Will the fixed broadband revolution please rise?
Any hope of turning Pakistan into an IT hub will need serious investment in fixed broadband infrastructure
The extraordinary TRG EGM saga
Zia Chishti went quietly as the EGM spelled a shakeup for TRG
Chinese petrol drive OMC profits
Mogas imports from China rose to 16pc of the total in 2021 under the CPFTA II, but could not prevent retail prices from reaching record highs
Flight to the dollar and the new shape of currency supports
As demand for the greenback skyrockets, the central bank finds itself forced into novel forms of interventions to keep the exchange rate from falling
Gas shortages hit, Refinery closures loom
Gas shortages have forced disconnections for industry while refineries closures are looming around the country due to rising furnace oil stocks that the power sector is not lifting. This winter finds the country in an unusually sharp fuel supply crisis. All this was foreseen when tenders for winter LNG cargoes failed and refiners were warning for months of forced closures if their inventories continue mounting. Profit brings you a close look at the unfolding crisis.
How far will the tremors of Sialkot travel?
City of exporters braces for fallout from within and without
The FBR real estate valuation kerfuffle
The FBR’s valuation has shaken some feathers. But where has it come from and where could it go?
What is Reza Baqir thinking?
The State Bank Governor talks shop in this exclusive interview with Profit
Zia Chishti had it coming. But do founders (who are also significant shareholders) ever truly get shown the door?
Zia Chishti might be going down, but TRG Pakistan and workplace culture of complacence regarding sexual harassment might not
What the blueEX IPO really means
blueEX is raising Rs445.7mn through GEM Board listing but will it deliver on its promises to investors?
COP26 – It’s time to take a stance on climate financing
After decades of using dirty fuel, developed countries must finally face the music and accept responsibility
Another government fumbles the railways
No, the NLC is not to blame and promises of restructuring are not enough
Sons, bribes, perks, and jobs – the murky world of corporate lobbying in Pakistan
Profit tells the story of how corporate lobbying has been done in Pakistan, and how this has led one man to formally capitalise on it
What makes NAB interested in SadaPay?
A story of ego, malice, and two companies so bent on fighting the other, they do not care what it costs them
Online landa – the Instagram ‘thrift store’ arbitrage racket
As the landa goes online, the demand for secondhand clothes increases, and so do the prices