“In the last 20 to 25 years, we have not solved a single big problem”
Interview with Dr Miftah Ismail, former Finance Minister of Pakistan.
Kazim Alam
“For Ijtehad and innovation, you must have competence in both areas”
Interview with Dr Ishrat Husain, Chairman of the IBA’s Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance
Countdown to Islamic Banking 2027
Will Pakistan’s banking system be able to effect its conversion to a completely Islamic system within the govt’s stated timeline?
The Cool Confidence of Banks
Why legacy banks remain confident about the impact of fintechs on their business prospects.
Banks under Stress
Kazim Alam on why the proposed taxation measures announced in the recent budget
are bad news for the banking sector.
A Very Messy Hotchpotch
Pakistan’s power sector remains mired in entanglements driven by politics, writes Kazim Alam.