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Meezan Bank was founded as an Islamic investment bank in 1997 by Noor Financial, Pak Kuwait Investment Company, and Islamic Development Bank. [5] It was then known as Al-Meezan Investment Bank. [6] In 2000, Meezan Bank was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. [7] In 2002, Meezan Bank acquired Pakistan operations of Société Générale. [8]
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) Saudi National Bank (Samba Financial Group|Samba Bank (Pakistan) Limited)
After independence, the State Bank of Pakistan was established as the central bank of the country, with its headquarters in Karachi. Prior to independence, the Reserve Bank of India acted as the central bank for what became Pakistan. Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund, Pakistan implemented economic reforms in the late 1990s. [1]
PICIC Commercial Bank Limited was incorporated in 1993 as Schön Bank Limited and commenced its business on 4 April 1994, with a paid-up capital of PKR 500 Million. In 1997, Al Ahlia Portfolio Securities Company, Sultanate of Oman acquired the major shareholding and changed the bank’s name to Gulf Commercial Bank Limited.
Incorporated in 2001, MNET was the first company in Pakistan to provide a secure electronic inter-bank connectivity platform for online financial transactions. [1] In 2002, SBP circular for the mandatory connectivity of either of the two switches (1LINK or MNET). [2] In 2004, SBP instructed 1LINK and MNET to interconnect with each other. [3]
JS Bank Limited (JSBL) (Urdu: جے ایس بینک) is a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi.It operates as a subsidiary of Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Limited (JSCL), a financial conglomerate in Pakistan The bank was established in April 2007 as a result of the merger of two banks, Jahangir Siddiqui Investment Bank Limited and American Express Bank.
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Usmani pioneered the concept of Islamic banking in Pakistan when he established the Meezan Bank. [ citation needed ] Usmani has authored books in Arabic, Urdu, and English on Islamic topics in addition to articles on Islamic banking and finance published in journals and magazines.