ABL organises seminar on transition from family-owned structure to corporate structure

As part of its corporate social responsibility, Allied Bank organized a seminar on "Transition of Family Owned structure to corporate structure" at Sialkot on July 05, 2018, which was conducted by renowned economist Dr Ishrat Husain (Ex-Governor SBP).
The objective of the seminar was to sensitize the participants with the opportunities that exist in Pakistan to evolve and grow their family-owned businesses through transition of a family business into corporate structure by the means of financial inclusion, tax payments, and hiring of skilled labor and professionals.
The seminar was attended by the bank's existing and prospective relationships from different segments of the economy including manufacturers & exporters of wearing apparel, sports goods, footballs, gloves, socks, surgical instruments, leather apparels, rice/paddy, flour mills, traders, representative of the SBP, members of different associations and trade bodies among others. The session was highly interactive and the participants were provided ample time for Q&A session to get clarified their points.
The bank's senior management present at the occasion included Shahid Amir Chief CRBG (North), Aizid Gill Chief RMG, Altaf Saqib GH (A&L Management), Amer Sheikh Muhammad (GH CRBG North 1), Sadia Sheikh GH-(MMG), Faiza Asim GH (Commercial & SME Risk) and Raashed Rauf Shaikh GH IBG.
After the seminar, a separate session was also conducted by Dr Ishrat Husain with the trade bodies of Sialkot and discussed various opportunities available and advised measures for their business growth. Another independent session was conducted with ABL staff with a focus on SME Growth opportunities in different sectors of the country.-PR