Syed Salim Raza: Digitization, SME Investments & Pakistan’s Financial Challenges

Syed Salim Raza (also spelt Reza) is a British Pakistani banker and financier who served as the 15th Governor of State Bank of Pakistan. In September 2018, Raza was appointed to the Economic Advisory Council (Pakistan), the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Role of Karaandaaz in Financial Inclusion
08:30 Digitalization Initiatives & Verticals of Karandaaz
16:58 Salimm’s Journey
17:20 What makes Karandaaz stand out
18:40 How Karandaaz invests in SMEs
29:46 The process of Karandaaz for agriculture
32:18 Problems of Financial Sector of Pakistan
35:00 How Digital payments help
38:40 Sellers adopting Digital Payments
41:15 Karandaaz encouraging women
44:30 Central Bank’s Autonomy
50:10 Cybersecurity in the Financial System
51:45 Crypto Currency
53:10 Current Economic Challenges in Pakistan
57:00 Is privatisation good?
1:05:40 Outro

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