If Pakistan successfully launches an Islamic-compliant treasury bond, it will lift the growth potential of the country’s embryonic Islamic banking sector. Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi.

The sale of a majority stake in Pakistan’s Union Bank to Standard Chartered marks a growing optimism in the country’s banking sector. But will forthcoming elections and regional conflict dampen its success? Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi.

New central bank head Shamshad Akhtar takes over the reins as the financial sector enjoys a period of growth and a successful privatisation process. However, she is far from complacent, as Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi.

National Bank of Pakistan
S. Ali Raza, Chairman & President

First MicroFinance Bank hopes to become a role model in providing loans to the poor in Pakistan. The bank’s president, Hussain Tejany, talks to The Banker.

As Pakistani authorities grant the third licence to a wholly Islamic bank, Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi on this emerging sector.

There is a dearth of well-trained managers to fill the new posts that are being created to cope with banks’ consumer services, Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi.

Prime minister Shaukat Aziz tells Farhan Bokhari in Karachi that Pakistani banks are poised for further growth. But there are mixed opinions about whether the country’s economic recovery is sustainable.

Pakistan’s banks have been facing up to privatisation and anti-money laundering measures and there are more challenges ahead. Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi.

Ishrat Husain, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan