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The govt is making changes to how it raises debt. Here’s why

The cabinet has approved agreements with Capital Market Infrastructure Institutions to change the government's approach to debt management.  
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Multan Madness: Is DHA Multan the perfect portrait of all the peculiarities of Pakistan’s real estate market?

The investors came in droves when the project was first launched. But then why have property values halved in the mega-project?

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Ten years ago Chenab Limited defaulted on its loans. Now it looks towards second act

Once one of the country’s largest and proudest exporters, the Chenab Group is looking to chart its course back to the top with the backing of its largest creditor, HBL

Why Lotte Chemicals shut down its plant for the second time this year

The country’s sole producer of PTA finds itself chained to the fortunes - or misfortunes - of the textile industry

Is Pakistan Steel Mills stuck in a time-loop or are we going crazy?

Four years on and we are back to square one. And not for the first time

Why has hundi been a part of Pakistan’s financial system for so long, and can anything be done about it?

The informal method of transferring money has existed for centuries, but is outlawed in many countries, including Pakistan, India and Bangladesh

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In the world of cricket India is a bully, and Pakistan their only opposition

Massive economic potential is being wasted only because both India and Pakistan have highly politicised cricket boards

On the economy’s new ‘technocratic’ caretakers

PM Kakar’s cabinet will be in the driving seat for the foreseeable future. To do any good they must hold fast to their limitations

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Air pollution and traffic-related mobility in Pakistani cities

Conversations about curbing air pollution are seasonal and limited to momentary solutions

Dissenting note: Here is what the government might be thinking 

The criticism around the government's recently unveiled IT Export Policy is premature, primarily because there is a lack of information. The...

Pakistan’s hordes of unskilled IT labourers

Most of Pakistan’s IT exports are based on low-value IT related services. Investment in the right education can change that

Distribution woes again!

It’s not just a battle between the rich and the poor. There is also a conflict between the employees and their employers

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Is DHA Multan the perfect portrait of all the peculiarities of Pakistan’s real estate market?

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Hosting the HBL PSL anywhere but Pakistan will be a Financial Disaster | Profit Explains

Franchise owners have already expressed the desire to move on from the current business model. Going to the UAE would be a regression.
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