Abu Dhabi, UAE – 17 October 2025: IHC, a global investment company focused on building dynamic value networks, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the state-owned First Women Bank Limited (FWBL), based in Karachi, Pakistan, following a successful privatization process conducted under Pakistan’s Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions Act of 2022.

The announcement was attended by H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of 2PointZero, and H.E. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.