Farewell, Careem Pakistan
The ride-hailing giant was an early innovator in Pakistan, and made the country one of its core markets. Now, Pakistan is just a back office for the company. How did the company cede so much market share to its newer competitors?
Daimler Truck is coming to Pakistan. Kind of.
As a result of a global merger, Daimler Truck – the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world – will become a joint venture partner with Toyota in Hinopak Motors
K-Electric: Asleep at the switch
A bruising board fight has left the management adrift, at a time when the company is unprepared to deal with the coming age of solar energy
The declining returns to emigration
For decades, Pakistanis have defined success as getting out. But the cost have been going up, and the returns have been declining. At what point does it stop making sense?
Lahore High Court’s royalty decision gives Punjab’s cement manufacturers pricing disadvantage
While the ruling may still be appealed, it has given cement manufacturers in the province a decisive disadvantage relative to their counterparts based in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where taxes are lower
Beco Steel: From the ashes of one rises another
The steel maker took over Ravi Textile in 2021 and is seeing stellar performance in its recent financials
Pakistan’s Future Food Security Tied to Strategic Palm Oil Partnerships
The Story Focuses on Pakistan's Reliance & CPOPC’s Role in promoting Sustainable Palm Oil Trade, Policy & Innovation
Pakistan has made leaps and bounds in financial inclusion, but our women continue to be left behind
Pakistan's financial inclusion success story masks deeper inequalities of gender and class. The question arises, is this by default or by design?
When the taxman meets the tobacco baron
Track and trace has proven effective in moments, but taxation in the tobacco trade is a whole other ball game
The Lucky-Irani smuggling circus at the Balochistan border
The 909-kilometre long Pakistan-Iran border is largely desolate and sparsely populated. But along this stretch of land, smuggling is a way of life
Eye on the sky: The race to connect Pakistan’s forgotten corners
As satellite internet ventures rise, a new alliance aims to bring Pakistan’s most disconnected regions online before the global competition arrives
In Bonnie Doon acquisition, Interloop seeks move up the value chain
The acquisition of the European operations of an American brand are a logical extension of the company’s strength in sock manufacturing
Classified: Govt looking for Digital Czars to rule your life
Unfortunately the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill has not been forgotten. Far from it, the government is deciding how much to pay the three people committee that will rule the Pakistani internet
How the courts hold back financial justice
A conviction handed down by the Sindh High Court in favour of the SECP can be considered a win as it will improve the perception of fairness in the capital markets. But the problem runs much deeper
Ittehad Chemicals: a case study in the shift away from captive power generation
The government’s policy is having the intended effect: Ittehad Chemicals is buying more electricity from the grid, albeit at the expense of a significant reduction in profits