Sponsors
We are supported and sponsored by the leading financial institutions of Pakistan.
Meezan Bank Limited is the Premier and the Largest Islamic Commercial Bank in the country, which has successfully pioneered the development and marketing of a number of Islamic Banking products in Pakistan.
Pak Kuwait Investment Company, a Joint Venture between the Governments of Pakistan and Kuwait, is a leading Development Financial Institution (DFI) engaged in investment activities in Pakistan.
Meezan Bank Limited, a publicly listed company, was incorporated on January 27, 1997 and started operations as an investment bank in August of that year. In a historic initiative on January 2002, Meezan Bank was granted the country’s first full-fledged commercial banking license as a dedicated Islamic Bank by the State Bank of Pakistan.
By implementing robust and aggressive strategic and tactical initiatives on the side of consumer banking, Meezan Bank aims to fulfill its prime objective of providing customers accessibility and convenience, under an atmosphere and culture of dedicated service, and recognition of needs.
Since its inception as an Islamic commercial bank in 2002, Meezan Bank has been one of the fastest growing banks in the history of the country’s banking sector. The Bank’s deposits have grown at an average rate of 34.69% p.a. from December 2002 till date while its branch network grew from 6 branches in 2002 to over 902 branches in 2021, an average growth rate of 30.19% p.a.
The VIS Credit Rating Company Limited has upgraded the Bank’s long-term entity rating to the highest possible level of AAA (Triple A) and reaffirmed short term rating at A1+ (A One Plus) with stable outlook. The AAA rating denoted highest possible credit quality, with negligible risk factors, being only slightly more than for risk-free debt of the Government of Pakistan. Meezan Bank is the only full-fledged Islamic bank with AAA credit rating in the Islamic banking industry of Pakistan.
The Bank’s main shareholders are leading financial institutions of the Region namely, Noor Financial Investment Company, Pak-Kuwait Investment Company, and the Islamic Development Bank of Jeddah. The established position, reputation, strength and stability, of these institutions add significant value to the Bank through Board representation and applied synergies.
The Bank also has an internationally renowned Shariah Board Chaired by Justice (Retd.) Muhammad Taqi Usmani, an internationally renowned figure in the field of Shariah, particularly Islamic Finance.
You may visit their website for more details: www.meezanbank.com.
Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited (PKIC) is Pakistan’s leading Development Financial Institution (DFI) engaged in investment and development banking activities in Pakistan. PKIC was established as a joint venture between the Governments of Pakistan and Kuwait in 1979 and the company initiated operations with a paid-up capital of Rs. 62.50 million. Over the years, paid up capital increased to PKR 16 billion while currently the total equity stands at PKR 42.18 billion, reflecting upon company’s impressive performance since inception.
Pak Kuwait Investment Company was the first Development Financial Institution (DFI) of its kind in Pakistan with an objective to induce infrastructural development, a purpose it has lived up-to successfully. PKIC as a development financial institution has played a pivotal role in promoting industrial activity, by way of equity and debt investment in key areas of the economy. PKIC continues to serve as a medium for catalyzing infrastructure development and enhancing real economic activity to help the nation in achieving a steep yet sustainable growth trajectory. PKIC’s impressive history of dividend payouts is a testimony to its investor-friendliness.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has assigned a long-term rating of AAA and short term rating of A1+ to PKIC which denotes Lowest expectation of credit risk and strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. VIS Credit Rating Company Limited upgraded Corporate Governance Rating of Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited from ‘CGR 9’ to ‘CGR 9+’. This rating reflects a ‘Very High Level of Corporate Governance’.
You may visit their website for more details: www.pkic.com.
