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TRG Pakistan Limited provides business process outsourcing solutions and services in Pakistan, it is a holding company and holds 46 percent stake in TRG International Limited (TRGIL), which in turn owns stakes in over 20 companies that offer services such …

Reportedly Pakistan’s name has been added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey-list’. The overwhelming reaction to this move is being termed ‘arm-twisting’ to add to the woes of the country already suffering from serious balance of payment crisis. …

Interview with Mr Sibtain Jiwani – (Chief Executive Officer, Smartchoice.pk) PAGE: Do the millennial really care about the economy when taking financial decisions? Sibtain Jiwani: The millennial are impulsive shoppers as this buying leads to instant gratification, they do buy things …

In Pakistan, three sectors that have witnessed tremendous growth in terms of innovation and users are Information Communications Technology (ICT), telecommunications and financial services. By joining hands, they could bring millions of marginalized people into formal banking channels. The exclusion …

For decades, conventional or branch-oriented banking has dominated the retail banking industry in Pakistan. However, the birth of the internet and mobile technologies are gradually transforming financial service delivery models and reducing the use of branch-oriented banking by consumers. Increasing consumer …

The 18th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has recently concluded in the Eastern China’s coastal city of Qingdao. The SCO is a political, economic, and security organization, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai …

Startups in Pakistan have created an air of buzz and excitement around them; reason being is that they are the new engines in the Pakistani economy and can take the country forward in making Pakistan ‘startup hub of Asia’. While …

It was only in January that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was celebrating the strength of the global economy, heralding “the broadest synchronised global growth upsurge since 2010”. How quickly things have changed. Argentina has since sought a bailout from the IMF, Turkey is …

The general perception is that Islamic banking in Pakistan is making progress in leaps and bounds. The supporting arguments are number of branches offering this facility, percentage of deposits held by Islamic financial institutions (Islamic banks and designated Islamic banking …

In Pakistan, the common definition of a literate person is one who could write his/her name in English. According to this definition, literacy rate of Pakistan is 58% (down from 60%) which is very low as compared to regional peers. …