How the HBL PSL became Pakistan cricket’s financial lifeline
In the past five years, the tournament has consistently been the biggest contributor to the PCB’s revenue. This is where the money comes from, and where it should be going
Is the ‘Super-Tax’ the need of the hour or an easy way out?
The effective corporate tax rates are now highest in the region but is this necessary?
Trick or Treet: Decoding the meteoric rise in the stock price of the battery manufacturer
Treet Batteries Limited experienced an astonishing 358.3% returns in less than a month
Three parties now bidding for Rafhan Maize
Some of the country’s leading industrial conglomerates – Nishat, Sapphire, Shirazi, and Ghulam Farooq Group – have thrown their respective hats in the ring
Die, cash, die!
The Pakistani middle class is past its scepticism of electronic money. How did we get here, and what comes next?
Rising interest rates fuel stock price rises for Pakistani banks
As interest rates have risen over the past two years on the back of rising inflation, Pakistani banks have seen a significant increase in...
Banking the Taliban
Banks have refused to open accounts for the Afghan embassy, while dollar accounts remain frozen. A brief effort by the previous govt to find a solution has not yielded results.
What Maple Leaf’s $400 million acquisition of Pioneer means for the cement industry
Continuing the recent trend of consolidation in the cement sector, the transaction will establish a highwater mark for valuations
Fast, dependable and easy to use. Can SadaPay revolutionize the FinTech landscape in Pakistan?
Is the EMI model viable in Pakistan? SadaPay seems to think so but can they really have a meaningful effect on FinTech and the banking industry as a whole?
What the Daraz rebrand means
As far as rebranding goes, it is better to be proactive rather than reactive
How Akhuwat impacts lives through the miracle of interest-free microfinance
$500 million worth of loans disbursed to 2.2 million families over a period of 16 years
‘Black’ markets and google docs – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
This was a relatively slow week for us because after all of the fuss surrounding the mini budget finally subsided a little, there was...
Old currency and middle child syndrome – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
A lot happened this week that wasn’t business and economics related, with Pakistani athletes putting in stellar performances at the olympics and former Prime...
The SBP is verbal
Any two-bit relationship therapist will be able to tell you one simple, oft-repeated, common knowledge mantra about life: Communication is key. This is as...
Fossil Energy still looking to acquire Bawany Air Products
The energy company may be looking at the acquisition as a backdoor public listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
