Success of Microfinance Banks in Pakistan

Half of the world’s population is living below or near poverty line, which is 2 or less then two US dollars. To encourage the development and eliminated poverty UN have announced their goal of millennium to eradicate poverty till 2015. Pakistan is 87th poorest country of the world and 23% of its population is living under poverty line, which is US$ 1 per day. Micro finance is a method to alleviate poverty and empower, and raise the living standard of poor people. Micro finances are provided by the

the specific country’s markets (Islam 11-13). One of the most common forms of intervention that is imposed throughout the world to benefit both men and women (though primarily targeted at women) escape from a poverty trap is microfinance. Numerous studies about microfinance have been published, all of which seem to present a different perspective on whether the program is actually effective. One interesting study conducted in 2006 by Mark Pitt, Shahidur

• The biggest problem faced by any SAARC country is poverty. Poverty has a wide spectrum of causes which vary from country to country. Issues like Naxalism in India, Civil wars in Sri Lanka, Terrorism in Pakistan have a direct link to poverty. Illiteracy and ignorance have resulted in an unbridled rise in population in many under developed nations. This is one of the alarming problems faced by the world considering its impact on global food and commodity market. The impact is so severe that, India

strategies and potential of development aid to successfully deliver its official aim of improving the economic conditions and welfare of developing countries through a top-down, government approach (DAC). Emerging from this argument is the rise of the Microfinance Industry (MFI), a

that country is ‘Pakistan-Land of Pure’. The area of Pakistan is 880,940 square km (340,133 square miles). It is divided into 4 provinces; Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan along with federally administered areas. The country shares borders with Afghanistan to the northwest, China to the north, India to the south and east, and Iran to the west. The border with India is subject to dispute, with both nations claiming the mountain regions of Kashmir and Jammu. Pakistan is the most misunderstood

14001205002 BISMA ASIF 14017092017 6/15/2015 ABSTRACT: Mobilink is the leading telecommunication organization in the pakistan with the highest market share. In this study we analyse the strategies implemented in Mobilink through different strategic tools like SWOT, Porter’s five forces, PEST, BCG matrix and prevailing Mobilink’s strategies. The purpose of this study is

Floor) 3. Presented by: Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali (Managing Director, Brac Enterprises & Chairman, Brac Bank Limited) 4. Theme: NGO & Private Sector Partnership; BRAC’s experience in business, in partnerships & future opportunities and prospects 5. Brief content of Presentation BRAC BRAC Bangladesh is one of the largest, diverse and most innovative NGOs in the world with operations in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Srilanka, Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Afghanistan. BRAC aims to empower the

The U.S. African Development Foundation, which is an agency dedicated to the development of African in various sectors such as economic opportunity and food security, provides some figures of the grants that have been used for the continent between 2012 and 2014 with the year 2015 as a planned for future funding. Under “Obligated” heading, we can see that $29.6M was needed during Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, $27.8M was for FY 2013, and $31.8M was for FY 2014. Under “Spent” heading, the actual amount that

Bengal. Bangladesh occupies a fertile delta created by two of Asia's largest river systems, the Ganges and the Brahmiputra. Politics Bangladesh is one of the youngest nations in Asia. Until two and a half decades ago, it formed the eastern half of Pakistan; the western half lay over 2,000 km away, on the other side of India. In 1971, Pakistan's army attempted to subdue an East Pakistani movement for regional autonomy which led to a bloody civil war. India joined the war in early December of that year

leather goods. The principal minerals include natural gas, coal, white clay, and glass-sand. Bangladesh has been utilizing a mixed system of public and private development, which operates on free-market principles. The GDP growth rate is 6% (World Bank 2013). The per-capita income is estimated for the fiscal year 2013-2014 at US$1,115 taking the fiscal 2005-2006 as the base year (BBS 2014). Sustainable development is to maintain a balance between the human needs to improve lifestyles and feeling