{"id":4755,"date":"2026-05-15T12:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:17:29","slug":"bankislami-and-exim-bank-sign-pakistans-first-shariah-compliant-trade-and-export-finance-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/bankislami-and-exim-bank-sign-pakistans-first-shariah-compliant-trade-and-export-finance-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"BankIslami and EXIM Bank Sign Pakistan&#8217;s First Shariah-Compliant Trade and Export Finance Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BankIslami, one of Pakistan&#8217;s fastest-growing Islamic financial institutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (EXIM Bank), marking Pakistan&#8217;s first Shariah-compliant trade and export finance partnership of its kind. The collaboration aims to strengthen the country&#8217;s trade finance framework and expand access to Riba-free financial solutions across Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration is aimed at reshaping how Pakistani exporters access trade finance, establishing a framework across key areas, including export credit insurance, credit risk management, digital solutions, and capacity building, with the shared goal of bringing Riba-free solutions to the heart of Pakistan&#8217;s export ecosystem and growing the trade footprint of both institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The MoU was signed by Rizwan Ata, President &amp; CEO of BankIslami and Shahbaz H. Syed, President &amp; CEO of EXIM Bank. Other key executives included Imran H Shaikh, Dy Chief Executive Officer; Faisal Anwar, Group Head, Treasury &amp; Financial Institutions; and Farrukh Aslam Chughtai, Group Head Wholesale Banking from BankIslami and Faiz M. Salman, Regional Business Manager, Central; Farzana Adnan Alam, Regional Business Manager, North; and Muhammad Muzammil Khan, Head of Operations from EXIM Bank.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStrengthening Pakistan&#8217;s trade and export sector is a national imperative and we are pleased to play our role in it. Through this collaboration, we aim to bridge the gap and ensure that Riba-free trade finance is accessible to the larger business community across the country,&#8221;<\/em> said <strong>Rizwan Ata<\/strong>. <em>&#8220;Our partnership with EXIM Bank is rooted in a shared commitment to grow Pakistan&#8217;s export footprint while keeping our financial system free from Riba,&#8221;<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shahbaz H. Syed <\/strong>commented, <em>\u201cPakistan&#8217;s export sector holds immense potential and EXIM Bank remains committed to unlocking it through the right partnerships. Our collaboration with BankIslami brings together EXIM Bank&#8217;s trade finance expertise and BankIslami&#8217;s Shariah-compliant framework to create solutions that are both effective and accessible for Pakistani exporters.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This partnership reflects the shared commitment of BankIslami and EXIM Bank to building a robust, inclusive, and Riba-free financial ecosystem, one that empowers businesses, supports Pakistan&#8217;s trade ambitions, and upholds the principles of Islamic finance at every step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BankIslami, one of Pakistan&#8217;s fastest-growing Islamic financial institutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (EXIM Bank), marking Pakistan&#8217;s first Shariah-compliant trade and export &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/bankislami-and-exim-bank-sign-pakistans-first-shariah-compliant-trade-and-export-finance-partnership\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[43],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4756,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4755\/revisions\/4756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wattech.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}