Finance & Market

  Despite having vast population of young people, the country is not tapping true potential of human resource due to many reasons. Non-availability of adequate credit has been one of the major impediments to the growth of the country’s industrial and agriculture sectors. Pakistan’s financial system currently reaches only a fraction of huge informal sector. Microfinance providers — that segment of the financial services industry focused on the needs of …

  Microfinance involves loans which are given to those who would not qualify for conventional bank loans. The loans extended could be as low as PKR 10,000 to assist basic needs and small business startups. The idea for microfinance is to alleviate poverty to focus on economic development. With the risky profile of the borrower, loans carry high degree of risk. Collateral is ascertained primarily through estimates. The repayment is …

  Electronic commerce or e-commerce is actually the business done through the Internet in the present era of modernization and technology. The rapidly growing usage of Internet is shifting the world towards the e-commerce. Phenomenal advancement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has not only brought a revolution in the life styles of the people but also in the business and marketing strategies of the people. Today, a company creates, …

  Online banking has accelerated financial inclusion and changed the financial landscape in many developing countries including Pakistan. Mobile phones are now compensating for inadequate infrastructure, slow postal services, and the limited coverage of banking systems in many countries. Online banking has introduced non-traditional channels of delivering services in the banking industry. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have transformed the global economy bringing about a revolutionary change in the financial …

  Poverty problems can be resolved effectively through Islamic microfinance Islamic Finance is an ideal tool of financial inclusion and can address the poverty issues in East Africa effectively, it was stated by Mr. Zubair Mughal, the Chief Executive Officer of AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) while addressing with eminent gathering of Banking and Financial industry of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam during a Islamic Banking and …

  Pakistan is the most vibrant market for sale and purchase of mobile connections and cellular phones. The industry is regarded to be the best in Asia in terms of sales. Major cellular companies have eyed Pakistan for increase in sales in double digits; part of the reason being population of 180 million people which creates an automatic demand. In recent times, high demand is witnessed for purchase of mobile …

  Current benchmark interest rate at 7 percent is the lowest in 42 years in Pakistan. Last month, the central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at after lowering its rate by 100 bps to 7 percent as it was in May. The cut in interest rates would only benefit the economy if the initiative is to support the private sector, otherwise the government’s excessive borrowing from the banking system …

  The banking sector through CY13 faced tough challenges with external factors including law and order situation, political uncertainty, strikes causing closure of bank branches in distressed areas to name a few. State Bank of Pakistan require banks to have minimum capital of PKR 10 billion by December 2014, which will be a challenge for banks below the required threshold forcing another round of mergers and acquisitions. The CAR for …

  The banking sector through CY13 faced tough challenges with external factors including law and order situation, political uncertainty, strikes causing closure of bank branches in distressed areas to name a few. SBP require banks to have minimum capital of PKR 10 billion by December 2014 which has been a challenge for few banks. The CAR for the banking industry was 17.1 percent in CY14 as compared to 14.9 percent …

  Denies role of distributors and retailers The e-commerce is opening new directions and horizon of trade in Pakistan, despite its late arrival in the country yet it has become a burgeoning sector and on the back of rapid growth the experts predict the size of this market is likely to go up from $30 million (spent on online purchases) to $600 million by 2017. It will be interesting to …