- First Women Bank
Infobox_Company
company_name = First Women Bank Limited
company_
company_type = Public
company_slogan = To be the lead Bank for Women
foundation =Karachi ,1989
location = Principal Office
key_people = Zarine Aziz
industry =Banking Capital Markets
products = Loans,Credit Card s, Savings, Consumer Banking etc.
revenue = DecreasePKR 685 Million (2007) [ [http://www.fwbl.com.pk/pdfdoc/Profit_Loss_Account07.pdf Profit & Loss Account, 2007] ]
num_employees =
homepage = [http://www.fwbl.com.pk/ 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 andAllied Bank of Pakistan Limited in varying proportions and 10% had come from Federal Government.Vision
Dynamic, adaptive and responsive to their special economic needs, offering the best financial services and the best banking practices.
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.Branches
The bank has a network of over fifty branches. Outlined below are operations shown city wise. The main branch is located in
Karachi , however there are several branches located in all major cities of Pakistan including;Lahore ,Islamabad ,Peshawar ,Rawalpindi ,Abbotabad ,Bahawalpur ,Faisalabad ,Gujranwala ,Gujrat , Hyderabad, Jhelum,Khairpur ,Larkana ,Mardan ,Multan ,Quetta ,Rahim Yar Khan ,Sargodha ,Sialkot ,Shikarpur ,Sukkur andWah Cantt .Board of Directors
* Zarine Aziz - Persident & Chairperson
* Zakir Mehmood
* S. Ali Raza
* Mian M. Mansha
* Atif R. Bokhari
* Khalid Sherwani
* Mehmood Saleem MehmoodReferences
External links
* [http://www.fwbl.com.pk/ Official Website of First Women Bank]
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