UBL fundamentals

United Bank Ltd. engages in the provision of commercial banking and related services. It operates through the following segments: Corporate and Commercial Banking, Treasury, Branch Banking, Islamic Banking, International Branch Operations, and Others. The Corporate and Commercial Banking segment includes project, trade and working capital finance, import and export, factoring, leasing, lending, deposits and guarantees. The Treasury segment is composed of fixed income, equity, foreign exchange, credit, funding, own position securities, lending and borrowings and derivatives for hedging and market making. The Branch Banking segment is involved in deposits, lending and banking services to private individuals and small businesses including credit cards and branchless banking. The Islamic Banking segment represents branch operations of Islamic banking window of the Bank. The International Branch Operations segment refers to the bank's operations in 5 countries including two branches in export processing zones in Karachi and Sialkot. The Others segment provides functions which cannot be classified in any of the above segments. The company was founded by Anwar M. Pervez on November 7, 1959 and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.