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Khabees Orat – making money, one venting meme at a time!
It happened almost completely by mistake, but at some point in 2016, Lubna Akhtar realised that the hobby Facebook page she was...
What is Ali Mukhtar’s big plan for Fatima Gobi Ventures?
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Could electric vehicles break the dominance of the Big Three car companies in Pakistan?
The infamous cartel of Japanese auto manufacturers has been ruling the roost in Pakistan’s car market for a lifetime. The big three...
Is e-commerce dying in Pakistan?
E-commerce in Pakistan is burgeoning and it is burgeoning at breakneck speed. In sheer numbers, e-commerce sales swelled 93.7pc in 2018, reaching...
Pakistan’s urea subsidy needs changing. Engro might have the answer
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The battle for 4G in the North
In 2014, the much hyped telecommunications spectrum auction introduced the country to 3G and 4G technology, propelling it into an ever evolving...
Steel sector profitability plummets 67%, but the outlook may still be optimistic
Profits are down in Pakistan’s steel sector by a sharp 67%, though that decline in productivity – caused in large part due...
Yusuf H Shirazi: A titan rests at last
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Thar Coal: It’s actually as impressive as it sounds, if you ignore that it is, well, coal
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Buybacks have hit the Pakistani capital markets. Investors beware
Perhaps we should have seen this coming, but count us surprised. Share buybacks – the practice of publicly listed companies buying back...
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We’ve been to all the conferences, heard the keynotes, and have been fed the vision of digital banking for years now. But...
Good news: Bond market is signalling an economic recovery. But here’s why that just might be bad news
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These 4 Pakistani companies have shown higher profits and yet their share prices have plunged. Is the stock market stupid?
It is 2019 and the Pakistani economy is a wreck. The stock market is in free fall with no signs yet of...
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