State bank: Anwar takes over as acting governor

He was also a member of the Arab Bankers Association, UK.

ISLAMABAD:
Yaseen Anwar took over as acting governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday following the acceptance of the resignation of former governor Shahid H Kardar, a press release of the central bank said. Anwar had also been acting governor before, from June 3 to September 8, 2010 after the resignation of the former governor, Syed Salim Raza. Anwar has worked with JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. He was the founder and President of the Pakistan Bankers Association, UK. He was also a member of the Arab Bankers Association, UK.


Published in The Express Tribune, July 20th, 2011.