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
Bangladeshi export leftovers are wreaking havoc on Pakistan’s fashion retail industry
Social media marketing means that the local industry is being given a run for its money, by both smuggled and legally imported clothes.
Breaking the habit: will the government let the rupee go?
Trying to control the exchange rate has been one of Pakistan’s biggest macroeconomic policy blunders since Partition. Will the Imran Khan Administration break the cycle, or will they fall prey to their baser instincts?
Moonis Alvi: The Architect of Karachi’s Energy Future
In June 2018, Moonis Alvi was appointed CEO of K-Electric, succeeding Tayyab Tareen as the top executive of Pakistan’s only privatized power...
Can KIA be King, or do the Big 3 have another trick up their sleeve?
The KIA Sportage has single handedly breathed life into Pakistan’s automobile sector - and others could benefit from it
Beware of foreign VCs bearing term sheets
Pakistan is finally on the global venture capital map, undeniably a good thing for the country’s economy and startup ecosystem. But if expectations are not aligned with reality for both investors and entrepreneurs, the party could end very quickly
Would the RAAST revolution live up to its promise?
With RAAST poised to bring instant payments and rapid digitization, the banks are concerned about the heavy-handed approach of the SBP
Should the fintech playbook scare the banks?
With the SBP taking sides, can digital-first companies do more than just fill gaps left by the incumbent banks?
The end of cheap energy?
With domestic primary energy reserves exhausted, the need for imported energy will increase. That has implications for the rupee and the economy that Islamabad does not want to hear
Lahore’s vertical growth gambit
With the Punjab government getting in on the action, Pakistan's first properly planned business district in Lahore might change the city's standing
Pakistan’s private equity potential
Profit explains what private equity is, and talks to some of the major stakeholders about the future
Q Block: The Next Generation
How one crop of ministers has dominated economic decision-making in Pakistan, and the contenders to eventually replace them
Is Tapal worth $1 billion?
The largest tea company in Pakistan has been private for decades. Its disinterest in ever going public is a case study for why some of Pakistan's most desirable companies choose to remain away from the public equity markets.
In the war between TCS and the startups, who will emerge the King of eCommerce logistics?
TCS has the infrastructure and the legacy. The startups have the technology. Who will win?