PAKISTAN - Paring back the profits
Central bank governor Shamshad Akhtar is pressing Pakistan's commercial banks to cut extortionate lending rates. The problem, which risks dragging down the country's exceptional economic growth, may yet be solved by the return of international banks and renewed competition, reports Chris Wright.
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