistan’s largest bank network to adopt the Temenos core banking platform to provide domestic and... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Business & Finance Islamic banking and finance system ‘Pakistan has great potential to avail advantages’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has a great potential to avail the advantages of Islamic banking and finance system, which... Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am
Business & Finance SBP’s Reza Baqir appointed chairman of IFSB Council He will also be serving as the chairman of the IFSB General Assembly for the year 2022 Published 10 Dec, 2021 01:25pm
Business & Finance 4th Round Table Conference: Faysal Bank shares its unique transformation journey KARACHI: A local media house recently organized the 4th Round Table Conference on Islamic Banking with the aim of... Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am
Pakistan GCWUF launches degree programme in Islamic banking, finance FAISALABAD: Providing quality education to female students is our primary goal to bring about positive change in... Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am
Business & Finance Commercial, investment and development bank: Balochistan to hire consultancy services ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government has initiated process to hire consultancy services of a company for setting up... Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am
In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn