National Bank of Pakistan
Company typePublic
PSXNBP
IndustryBanking
FoundedNovember 1949; 74 years ago (1949-11)
HeadquartersKarachi-74000, Pakistan
Key people
  • Ashraf Mahmood Wathra (Chairman)
  • Rehmat Ali Hasnie (CEO)
ProductsLoans, Savings, Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking
RevenueIncrease Rs. 209.3 billion (US$720 million)[2] (2023)
Increase Rs. 101.2 billion (US$350 million)[2] (2023)
Increase Rs. 51.8 billion (US$180 million)[2] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease Rs. 6.6 trillion (US$23 billion)[2] (2023)
Total equityIncrease Rs. 382.7 billion (US$1.3 billion)[2] (2023)
OwnerState Bank of Pakistan (75.20%)
Number of employees
14,962[2] (2023)
Websitewww.nbp.com.pk

National Bank of Pakistan, abbreviated as NBP (Urdu: نیشنل بینک آف پاکستان) is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of December 2022, it has over 1,500 branches across Pakistan.

The bank provides various commercial and public sector banking services, including the debt-equity market, corporate investment banking, retail and consumer banking, agricultural financing, treasury services. In the year 2020, the bank was designated domestic systemically important bank (D-SIB) by the State Bank of Pakistan.[3]

History

NBP needed to redefine its role and shed the public sector bank image, for a modern commercial bank. It has offloaded 23.2 percent share in the stock market, and while it has not been completely privatised like the other three public sector banks, partial privatisation has taken place. It is now listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Operations

A number of initiatives have been taken, in terms of institutional restructuring, changes in the field structure, in policies and procedures, in internal control systems with special emphasis on corporate governance, adoption of Capital Adequacy Standards under Basel III framework, in the upgradation of the IT infrastructure and developing the human resources.

National Bank of Pakistan has built an extensive branch network with 1450 branches and 1350 ATMs in Pakistan and operates in major business centres abroad. The Bank has representative offices in Beijing, Tashkent, Chicago and Toronto. It has agency arrangements with more than 3000 correspondent banks worldwide.

Map depicting worldwide operations of National Bank of Pakistan. Highlighted countries have branches, subsidiaries and/or representative offices of the bank. Pakistan is highlighted in dark green for reference.

The Bank saw significant growth between 2000 and 2006. In 2016, total assets were estimated at PKR 1,799 billion, with total deposits being PKR 1,657 billion. Pre-tax profit rose to PKR 37.14 billion. Earnings per share have jumped to PKR 10.69. The increase in profit was achieved through strong growth in core banking income. Gross interest income increased to PKR 114 billion through growth in the loan portfolio as well as increase in spreads. Gross Advances increased to PKR 781 billion. It ranges from providing credit to the unbanked market segment under NBP Karobar, to small and medium enterprises, to agricultural loans, to large corporate customers.

It has taken various measures to facilitate overseas Pakistanis to send their remittances. In 2002, the Bank signed an agreement with Western Union for expanding the base for documented remittances.

Presidents

Name From To
Syed Ali Raza Jul-00 Jan-11
Qamar Hussain (acting) Jan-11 Apr-11
Qamar Hussain Apr-11 Jan-13
Dr. Asif A. Brohi Jan-13 Sep-13
Asif Hassan (acting) Sep-13 Jan-14
Syed Ahmad Iqbal Ashraf Jan-14 Jan-17
Masood Kareem Sheikh (acting) Jan-17 Mar-17
Saeed Ahmad Mar-17 Aug-18
Tariq Jamali (acting) Aug-18 Feb-19
Arif Usmani Feb-19 May-22
Rehmat Ali Hasnie (acting) May-22 Aug-23
Rehmat Ali Hasnie Aug-23 present

Subsidiaries

The NBP's subsidiaries are Taurus Securities Ltd, NBP Exchange Company Ltd, NBP Leasing Ltd, NBP Modaraba Management Company Ltd, and CJSC Bank, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Bank's joint ventures is United National Bank (UK).[4] Cast – N- Link Products Ltd.[5]

International offices

National Bank of Pakistan branch in Washington, D.C.

NBP also has branches /offices in the United States, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Bahrain, Egypt, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, The People's Republic of China, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia.

NBP Fund Management Limited

NBP Funds is a Non-Banking Finance Company jointly owned by National Bank of Pakistan and Fullerton Fund Management Group, Singapore, which in-turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, Singapore.[6]

Sports

NBP owns a team since 1947 and a venue since 1998, both named after it and both located in Karachi. In October 2022, NBP got the naming rights of National Stadium Karachi.

NBP owns a Karachi-based men's team playing in Pakistan Premier League. NBP is not involved with any women's team in Pakistan, nevertheless, in October 2020, its director, Imam Baloch, publicly lauded Diya W.F.C.'s actions for spreading football to poor and "backward areas" of Karachi and Sindh.[7]

NBP owns a team which won the National Hockey Championship in 2013.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The World's Highest ATM". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NBP Annual Report 2023" (PDF). nbp.com.pk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2020-09-04). "HBL, NBP, UBL declared important banks". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. ^ nbp.com.pk. "National Bank of Pakistan". nbp.com.pk.
  5. ^ "Subsidiaries - NBP". www.nbp.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  6. ^ News Desk (2019-01-30). "NBP declares half-yearly profit as NBP Funds inaugurates new Islamic savings centre". Global Village Space. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  7. ^ "Karachi's women football players are extraordinary talented: Imam Baloch". The Financial Daily. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  8. ^ "NBP - Sports". www.nbp.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.