Bank Alfalah engages IFC on Green Business Facilitation!

Bank Alfalah held a formal signing ceremony with International Finance Corporation (IFC) to formalize commencement of Diagnostic assessment on Green Business Facilitation.

Background: In October 2017, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced its Green Banking Guidelines for banks to study and implement. One pillar of SBP's Green Banking guidelines is 'Green Business Facilitation'. It entails allocation of funding resources to those businesses, which directly or indirectly want to reduce their carbon foot-print, be more resource efficient and use other means to reduce their environmental impact.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will assess the current state of readiness for Bank Alfalah to embark on a sustainable Green Banking business. In this project, IFC and Bank Alfalah will carry out a diagnostic exercise jointly on the existing portfolio to identify potential sectors where the Bank may introduce green financing solutions to its clients.

Mr. Faisal Rabbani, Chief Risk Officer at Bank Alfalah, said on the occasion, "Bank Alfalah is a highly customer-centric organization while IFC has global track record on Green Business Facilitation. This partnership will eventually help Bank Alfalah to provide innovative green financing to its valued customers."

Mr. Bilal Asghar, Group Head - Corporate, Investment Banking and International Business Group, at Bank Alfalah also shared his thoughts on the arrangement saying, "It's a great partnership between Bank Alfalah and IFC on this Green initiative. This is a key agenda for the Bank and we...