Pakistan Banking sector Compiled by: Consulate General of Switzerland Karachi‚ 25th February 2011 1. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: Pakistan’s economy has been predominantly agrarian. Since Pakistan came into existence‚ the contribution of the agricultural sector to the GDP has declined gradually from over 50 percent in 1949-1950 to about 22 percent in the fiscal year 2009-10 (July 2009-June 2010). However‚ agriculture still remains the major sector of the GDP composition. Other economic sectors include
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BANKING SECTOR CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA AND THE STRATEGIES FOR GENERATING SUPERIOR RETURNS NOVEMBER 2005. ABSTRACT Since the bank consolidation promotion policy of the Federal Government began in earnest last year‚ a number of reforms have taken place in the Nigerian Banking sector. The ability of the industry players to embrace recapitalisation and the success of quite a number of banks in meeting the deadline stipulated by the regulatory authorities has indeed strengthened the faith of Nigerians
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SECTOR ANALYSIS BANKING SECTOR IN INDIA • SUMMARY GROWING LENDING AND DEPOSIT: Total lending and deposits have increased at CAGR of 22.8 per cent and 21.2 per cent‚ respectively‚ during FY06-13 • HIGHER ATM PENETRATION: Total number of ATMs in India have increased to 1‚04‚500 in 2012 and is further expected to double over the next two years • RISING RURAL PENETRATION: With the help of Financial Inclusion Plan (FY10-13)‚ the banking connectivity in India increased more than threefold to
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economic crisis to its status of third largest economy in the world by 2011‚ India has grown significantly in terms of economic development. So has its banking sector. During this period‚ recognizing the evolving needs of the sector‚ the Finance Ministry of Government of India (GOI) set up various committees with the task of analyzing India’s banking sector and recommending legislation and regulations to make it more effective‚ competitive and efficient.[1] Two such expert Committees were set up under
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has their own dedicated target market. Few of them only work in rural sector while others in both rural as well as urban. Many even are only catering in cities. Some are of Indian origin and some are foreign players. India’s economy has been one of the stars of global economics in recent years. It has grown by more than 9% for three years running. The economy of India is as diverse as it is large‚ with a number of major sectors including manufacturing industries‚ agriculture‚ textiles and handicrafts
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Paper presentation On Risk in banking sector. Abstract: The structure of the paper is three-fold‚ where we begin by what is risk in banking scenario and its effects on internal operations of a bank‚ followed by the various types of risk in Indian banks and what can be done or the measurements taken and finally the future look. Introduction: The Indian Financial System is tasting success of a decade of financial sector reforms. The economy is surging and has gathered
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choice but to attract the foreign investment‚ as an engine of dynamic growth especially in view of fast paced movement of the world forward Liberalization‚ Privatization and Globalization. Limits for FDI FDI in the banking sector has been liberalized by raising FDI limit in private sector banks to 74 per cent under automatic root including investment by foreign investment in India. The aggregate foreign investment in a private bank from all sources will be 74 per cent of paid-up capital of the bank
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1.1 The micro-environment This environment influences the organization directly. It includes suppliers that deal directly or indirectly‚ consumers and customers‚ and other local stakeholders. Micro tends to suggest small‚ but this can be misleading. In this context‚ micro describes the relationship between firms and the driving forces that control this relationship. It is a more local relationship‚ and the firm may exercise a degree of influence. These are internal factors close to the company
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE SECTOR The Indian economy is emerging as one of the strongest economy of the world with the GDP growth of more than 8% every year. This has given a great support for the development of banking industry in the country. Due to globalization‚ competition among the banks has drastically been increased. As India has a substantial upper and middle class income hence the banks have immense opportunities to increase their market shares. The consumer being on the receiving
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Role of It in Banking Sector Summary: The article presents a study which aims to analyze the role of information technology (IT) in the banking industry. Based on the article‚ technological innovations have enabled the industry to open up efficient delivery channels. It is said that IT has helped the banking industry to deal with the challenges the new economy poses. The study also examines the views of bank employees on the implementation of IT in banks. According to the author‚ private and
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