IBL Healthcare aims to triple revenue by 2030
The company’s focus for growth is artificial sweeteners, and cold and flu medications
From rags to riches, chasing the Pakistani dream
The story of a man who took the world head on and is winning while coining a new phenomenon ‘the Pakistani dream’.
Habib Rice shuts down UAE business over visa constraints
Pakistani rice exporters are pulling out of the Gulf amid tightening travel restrictions that seem to have no end in sight
Cocomo conundrum: How Ismail Industries doubled their profit when the economy was shrinking
While shrinkflation played a part domestically, it was the increased focus on exports that allowed the Candyland conglomerate to thrive
Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank to acquire Samba
The largest bank by assets in Saudi Arabia is entering Pakistan. This is not the bank’s first brush with Pakistanis
SERF’ defaulting drama shows ugly side of PSX
After a new business plan, rights issue, and AGM – the PSX moves the company to the defaulters segment through an ill thought decision
The ‘real estate’ scams that have bled into the bones of the Ravi Urban Riverfront Project
Despite RUDA’s many powers and warnings, real estate agents have managed to wreak havoc
Despite Covid, Pakistan’s remittances have risen. Here’s why.
The uptick in remittances during the pandemic was unexpected and has been received happily. But it is not necessarily good news in the long run
The joint family is here to stay
Solo living, and the attendant loneliness, is on the rise everywhere in the world… except in Pakistan
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
Large-scale industry continues to contract, agriculture shows promise
It comes as no surprise to any observer of the Pakistani economy that large-scale manufacturing continues to decline in output. For the third quarter...
The Islamic banking boom in Pakistan
Religious convictions and a conducive environment propel a surge of Islamic banking in the financial landscape of Pakistan
How Pakistan’s retail sector went from boom to bust? And what can be done now?
The glitzy new mall at Lahore, Packages Mall opened its gates earlier this year and all roads led to it. With all the renowned...
As private hospitals rake it in, should the government use its pandemic powers, or simply let the free-market be?
Covid-19 patients and their families complain of extraordinarily high bills and lack of transparency on pricing
The end of cheap energy?
With domestic primary energy reserves exhausted, the need for imported energy will increase. That has implications for the rupee and the economy that Islamabad does not want to hear
