UBL wins KSE top 25 cos award

KARACHI: The United Bank Limited (UBL) has won the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) top 25 companies award for consistently outstanding performance during 2014, a press release said on Wednesday.
The Award is based on stringent criteria of superior performance of selected organizations in finance and banking.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was the chief guest at the high profile awards ceremony and gave away the awards to the top companies. The award recognizes the performance of top 25 companies in Pakistan and is held every year by the KSE.
Wajahat Husain, President & CEO, UBL received the award from the Prime Minister.
Husain said, “It is a privilege to be recognized and appreciated for our work. UBL has been a part of Pakistan’s banking landscape for over half a century and we have grown with the nation through the years.”
The bank has focus on providing customized financial solutions to customers not just across the length and breadth of Pakistan, but outside the country as well, he added.
UBL fared highly in all sectors of banking, especially in retail and corporate businesses, which has led the bank to become one of the principal players in the Pakistani financial sector. This is in addition to the bank’s standards of transparency and governance, its investor relations and its work as a responsible corporate citizen.
This has served to boost UBL image as one of the leading corporate businesses in the country.