Who is buying Lotte Chemicals?
The sale of Lotte marks the last vestiges of the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), and another multinational exit from Pakistan. But this one is a little different
Why Syed Babar Ali should not buy Akzo Nobel
The Packages Group is reportedly interested in buying AkzoNobel. For one of Pakistan’s cleanest and most professional conglomerates, entering the paint business might mean getting their hands dirty
How Did Meezan Become So Big?
The story of Meezan Bank’s dizzying rise to become one of Pakistan’s top five banks deserved to be told. Sibtain Naqvi does a decent job of telling an incredible story
Can Pakistan use palm oil for more than cooking?Â
Indonesian palm sellers are making a surprising pitch to global buyers: palm oil as biofuel.Â
Macter gaining market share, and diversifying into cosmetics
The biopharmaceutical manufacturer saw revenue growth faster than industry average, and also plans to launch a GLP 1 product
Millions on the line: inside startup MedIQ’s largest private AI investment in Pakistan’s health sector
MedIQ, one of Pakistan’s recognized digital health platforms, has now positioned itself at the forefront of the country’s artificial intelligence revolution. With...
What Pakistan’s consumer apps might be telling India
The threat is not critical, but Pakistani companies need a better understanding of how to treat data they collect from their customers
Boycotts and border closures: How a stock market star lost its mojo
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans has no competitors, but BDS boycotts and closures on the Afghanistan border have left the company adrift
The art of thriving in a survival economy
How a Pakistani co-working startup survived a funding winter, and found gold in the desert
Two steps backwards, no steps forward
At a time when the government should focus on empowering and strengthening local governments with revenue, it is instead trying to take back money and power from the provinces guaranteed by the 18th amendment
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
Nimir to bid on the remainder of P&G’s manufacturing assets in Pakistan
While no deal is currently on the table, management announced their intention to seek a favourable deal from the multinational consumer goods giant
As home appliances market recovers, Waves will return to the AC market
The white goods manufacturer holds a commanding position in deep freezers but lags in the faster growing parts of the appliance markets
Revenue growth continues apace at Bank of Punjab in Q3
Aside from the structural boost to profitability from the interest rate environment for all banks, BOP’s branch expansion is beginning to yield results
Bank Alfalah just pledged Rs1.4 billion for flood damages. How far can the efforts of top-tier banks go?
Alfalah is not the only bank to ramp up CSR commitments in the face of the floods. But beyond the CSR, it makes sense for banks to help the agri sector back to its feet