Islamic banking (IB) continues to grow rapidly, in size and complexity, posing a challenge to supervisory authorities and central banks. While accounting for a small share of global financial assets, IB has…
OIC and Afghan economy
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has pledged to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as millions face hunger and poverty. The crisis is causing alarm with billions of dollars…
Pakistan in 2022
TRENDS in the outgoing year do not indicate an optimistic outlook for Pakistan’s politics and economy in 2022, when general elections will only be a year away. The political temperature will rise…
Challenges to Islamic Finance
The global financial sector had been hit by two major crises within just over a decade: the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-2009 and the global health crisis caused by the coronavirus…
Asset Management Companies in Pakistan
A mutual fund or asset Management company is a type of financial vehicle made up of a pool of money collected from many investors to invest in securities like stocks, bonds, money market…
Saving Pakistan by Changing Mindset
We want to make our country like Riaste Madinna but how. It was evening of and I was on evening walk in my locality i.e. Falcon Complex Mali Cantt. During walk most…
Real Facts about Government Debt and Deficitsof Pakistan
Every one sitting on the PTI side says that every fault on the lack of governance, detioration of economy and ambiguity in political scenario are due to past governments naming Zardari and…
Pakistan needs to progress
For a nation to progress it must have a clear idea of its longer-term aspirations. Without this clarity it will neither be able to prepare a coherent roadmap for action nor adopt…
PTI now facing opposition from within
As Imran Khan’s government in Pakistan approaches the end of its third year, the country is rapidly drifting towards civil dictatorship. The arrest of opposition politicians, a crackdown on the media, and the…
Islamic Finance Products, Sharia Advisors and Services
Trading in goods or instruments representing their ownership and leasing of assets can be used for financing, in addition to partnership based modes, and the IBFIs are required to observe essential features…