The legend of Inam Akbar and the truth behind his Midas touch
The story of how one man turned an entire country’s news media industry into his personal playing ground.
Why Shan Foods should actively consider an IPO
The condiments company has always remained intensely private, but growth, transition, and competitive pressures from publicly listed National Foods suggest it may be time to finally go public
Back in the game?
The return of Big Spender Atif Bajwa means Bank Alfalah is back with its plan to break into Banking’s Big Five
National bank recorded its highest profit ever. But has Usmani treated the cause or only the symptom?
Undeterred by controversies, NBP’s president faces the most challenging job of his career
The Careem playbook, decoded
And what it can tell about the future of other mass-market, consumer-facing technology businesses in Pakistan
Daraz is number one in Pakistani e-commerce. Can it stay that way?
The Alibaba-owned company is clearly the market leader in Pakistani e-commerce, but it is still too early to say that it has built a lasting advantage for itself
QR codes did not bring a payments revolution. That doesn’t mean it’s over
Writing an obituary for QR codes might be jumping the gun
Beware of the central bank bearing negative real interest rates
The State Bank is keeping rates low to try to stimulate the economy, but how much of the recent growth can be attributed to low rates? And what impact do negative real rates have on the banking system?
Seven years after delisting, Unilever Pakistan is investing heavily in growth
If an initial public offering (IPO) is when a company first makes its shares available to the public, a delisting can be...
‘Luxury imports’ led P&G to start local manufacturing. Should we still stop the imports?
The company – along with other multinationals – started its business mainly by importing products it manufactures elsewhere before starting manufacturing of these products locally. What should that mean for Pakistan’s export-obsessed economic policy?
Pakistani lawn’s biggest market could be in India, but isn’t. Because we can’t have nice things
Over the past two decades, Pakistani lawn has become a $50 million+ market in India, but politics means that Pakistani brands and exporters have found it difficult to grow what could be a lucrative market
How much can you make as a social media influencer in Pakistan?
As advertisers grow their media investments in a new generation of brand ambassadors and celebrities, Profit conducted a study to determine just how viable influencer marketing is as a career path in Pakistan
Pakistani cotton is collapsing. What does this mean for farmers and the textile industry?
The country was once one of the largest cotton producers but lately it is finding it hard to meet its cotton production targets, and all the players blame each other
How to turn the PCB into a lean, mean, business machine
Under the leadership of Wasim Khan, Pakistan cricket has taken on a new life. But are the changes making a real impact, or are they mere eyewash?
How to break Pakistan’s Dubai addiction
The rupture in relations between Pakistan and the UAE is bad – both for the country’s citizens and for the government – but it can also be an opportunity for Pakistanis to finally stop using Dubai as a financial haven