Inward International Remittances

Year : 2024 | Category :
Remittances bring diverse economic benefits to a country. At the macroeconomic level, along with Foreign Direct Investment and Official Development Assistance (ODA), it is a key channel through which a country can gain foreign exchange, improve, or strengthen its balance of trade and mitigate any balance of payment challenges it faces.

DISCUSSION POINTS FROM THE FIRST OPEN BANKING INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE

Year : 2024 | Category :
Karandaaz published a white paper on Open Banking in Pakistan, Karandaaz Open Banking White Paper, elucidating possible models for implementation.

Driving Digital Payments through Ecommerce Market System Intervention

Year : 2023 | Category : Financing
This comprehensive report focuses on a thorough assessment of the Pakistani ecommerce landscape. Our team of experts conducted research, studying the Pakistani market including an estimation of the e-commerce market size and an analysis of overall e-commerce landscape.

OPEN BANKING IN PAKISTAN

Year : 2023 | Category : Financing
In this modern day and age, data has proven to be a highly valuable asset. The financial data that banks hold, belongs to the users of its financial services including, the individual consumers and the businesses.

FINANCIAL INCLUSION INDEX FOR PAKISTAN

Year : 2023 | Category : Financing
The financial inclusion index (FII) is a comprehensive tool designed to measure and assess the progress of financial inclusion in Pakistan. The primary objective of the index is to provide a holistic view of financial inclusion, evaluating various dimensions that contribute to the overall inclusion landscape. By establishing a robust and informative index, policymakers, financial institutions and other stakeholders can make informed decisions, formulate targeted interventions and monitor the impact of these efforts over time.

WOMEN-LED BUSINESSES IN PAKISTAN

Year : 2023 | Category :
This survey represents a systematic attempt to document and profile the women-led business (WLB) segment of Pakistan. However, in the absence of a sampling frame for WLBs, the survey has limited geographic spread and responding businesses were purposively selected (435 WLBs with an Annual Revenue of at least PKR 3 million, using snowballing identification method). Thus, the results of this survey are not representative.

KARANDAAZ FINANCIAL INCLUSION SURVEY (K-FIS)

Year : 2023 | Category : Financing
To support financial inclusion in Pakistan, it is important to have clear definitions, metrics, and estimates for planning and intervention designs.

Budget Commentary FY 23-24

Year : 2023 | Category :
Global commodity prices reached a historic high in June 2022. By March 2023, they fell 30%, however, extraordinary damage had been done to the global supply chain and economic activity. Inflation led by food security and affordability has been a

Private Healthcare in Pakistan-Volume 2

Year : 2023 | Category :
This document is the second of a two-part report that comprehensively examines Pakistan's private healthcare sector. Here, it draws on one of Pakistan’s largest studies of its kind, which profiled 289 private hospitals; surveyed 1,143 consumers of health services; and conducted 58 structured and semi-structured qualitative interviews with industry stakeholders across 16 metropolitan cities across Pakistan. Whereas the first part of the report describes key findings, focusing on identifying key challenges and deficiencies, as well as areas of opportunity for sector growth, the present document presents a set of solutions, recommendations, and ways forward for addressing the problems and gaps identified in the sister document.

Private Healthcare in Pakistan-Volume 1

Year : 2023 | Category :
This document is the second of a two-part report that comprehensively examines Pakistan's private healthcare sector. Here, it draws on one of Pakistan’s largest studies of its kind, which profiled 289 private hospitals; surveyed 1,143 consumers of health services; and conducted 58 structured and semi-structured qualitative interviews with industry stakeholders across 16 metropolitan cities across Pakistan. Whereas the first part of the report describes key findings, focusing on identifying key challenges and deficiencies, as well as areas of opportunity for sector growth, the present document presents a set of solutions, recommendations, and ways forward for addressing the problems and gaps identified in the sister document.
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