First Women Bank

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First Women Bank Limited
Type	Private KSE: LSE:
Founded	Karachi, 1989
Headquarters	Principal Office Karachi, Pakistan
Key people	Zarine Aziz
Industry	Banking Capital Markets
Products	Loans, Credit Cards, Savings, Consumer Banking etc.
Revenue	PKR
Website	www.fwbl.com

First Women Bank Limited (FWB) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

First Women Bank Limited was incorporated as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in Public Sector as Public Company Ltd by shares on 21st November 1989 Under Companies Ordinance 1984 & Commenced its business on 2nd December 1989 with a paid up capital of Rs. 100 million (Now enhanced to Rs. 200 Million) 90% of which was contributed by five leading public sector Banks of the country viz: National Bank of Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Muslim Bank Commercial Limited, United Bank Limited and Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited in varying proportions and 10% had come from Federal Government.

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3 Branches
4 Board of Directors
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[edit] Vision

Dynamic, adaptive and responsive to their special economic needs, offering the best financial services and the best banking practices.

[edit] Mission

Our mission is to be a financially sustainable bank with a specialised focus on promoting economic prosperity and self-reliance in women of urban and rural areas by:

Transforming the status of women from passive beneficiaries of social services to dynamic agents of change.
Promoting asset ownership, through its unique credit policies.
Promoting entrepreneurs through Computer Literacy and Business Centres for skill enhancement, product development and business management.
Facilitating their access to financial servicesby providing support through its Financial Services Desk on Corporate Affairs, Credit Management and Trade Finance activities and advice on Legal, Taxation and Marketing issues.
Providing extensive banking training through FWBL's Training Institute and collaboration with other Banking Institutes of repute.