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The merger followed Standard Chartered Bank's acquisition of Grindlays' Middle Eastern and South Asian operations from ANZ Banking Group on July 31, 2000. [5] [6] At the time of the merger, Standard Chartered was the largest foreign bank in Pakistan and operated in all four provinces, maintaining a network of 21 branches. [4] In 2006, Standard ...
Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank Pakistan) Citi Bank N.A (CitiBank N.A Pakistan) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC Pakistan) Bank of China [3] (Bank of China Pakistan Branch) The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC Bank Pakistan) The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank Pakistan)
It was established in 1991 with its headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan. In 2000 the bank relocated its headquarters to Karachi. It was acquired by Standard Chartered Bank in 2006. Prior to the merger, it was Pakistan's eighth largest bank and had 65 branches in some 22 cities, about US$2 billion in assets, and about 400,000 customers. [1]
According to the Economic complexity index, Pakistan is the 67th largest export economy in the world and the 106th most complex economy. [10] During the fiscal year 2015–16, Pakistan's exports stood at US$20.81 billion and imports at US$44.76 billion, resulting in a negative trade balance of US$23.96 billion.
1991 The Habib Group established a separate private bank, the Bank AL Habib, after private banking was re-established in Pakistan. HBL opened a branch in the Fiji Islands, and took over the branches in Pakistan of the failed BCCI. 1992 In Nepal, HBL acquired 20% of Himalayan Bank. 1995 HBL established a representative office in Cairo.
Due to an increase in paid-up capital requirements by the State Bank of Pakistan, it became difficult for the bank to operate as a stand-alone entity. [4] In 2006, Arif Habib Securities Limited acquired the Pakistani operations of Rupali Bank Limited, under the Scheme of Amalgamation by the State Bank of Pakistan. [ 5 ]
Askari Bank was founded in October 1991 as Askari Commercial Bank and a year later it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. [3]In November 2006, Askari Bank established a wholly-owned asset management firm named Askari Investment Management Limited.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the central bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution , as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was nationalised and the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged.