Noor Financial sells 2.49 percent stake in Meezan Bank to foreign investors
Earlier this month Noor Financial Investment Company (Noor) had sought State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) approval for divestment of 9.59 percent of its 49.1 percent stake in Meezan Bank Limited
IMF holds unofficial moot to discuss Pakistan’s economic challenges
IMF had expressed concerns about mounting debt burden, especially from the Chinese side.
Pakistan doubles size of currency swap agreement with China: SBP
Pakistan obtained $1.5 billion from China during the first ten months of the current financial year 2018-19.
IMF to incorporate Islamic finance to market surveillance in 2019
Islamic finance, which bans interest payments and pure monetary speculation, is estimated to have over $2 trillion of assets globally and is offered in over 60 countries, according to the IMF
Asian shares shaky but North Korea’s stance soothes nerves
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was almost flat, while South Korea’s Kospi pared much of its earlier loss of 0.9 percent. Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.1 percent
Breaking the legacy mindset of large commercial banks
While up-and-coming players tap into new segments like mobile wallets, big players seem content with their decades-old business model that revolves around taking deposits and investing in risk-free securities.
Is Dewan Yousuf serious or will he hoodwink everyone yet again?
The Group faces a serious credibility crisis as it turns down offers for its cement plants for the umpteenth time – even the lucrative Mega offer – raising doubts about its intent to sell and settle the default.
The Black Sheep of the White Hat community
During our investigation into the recent security breach at Careem, some industry sources highlighted a faction of the white hat community that exploits startups that are vulnerable to cyber attacks, prompting Profit to look into how ethical these ‘ethical hackers’ really are.
How Akhuwat impacts lives through the miracle of interest-free microfinance
$500 million worth of loans disbursed to 2.2 million families over a period of 16 years
Why content is king for Propergaanda
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A bank sold for just Rs1,000. Does it make any sense?
Profit demystifies the controversy over the sale of KASB Bank
How paramilitary helped Advans Bank double its size in one year
As peace returns to Karachi, losses spread over half a dozen years are now consigned to the past
What makes Pakistan plump for IMF time and time again?
Pakistan has been approaching International Monitoring Fund (IMF), intermittently, since 1988. The last programme was successfully completed during the period 2013-16. However, within a...
Editor’s Note: Immovable, like set cement
A cat might have nine lives but Dewan Group’s Dewan Yousuf seems to have thirteen. And counting.
The banks, to whom he owes quite a...
Editor’s Note: The state of the State Bank
If the KASB Bank’s own valuation was correct, then it actually was sold for a song by SBP. If the auditors’ valuation was correct, then was SBP sleeping on the job when it let things get so bad at KASB?
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The Group faces a serious credibility crisis as it turns down offers for its cement plants for the umpteenth time – even the lucrative Mega offer – raising doubts about its intent to sell and settle the default.
Data Security – issue of morality, business ethics, or inept governance?
In the murky world of numbers and big data, Pakistan, must not lag behind.
Pakistan’s largest refinery project contract awarded to TechnipFMC
The project will be managed and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary, PARCO Coastal Refinery Limited (PCRL).
ICCI voice concerns over rising losses of PSEs
PSEs have reportedly suffered cumulative losses of Rs3.746 trillion over the last five years
China helping Pakistan avert foreign currency crisis: Tariq Bajwa
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MoC urged to consult relevant stakeholders before negotiating FTAs
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