Monday, March 11, 2013

All-women banks elsewhere


If the all-women bank is yet to take shape in India, one such experiment in the neighbouring Pakistan is in its teens. In 1989, the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan late Benazir Bhutto set up ‘First Women Bank Ltd’ to meet the needs of women entrepreneurs. In the last 23 years, the bank expanded its network to 24 locations with 41 branches. Started with 30 employees, the bank has around 600 employees now...........


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