Pakistan's Banking Sector Industry Analysis

Banking can be defined as a process through which the finances of a country is controlled and created. These finances are loaned to gain profit through interest. In recent times banks perform varied functions like ATM cards, safeguarding of valuable things, providing lockers, credit cards and online banking. Banks and banking Katy and in other American cities has helped the world economy. The simple method of safeguarding money and lending it to the borrowers leads to a productive flow of money. This process has helped in the development of economies of varied countries.

The banking sector is the division of society’s economy, which is devoted to managing financial assets for its people. The industry invests on the finances, leveraging them to produce more wealth as it follows the regulation of the government. The holding of people’s financial assets is done as per customers’ wish and request. It all starts with a simple account opening, which in turn involves giving full individual information including their dates of birth, full names, next of kin, national document registration numbers, residence, gender, nationality, and so on. The bank vows to keep this information secure, and the

Banks are the most significant players in the Indian financial market. They are the biggest purveyors of credit, and they also attract most of the savings from the population. Dominated by public sector, the banking industry has so far acted as an efficient partner in the growth and the development of the country. Driven by the socialist ideologies and the welfare state concept, public sector banks have long been the supporters of agriculture and other priority sectors. They act as crucial channels of the government in its efforts to ensure equitable economic development.

Apart from that, Islamic Banking contributes towards the economic development and prosperity within the principles of Islamic justice. The mechanism of Profit-Sharing establishes a direct relationship between the benefit of the bank and the entrepreneurs. Islamic Banking aims to facilitate efficient allocation of resources. This means, in the case of Islamic banking profitability of projects works as deciding factor as to where the financial resources will go and to what extent. The basic mechanism of Islamic banking system is such that financial resources are allocated based on the profit. It means financial resources are allocated to projects which are considered more

The experiment was conducted on the small level on Islamic and conventional banking . the experiment was goning to success to give a fruit full result this experiment further introduce Arabian and asian countries in 1970s .mostly Islamic banks are established in Islamic state just like Pakistan Saudi etc the working condition of the Islamic banking was started in micro level now the Islamic banking operation are expansion know they are woking on the macro level.. know the Islamic banking was working in the sixty countries and and there assets are based over 166 billion at the annual growth rate of 10% to 15% market share of the Islamic as well as conventional banks in Muslim countries has risen from 2% in the late 1970s to about 15%

They require for expert bankers as well as managers cannot be more than emphasize. a few number of bankers at this time running by the direct participation by himself or by the boss how don’t cover much experience of Islamic bank activities and

The results and outcome after the financial crisis over the Banking sector in the UAE & GCC Countries.

Next section, after introduction, provides overview of status of banking and reforms in Pakistan, section three elaborates methodology and fourth section provides results. Final section concludes the study. 2 OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL SECTOR Financial sector in Pakistan consists of regulators, commercial banks, development finance institution and stock market. Earlier the financial sector was supervised and regulated by three organizations such as State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Banking Council and the Corporate Law Authority (CLA). The SBP acts as central bank, Pakistan Banking Council (PBC) used to monitors the performance of nationalized commercial banks and Corporate Law Authority regulates the equity market. At the time of independence Pakistan inherited Habib Bank that was established in 1941 in Bombay (Mumbai) which after creation of Pakistan shifted from Bombay to Karachi. On 1st July 1948 the Government of Pakistan has established a central bank that is State Bank of Pakistan

Islamic financial institutions are growing faster all around the world. Most in Muslim countries, conventional and Islamic financial institutions exist side by side, interacting with one another. The development of Islamic financial institutions has the potential to play a leading role in serving the Muslim Ummah and contribute towards socio-economic development of Muslim countries in conformity with Islamic sensibilities.

Omani financial regulatory bodies have finalised the amended regulatory framework for Islamic banking in the Sultanate. Alongside the GCC-based Islamic finance favourites, the reformed Islamic financial jurisdictions of MENA are entering into the limelight. Other regional developments in non-GCC countries in MENA include the Iraqi government, which has approved the establishment of the country’s first state-owned Islamic bank, the Two Rivers Islamic Bank, with an initial capital of USD21.5 million. Iraq and Libya are in the midst of designing Islamic banking legislation. Tunisia’s Islamic finance industry is expected to grow further with the efforts undertaken by that country’s government. Meanwhile, the Government of Yemen is structuring a Sukūk programme for 2014.

Similarly, Mobarek & Kalonov (2014) provided empirical evidence, using two frontier approaches, from many OIC countries to compare Islamic and conventional banking. They found that though conventional banks more efficient in their operations, Islamic banks had an upper hand when it came to financial stability. Their extensive study covered pre-crisis and crisis periods. The finding of Mobarek & Kalonov (2014) is validated by an earlier study conducted by Al-Hares, AbuGhazaleh, & El-Galfy (2013) in which they studied banks from 2003-2011. Al-Hares, AbuGhazaleh, & El-Galfy (2013) found that Islamic banks in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were less efficient than

We have by now considered that this method should confront no objection from banking confidences in non-Muslim countries, and afterwards it is attuned with the conventional method it is comfortable to establish and work such banks with the minimal of hold and difficulties (including staff training). Moreover, dissimilar the conventional method, this method is transparent, leans on a firm theoretical basis, and furnishes management information that is very helpful for effectual supervising and control. The final is a very practical instrument both to the referred bank’s internal management and to the Central Bank authorities. The main concerns of the bank were the protection of its funds and the power of the borrower to give the interest not the final function of the lent money. Whether it was meant for founding a new enterprise, to elaborate a subsisting one, to overpass a cash flow trouble of a functioning concern, or to be employed by a small business, by a sole-owner initiative, or for consumption aims, etc. was not the major concern of the bank. The borrower must get all the

Millions of poor practicing Muslims around the world need access to Sharia (Islamic law) compliant financial tools. According to CGAP 2013, there are around 255 Islamic microfinance providers in the world (Figure 1 and 2). Studies conducted in Bangladesh, Sudan and Indonesia show that Islamic microfinance is growing at much faster rate than conventional microfinance. TechNavio forecasts the market to grow at a CAGR of 19.7 percent over the period 2013-2018. There is a huge opportunity for the growth of Islamic Microfinance in Pakistan as well. This sector is scattered and there is a need for concerted effort on part of the policymakers and financial institutions to provide diversity in products/providers and sustainable Islamic financing models. The government of Pakistan is keen on expanding the Islamic banking sector and it makes sense to focus on Islamic microfinance sector at the same time.

In general, Islamic banking system is based on Sharī’ah principle, while non-Islamic banking system is based on interest rate. Sharī’ah is a set of norms, values and laws that go to make up the Islamic way of life. Characteristics of Sharī’ah -compliant banking and financial system are free from riba. Riba is prohibited in Islamic banking system, because Islamic banking system is based on the sharing of risk and profit. Interest is

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