Tag Archives: Financial

The life insurance market for women is large, growing, and underdeveloped. This is particularly true for working mothers who have a need to protect their children from unanticipated financial risks and enhances their ability to pay for long-term insurance products. …

Interview with Ms. Tara Uzra Dawood – President, Dawood Global Foundation PAGE: What are your views on women empowerment in Pakistan? TARA UZRA DAWOOD: It is much-needed and great strides are being made, as evidence by the incredible Pakistani women who …

Islamic banking is one of the emerging fields in global financial market. It is growing at very fast pace all around the world. Islamic investment banks and Islamic venture capital funds are yet to be launched in Pakistan. Islamic banking …

It has been ten years since the global recession hit – and the perfect opportunity to rethink and reassess the crisis with the benefit of time. Much of the focus so far has been on economic or policy failures, with …

The economists and analysts seem to be clearly divided into two groups, one demanding immediate negotiations with the lender of last resort and other still living under the illusion that Pakistan can live without the crutched of IMF. While the …

Every now and then a technological revolution comes in that provides almost every country in the world an equal playing field. No matter how big or small a country is, it always has the opportunity to leap ahead irrespective of …

Over the past few years, Pakistan’s economy is facing a bad patch. Some of the economic parameters are at a still and majority of them are deteriorating. The government is unable to fulfil the needs of the population due to …

With rising mobile phone adoption, maturing 3G/4G telecom services, rapidly growing mobile money solutions and innovative initiatives like QR codes and mobile wallets, the digital landscape of Pakistan is all set to change. Other recent innovations include MasterPass/Fone Pay and …

Country is moving towards creation of a supportive framework for Shariah-compliant banking The world’s most populous Muslim nation, so far a laggard in developing a comprehensive Islamic finance industry, took a big leap towards the creation of a supportive framework …

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the financial experts of Askari Bank Limited mentioned that the bank’s profit before provisions and taxation for the half year ended June 30, 2018 was registered at Rs.4.07 billion, as compared to …