As anticipated by rating agencies like Bloom Berg, Governor State Bank, Dr. Reza Baqir has announced 100 bp i.e. 1% increase in the SBP policy rate from July 2019.The State Bank had…
Islamic Banking & Finance Page 12-07-2019
Muhammad Arif Islamic Banking in Various jurisdictions The rapid pace of growth of Muslim population worldwide presents a lucrative window of opportunity for Islamic Banking. However, banks need to examine the…
Best and worst for Pakistan
Muhammad Arif Money Market, Former Member of Access to Justice Fund Supreme Court of Pakistan. Apart from gloomy environment something better was supposed to have started happening for Pakistan. Mostly on foreign…
Islamic Banking & Finance Page 5th July 2019
Muhammad Airf Islamic Ideology Council in Pakistan on Islamic Finance In Pakistan two portfolios have normally been used for political bribery. One is Kashmir Committee and the other is Islamic Ideology Council….
Next half of 2019- Critical period for the people of Pakistan
Day by day confusion is on increase on our political fronts. Opposition is only criticizing but doing nothing practically and government is maligning every opponent and sending them behind the bars. Now…
What State Bank of Pakistan is required to do with emergence of new financial Year 2020?
Muhammad Arif Now Baqar Reza has taken charge of new Governor of SBP and has given a lecture to the press on his Monterey policy philosophy but actually people don’t understand these…
Islamic Banking & Finance Page 28-06-2019
Muhammad Arif Growth of Islamic Banking and Finance from Short to Medium Term and then on Long term basis Global Islamic finance assets growth is expected to rise steadily to USD…
Islamic Banking & Finance Page 21-06-2019
Muhammad Arif Facts about Islamic Finance in Europe Information about Islamic finance in European countries is usually provided by professional-style reports, offering practical data on implementation of standardized products. However, precise developments…
Nayya Pakistan
Written by Muhammad Arif Chairman Centre of Advisory Services for Islamic Banking and Finance (CAIF), Former Head of FSCD SBP, Former Head of Research Arif Habib Investments and Member IFSB Task Force…
Islamic Banking & Finance Page 14-06-2019
Islamic banking in UAE- Case Example of Emirates Islamic Bank Emirates Islamic, belonging to Emirates NBD Group, is gaining traction in asset growth, profitability and asset quality, thanks to strong demand for…