BankIslami
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Company type | Public |
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PSX: BIPL KSE 100 component | |
Industry | Islamic banking |
Founded | 7 April 2006 |
Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
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Revenue | Rs. 3.39 billion (US$12 million)[1] (2021) |
Rs. 2.06 billion (US$7.1 million)[1] (2021) | |
Total assets | Rs. 408 billion (US$1.4 billion)[1] (2021) |
Owner | Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. (53.49%) |
Number of employees | 4,046[1] (2021) |
Parent | Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. |
Website | bankislami |
BankIslami Pakistan Limited (Urdu pronunciation: [bɛŋk ɪs.ˈlaː.mi] bank-is-LAH-mee) is a Pakistani Islamic bank based in Karachi.[2]
History
[edit]BankIslami was founded on March 31, 2005. On the 26th of September 2005, Dubai Bank joined the sponsors and became one of the founding shareholders of BankIslami by investing 18.75% in the total capital. The bank started its operations on 7 April 2006 and began offering shariah-compliant retail banking, investment banking, consumer banking, and trade finance products.
In May 2015, KASB Bank was acquired by BankIslami and later its branches were merged into BankIslami.[3]
BankIslami made an initial public offering in March 2006.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Archived copy" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "BankIslami's North Korean entanglement featuring Seth Rogen and the English Premier League". Profit by Pakistan Today. 19 September 2021.
- ^ Rizwan Bhatti (29 April 2015). "SBP proposes amalgamation of KASB into BankIslami". Business Recorder. Karachi. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Up to 25 percent of Pakistani banking system to be Islamic in 5 years: Bilgrami". Brecorder. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2024.