Bank Alfalah Signs 50 Million Dollar Climate Finance Deal With BII
Bank Alfalah has signed a 50 million dollar climate finance facility with British International Investment to fund green lending in Pakistan.
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Showing 12 stories from the week of 6 Jul
Show allBank Alfalah has signed a 50 million dollar climate finance facility with British International Investment to fund green lending in Pakistan.
The IMF has laid out an additional $3.6 billion in financing for Pakistan over the next 14 months under its existing programme, reinforcing external stability that mainly supports bank earnings and government bond holdings.
Meezan Bank has issued 6.54 million new shares to staff under its employee stock option scheme, a routine compensation move with only a marginal dilution effect.
A report on digital payment adoption names National Bank of Pakistan and payment switch 1LINK on bank account activation, a small but real marker for NBP's digital banking push.
Overseas Pakistani remittances rose 9% to a record $41.6 billion in FY26, a modest tailwind for deposit growth and fee income at large remittance-handling banks like HBL and UBL.
Bank Alfalah completed a record Rs20 billion AAA-rated Tier-2 Term Finance Certificate, a debt instrument that strengthens its regulatory capital base and supports future lending capacity.
SBP's foreign exchange reserves rose 1.944 billion dollars in a week to 23.989 billion dollars, a data point that mildly supports sentiment on large banks holding big government bond books.
State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmed said he expects the current account to stay in surplus for FY26, a signal of a steadier external position that eases pressure on the rupee and supports bank balance sheets.
A brokerage now expects the State Bank to cut its policy rate in September as inflation eases after the US-Iran conflict, a call that would squeeze bank margins while easing financing costs for cement makers.
Bank Alfalah signed a $50 million facility with the UK's British International Investment to expand climate finance lending in Pakistan.
Bank Alfalah has launched a consumer financing scheme for Evee electric bikes, starting at Rs 16,167 a month. The deal extends BAFL's consumer lending portfolio into Pakistan's growing electric two-wheeler segment.
Faysal Bank is offering Honda CD 70 motorcycles on easy installment plans, adding another consumer finance product to its retail lending portfolio. The deal is a low-influence positive for FABL as the bank grows its non-corporate loan book.
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