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BR Research » Banking

The brave new banking world
Banking

The brave new banking world

‘Banks want to play tech companies,’ read a headline in this newspaper earlier this month. Given a private sector ch
Updated 20 Nov, 2019 06:21am
NBP 9MCY19: Sound and strong
Banking

NBP 9MCY19: Sound and strong

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has continued its strong performance, as reflected by strong profit numbers for 9MCY19.
Updated 31 Oct, 2019 08:11am
Bank Alfalah: upbeat profits
Banking

Bank Alfalah: upbeat profits

Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) posted double digit year-on-year growth in pretax profits for 9MCY19, despite the challengin
Updated 28 Oct, 2019 06:47am
Bank Al Habib profits grow
Banking

Bank Al Habib profits grow

Bank Al Habib Limited (BAHL) is doing pretty well. It posted a sizable 30 percent year-on-year increase in pre-tax profi
Updated 25 Oct, 2019 06:02am
ABL goes smooth
Banking

ABL goes smooth

Allied Bank Limited (ABL) announced its 9MCY19 financial results last week, accompanied with an interim dividend of Rs2
Updated 21 Oct, 2019 06:25am
All is well at MCB
Banking

All is well at MCB

The challenging economic conditions seem to have done no harm to MCB Bank’s profits. The bank also continued with the ri
Updated 18 Oct, 2019 06:02am
Profits grow at UBL
Banking

Profits grow at UBL

UBL announced its 9MCY19 financial results yesterday, making good strides, accompanied with an interim dividend of Rs3/s
Updated 17 Oct, 2019 07:25am
HBL: pretax profits up
Banking

HBL: pretax profits up

Having had a slightly challenging 2QCY19, in terms of profitability, the country’s largest commercial bank, HBL stag
Updated 16 Oct, 2019 06:40am
NBP – impressive again
Banking

NBP – impressive again

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) keeps churning profits, and 1HCY19 was no different. Save from a higher effective tax ra
Updated 02 Sep, 2019 05:17am
JSBL 1HCY19
Banking

JSBL 1HCY19

JS Bank Limited has had it tough in 2019 so far. That should not come as a surprise as most sectors have had it tough th
Updated 28 Aug, 2019 06:50am
Changing sentiments?
Banking

Changing sentiments?

Last week the news flow was positive; and the stock market reacted to it with 9 percent recovery. A fresh wave of positi
Published 26 Aug, 2019 06:46am
BOP: double digit growth
Banking

BOP: double digit growth

The Bank of Punjab (BOP) rode on the exemplary top line growth, which trickled down to the bottom line, posting a double
Published 26 Aug, 2019 06:05am
FDI: finding neverland
Banking

FDI: finding neverland

FDI data is here; FDI isn’t - unless one really counts those peanut-sized net inflows of $73.4 million in July 2019.
Updated 29 Aug, 2019 05:10am
Askari Bank marches on
Banking

Askari Bank marches on

The blueprint for banks this season – big, mid-sized and small, has been by and large the same. Bank on higher interest
Published 23 Aug, 2019 05:57am
The yield curve inversion
Banking

The yield curve inversion

The market participated with full heart in the recent PIB auction, indicating that the pulse in rates is peaked. Market
Published 23 Aug, 2019 05:44am
Current account in control
Banking

Current account in control

The current account deficit is down to $579 million in July19; almost one fourth of what was in the July18 – just before
Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:50am
Bank Al Habib sails smooth
Banking

Bank Al Habib sails smooth

Bank Al Habib Limited (BAHL) posted a strong 1HCY19 financial performance, registering 21 percent year-on-year increase
Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:47am
ABL 1HCY19: well poised
Banking

ABL 1HCY19: well poised

Allied Bank Limited (ABL) posted its financial results for 1hCY19, accompanied with an interim dividend of Rs2 per share
Published 21 Aug, 2019 05:41am
BAFL takes steady strides
Banking

BAFL takes steady strides

Having faced a slightly underpay 1QCY19. Bank Alfalah (BAFL) made a strong comeback in the second quarter, posting 14 pe
Published 20 Aug, 2019 05:26am
Sustaining remittances
Banking

Sustaining remittances

A good start to FY20, worker remittances for July 2019 as per SBP’s recently released data has risen by 8 percent on a y
Published 19 Aug, 2019 06:08am
MCB shines in tough times
Banking

MCB shines in tough times

MCB Bank announced its 1HCY19 financial results yesterday, continuing the rich tradition of hefty dividends. There was a
Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:00am
Missing sovereign guarantees
Banking

Missing sovereign guarantees

The fate of Rs200 billion power sector Sukuk – to park circular debt in another company, and Rs20 billion market support
Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:39am
Policy rate: Is this the peak?
Banking

Policy rate: Is this the peak?

Having complied with the IMF raising the interest rates by 150 bps in May 2019 as part of prior action, the Central bank
Published 17 Jul, 2019 07:20am
SBP doesn’t hold back
Banking

SBP doesn’t hold back

It looks like the monetary authority will not pull any punches. Reading between the lines, the State Bank of Pakistan’s
Published 17 Jul, 2019 07:16am
Hold onto remittances
Banking

Hold onto remittances

With hopes of economic revival still distant as exports continue to paint a dreary picture, banking on remittances to pr
Published 12 Jul, 2019 06:17am
Can DFS get merchants on board?
Banking

Can DFS get merchants on board?

Bringing retailers on board is a huge challenge for Pakistan’s digital financial services (DFS) ecosystem. Next door, In
Published 11 Jul, 2019 06:35am
Bringing currency back
Banking

Bringing currency back

There is no stoppage to fiscal deficit growth. FBR collection by June end is likely to be less than last year. The next
Updated 24 Jun, 2019 07:03am
CAD: slippery again
Banking

CAD: slippery again

The current account deficit (CAD) is starting to drift again. In April and May 2019, CAD’s monthly average crossed the b
Published 21 Jun, 2019 05:39am
Decision times: bold and cold
Banking

Decision times: bold and cold

The strategy is to accumulate foreign currency from the local market at lucrative rates. The interest rates are rising,
Updated 20 Jun, 2019 08:13am
Betting on remittances
Banking

Betting on remittances

That Pakistan received a significantly higher amount of remittances from overseas Pakistani’s is a much needed breather
Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:15am
Wait-and-see!
Banking

Wait-and-see!

If yesterday’s press conference of SBP governor Dr Reza Baqir is any indication, all eyes are on controlling inflation t
Published 18 Jun, 2019 06:22am
No more tightening
Banking

No more tightening

The SBP Governor in a public gathering spoke about the interest rate determination. He was spot on to say that the objec
Published 17 Jun, 2019 06:46am
No credit to credit expansion
Banking

No credit to credit expansion

The decline in the economy is manifesting in the lending patterns to private sector businesses and consumers which is ar
Published 11 Jun, 2019 05:31am
Fiscal debt trap brewing
Banking

Fiscal debt trap brewing

Is the government of Pakistan getting into a debt trap? Probably yes. Back in 2014, this space cautioned about the loomi
Published 29 May, 2019 04:58am