Digital financial services
The last decade and a half has experienced an exponential growth in mobile phone density in Pakistan, which stood at around 70% (March 2016, PTA). Much of this proliferation is…
Some key challenges: Global financial services industry
Global financial services industry is facing many challenges due to new legal requirements, in the fields of compliance, banking and capital market reforms. To understand emerging new realities, this write-up…
Gender and diversity in financial services
There is a raging debate in western corporate circles regarding the percentage of women in leadership positions including corporate boards, parliaments, multilateral and educational institutions. With the arena of the…
Why financial markets matter
A well-developed financial system comprising dynamic capital markets and a robust banking sector is considered a critical driver of investment, productivity, and sustainable economic growth. Here, I discuss how the…
Mental health services
LAST December, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) received a complaint that 35-year-old Rukhsana (not her real name), who was working for an MNC, was being illegally detained at…
Fully inclusive financial system
One of the mistakes multinational companies make is to look at countries as either 'developed' or 'developing', and then try to shoehorn a product or solution into that country that…
Sunak’s summer election brings hope to Britain’s bruised financial sector
As Britain prepares to revisit the ballot box, executives in the City of London are hoping a new government will pay them more attention and put an end to years…
