Al Baraka (Pakistan) Limited (ABPL) (Urdu: البراکہ بینک پاکستان) is a Pakistani Islamic bank headquartered in Karachi.[2] It is a subsidiary of the Al Baraka Banking Group, a Bahrain-based Islamic banking group.[3]
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| Company type | Unlisted public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Islamic Banking |
| Founded | 1991 |
Number of locations | 190 branches (2023) |
Key people | Muhammad Atif Hanif (CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue |  Rs. 15.479 billion (US$54 million) (2023) |
| Rs. 6.124 billion (US$21 million) (2023) | |
| Rs. 3.104 billion (US$11 million) (2023) | |
| Total assets | Rs. 255.373 billion (US$880 million) (2023) |
| Total equity | Rs. 18.253 billion (US$63 million) (2023) |
| Parent | Al Baraka Banking Group |
| Website | albaraka |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of 31 December 2023[update] [1] | |
It came into being as a result of the first merger in the Islamic Banking sector of Pakistan.[4] The merger took place between the branch operations of Al Baraka Islamic Bank (AIB) Bahrain, Al Baraka Islamic Bank Pakistan (AIBP) and Emirates Global Islamic Bank (Pakistan), and thus from 1st November 2010, the operations of the merged entity began.[5] The second merger took place in 2016 with Burj Bank Ltd.[6] As of September 2016, the Bank has a national presence in Pakistan with a network of 191 branches in more than 97 cities across the country.[7]
History
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Al Baraka Islamic Bank was initially established in Pakistan in 1991 as Al Baraka Islamic Bank (AIB) Bahrain, and later incorporated as a public limited company in December 2004, receiving its Islamic banking license in 2007.[3][8][9]
In October 2010, Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) merged with Emirates Global Islamic Bank (Pakistan), with the latter being rebranded as Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Limited.[3]
Credit Rating
editLong Term, Credit Rating of Al Baraka (Pakistan) Ltd, is June 26, 2020, maintained at A [Triple A] and Short-Term Credit Rating of the bank is maintained at A1 [A one] by Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA).[10]
References
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- ^ "Al Baraka (Pakistan) Limited Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Haider, Kamran (13 May 2024). "Al Baraka Seeks Expansion as Pakistan Embraces Islamic Banking". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b c Ali, Meiryum (30 January 2021). "Al Baraka: the little bank that stayed little". Profit by Pakistan Today.
- ^ "First-ever merger of Islamic banks in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Al Baraka Bank rebranded after merger". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Al Baraka to merge with Burj Bank". Express Tribune. Reuters. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Limited". Pakistan Banks' Association. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Al-Baraka converted into local bank". Dawn. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "BMA Capital signs mandate with Al Baraka Islamic Bank". BMA Financial. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited" (PDF). pacra.com.pk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.