Bank Alfalah

Bank Alfalah Limited
Type Private
Industry Banking
Capital Markets
Founded June 1992, Karachi
Headquarters Principal Office, Karachi Pakistan
Key people H.E. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan (Chairman)
Products Loans, credit cards, Savings, Consumer Banking etc.
Revenue PKR 35.561 billion (2009)[1]
Net income PKR 897.03 million (2009)[1]
Employees 7,462 (2009)[1]
Website www.bankalfalah.com

Bank Alfalah Limited is a private bank in Pakistan owned by the Abu Dhabi Group. Bank Alfalah was incorporated on June 21, 1992 as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance 1984. Its banking operations commenced from November 1, 1992. The bank is engaged in commercial banking and related services as defined in the Banking companies ordinance, 1962.

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History

Bank Alfalah Limited was launched on June 21, 1992 as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance 1984. The bank commenced its operations on November 1, 1992. The bank introduced commercial banking and related services as defined in the Banking companies ordinance, 1962.

After a few years, the bank introduced its new identity of H.C.E.B after the privatization in 1997. The management of the bank had implemented strategies and policies so the bank would become a major player in the market. With a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Group the position of the bank became stronger which allowed the bank to invest more in technology to increase its range of products and services.

Bangladesh

On the 16th of May, 2005 Bank Alfalah formally took over the Bangladesh operations of Shamil Bank of Bahrain for US $17.88 million and renamed it to Bank Alfalah. This was the first branch of the bank outside Pakistan.

Functions

Branch banking

Consumer banking

Electronic Banking

Corporate banking

Treasury & Investment

Branches

The bank is currently operating through more than 362 branches domestically and an international presence in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bahrain, with the registered office at B.A.Building, I.I.Chundrigar, Karachi. Some of the main branches are located in all of the major cities including: Chakwal, Hyderabad, Lahore, Kasur, Islamabad, Gawadar, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Quetta, D.I.Khan, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sukkur, Sialkot, Multan, Murree, Attock District, Gujranwala, Pirmahal, Mirpur KhasLodhran etc.

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