2. A bank is a financial institution licensed to receive deposits and make
loans.
Banks may also provide financial services, such as wealth
management, currency exchange and safe deposit boxes.
There are two types of banks: commercial/retail banks and
investment banks.
In most countries, banks are regulated by the national government
or central bank.
3. “A Bank is a financial institution which accepts money from the public
for the purpose of lending or investment repayable on demand or
otherwise withdraw able by cheques, drafts or order or otherwise.”
4. Commercial Banks are companies which transact the business of
banking in Pakistan
Operates Under Banking Companies Ordinance 1962 section 5(b)
A commercial bank is an financial institution which serves as a
mechanism for transmission of money and as a financial intermediary.
Provide services to Individuals, Small Businesses, and large
organizations at their perspective levels
5. Borrowing, raising or taking of money,
Lending or advancing of money
Deal in Securities which are transferable or negotiable or not
Buying, Sealing, Collecting and dealing in bills of exchange,
Promissory Notes, Drafts, Finance Certificates, Cheques etc.
Buying and selling of foreign exchange include foreign banks notes
Underwriting and dealing in stock, funds, shares, Bonds,
6. Providing of finance
Acting agents for Government or Corporate or any local
authority
Acting as “Modarba Company”(Ordinance 1980)
Contracting for public and private loans
Purchase or acquisition of patents, trade marks, designs,
copy rights, or any property
7. National Banks of Pakistan
Habib Bank Limited
Habib Bank(overseas) Limited
United Bank Limited
Muslim Commercial Bank Limited
Commerce Bank Limited
Standard Bank Limited
Australasia Bank Limited
Bank of Bahawalpur Limited
Premier Bank Limited
8. Pak Bank Limited
Sarhad Bank Limited
Lahore Commercial Bank Limited
Punjab Provisional Co-operative Bank Limited
Note:-
At time of independence bank services were badly affected so
these upper mention banks were formed in Dec,31 1973.
9. All commercial banks were nationalized in Jan 1,1974
Fifteen privately owned banks were consolidated into four
nationalized commercial banks namely Habib Bank Ltd.,
United bank Ltd.; Muslim commercial bank Ltd.; Allied bank
Ltd
Rapid branch expansion was under-taken to improve the
coverage of banking services
The politically motivated heavy lending aggravated the risk
and earning scenario of the commercial banks
10. According to Act 1974 there were following main objectives:
To enable the government to use the capital concentrated in
the hands of a few rich bankers for the rapid economic
development and for social welfare projects
To distribute equitably bank credit to different classes,
sectors and regions
To co-ordinate the banking policy in various areas of
feasible joint activity without eliminating healthy competition
among banks
11. Were reorganized under Section 15 Act 1974
Smaller Banks with Bigger ones for forming the five units in
three phases
National Bank of Pakistan
Habib Bank Limited
United Bank Limited
Muslim Commercial Bank Limited
Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited
12. Phase1
Completed o 30th june 1974 when Bank of Bahawalpur was
merged with NBP, HBL Overseas with HBL, PBL with
MCBL, SBL & PBL with ABL which renamed as Allied Bank
Limited
Phase 2
Was Completed on 31st Dec,1974 when CBL was merged
with UBL
Phase 3
Completed on 30th june, 1975 when SBL was merged with
HBL
13. Started its operations on Dec 02, 1989 under WBL ordinance 1989
which was incorporated Companies Ordinance 1984
Authorized Capital was RS.100 million
57.75% shares were held by Public Sector comprising of HBL, UBL,
NBP also Ministry of Women Development
42.25% shares were held by MCB and ABPL
In December 2013 bank raised RS.17 Billion in deposits and
advanced more than RS.6 Billion
Developed a network of 41 online branches all over the Pakistan
Managed by Women bankers only
Privatized in 1997
Charted to meet special needs of women
14. Section 9 of the Banks(Nationalization) Act, 1974 provided for the
setting up of the PBC for Nationalized commercial Banks
Section 9 (Sub-section4) ordinance 1991 has defined the main
functions of the PBC in 14 broad categories
Professionals were convinced that council failed to meet the objective
it was entrusted to achieve
Council was dissolved in Feb 1997
Council functions were transferred to State Bank of Pakistan
Salient Features are under:-
All assets, properties and rights of PBC also liabilities have been
overtaken by State Bank of Pakistan
15. Employees of the council who were from other public sector financial
institution were sent back to their parent institution
Those who were employees of the council become SBP employees
Every contract or instrument of PBC shall continue if SBP is a party
now
Any legal proceedings or applications which are pending may be
continued or stopped by SBP
Each nationalized bank shall be managed by a Board of Directors or
President which may not be less than five or more than seven
Chairman , The President and other members Shall be appointed by
Federal Government
16. It has enabled the banks to lay full emphasis on their lending policies
on priority sectors while discouraging the unproductive and unhealthy
activities
Financing to priority sectors increased by more than 200%
Targets for agriculture finance were exceed for many times so SBP
introduced Small Loans Scheme in 1972
Banks recorded big increase in first 10 ten years
Banks needed badly foreign exchange to Pakistan in billions on US
dollars and other strong currencies
Downfall started continuously and profitability also goes down
17. National Economy was dominated by public sector and production,
trade and finance was over regulated
It led to budget deficit and was changed by disinvestments and
privatizations
Role of public sector industrial and commercial activities are reduced
social sector activities are increased
In 1990 entrepreneurs were selected as investors
MCBL, UBL, HBL were privatized
ABL was sold to employees under concept of Employees Stock
Option Plan in Pakistan (ESOP)
Number of commercial banks, modarba and leasing companies,
discount houses come actively operative since 1990
18. Time of independence seven exchange banks were operating in
Pakistan
Some of banks merged with Pakistani counterparts
These banks have been traditionally financing the foreign trade
Also financing the internal trade as well
The exchange banks perform general banking functions such as
accepting deposits, advancing loans, agency services, credit
remittance facility, locker facility, stock invest facility, card facility, etc.
The exchange banks play the role of canalizing agents for foreign
currency credits for major projects.
19. Registered under the co-operative societies Act, 1912 and
section 7
It can accepts deposits of money on current account
Object was to encourage thrift, self-help, and cooperation
among agriculturists etc
Rural credit fund established to advance medium term
loans and to convert short term loans into medium loans
whenever it is necessary
They work for to bring about better living, better business,
and better methods of production etc
20. Established in November 1976
Initial Share capital of 20 crore RS
After suffering heavily it merger with ZTBL since 2006
They operate under Banking Laws of Pakistan
Established due to unsatisfactory results of co-operative banks results
The Bank shall be the principal financing institution for meeting the credit
needs of Provincial Cooperative Banks and multi-unit cooperative societies
For the purpose of securing its loans and advances, accept pledge,
mortgage, assignment of any kind of movable or immovable properly or
documents of title or guarantee of the Federal Government or a Provincial
government and such other securities
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