SBP updates Mudarabah-based financing framework for Islamic banks

Under the new framework, Islamic Banking Institutions must pledge GoP Ijara Sukuk as collateral in favor of SBP through Central Depository System

Govt bank borrowing falls 84pc to Rs658bn amid tax shortfall

Decline in borrowing follows lower interest rates, while Rs606bn tax shortfall puts fiscal pressure

Listed banks’ profits rise to Rs597bn in 2024 despite higher taxes

Net Interest Income up 9% to Rs1.9tr; Non-Interest Income surges 50% to Rs560bn

SBP announces revised banking hours for Ramadan

Banks to operate on adjusted timings to accommodate fasting hours, with special hours for Fridays

Private sector slashes bank borrowing by 48% as investment appetite remains weak

Banks withdraw Rs656bn; low PSDP spending threatens growth target

BankIslami to establish exchange company with Rs1.2 billion initial capital 

Exchange company will be wholly owned subsidiary of BankIslami and will operate within the regulatory framework of SBP 

HBL approves Rs2 billion equity investment in microfinance subsidiary

Capital injection aimed at strengthening HBL Microfinance Bank's operations

SBP governor urges banks to focus on SME lending for economic growth

ISLAMABAD: Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmad, has called on commercial banks to reconsider their current business models...

Pakistan’s first digital bank is here

Does the bank know what it wants to achieve, or is taking a leap of faith?

Bank of Khyber begins transition to Islamic banking

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur inaugurates BoK’s transition to Islamic banking 

Silkbank shareholders approve merger with UBL, pending regulatory clearance

CEO Shahram Raza Bakhtiari, CFO Khurram Khan, and Company Secretary Faiz Ul Hasan Hashmi authorized to manage all procedural aspects of the merger

Meezan Bank crosses Rs100 Billion profit milestone despite Q4 slowdown

Despite the government's best efforts to squeeze profits out of the banks, Meezan keeps chugging along

SBP grants FPT clearance to Zia Ijaz as Askari Bank President & CEO

Ijaz to assume charge on February 17, 2025, for a three-year term 

HBL Microfinance Bank, Standard Chartered sign risk-sharing deals with IFC

HBL MfB to share 50% risk on $80m microfinance loans with IFC; Standard Chartered doubles trade finance facility to $400mn

Private sector repays Rs440bn to banks as tax-driven lending cycle ends

Credit outflows rise as businesses struggle with high costs, weak demand, and policy uncertainty