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Fauzia Janjua

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Known For: Financial and Banking Consultant, First Women Bank Limited
Country: Pakistan

About

Fauzia Janjua works in the development sector in Pakistan and is currently associated with First Women Bank Limited. This company aims to economically empower and emancipate women in both rural and urban areas. Previously, she worked at transnational financial institutions such as Citigroup USA; NIB Bank, owned by Tamesak Group of Singapore; and Favsal Bank, a subsidiary of DMI Group owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She also worked at internationally-acclaimed universities like the National University of Sciences and Technologies in Pakistan, International Islamic University of Pakistan, and Fatima Jinnah University for Women in Pakistan. After working in commercially-oriented multinational organizations for more than 15 years, she decided to join a financial institution with a focus on gender. The present mission of First Women Bank Limited is to convert the passive role of women seeking social benefits into an active catalyst for change and economic empowerment, which will ultimately lead to the healthy growth of family and society.

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