Listed banks post Rs168bn profit for 2Q2026
KARACHI: Pakistan’s listed banks reported profitability of Rs168 billion in second quarter of this calendar year (2Q2026), flat YoY and down 4 percent QoQ. This takes first half of this yea
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Open on Business RecorderKARACHI: Pakistan’s listed banks reported profitability of Rs168 billion in second quarter of this calendar year (2Q2026), flat YoY and down 4 percent QoQ. This takes first half of this year (1H2026) earnings to Rs342 billion, flat YoY.
According Topline Securities, on a QoQ basis, the decline was driven by a 7 percent increase in non-interest expense to Rs361 billion an
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