Pakistan is fishing for LNG suppliers again. But why does no one want to bite?
The news stories hit like clockwork every year. As the winters approach, different industries start complaining that there is not enough gas to run...
Faltering Fauji: why a lack of expansion will hurt the cement company in the long run
On the surface, Fauji Cement seems like a success story: in the generally bad spell the cement industry seems stuck in, Fauji Cement stands...
Zia Chishti had it coming. But do founders (who are also significant shareholders) ever truly get shown the door?
Zia Chishti might be going down, but TRG Pakistan and workplace culture of complacence regarding sexual harassment might not
How and why the census has far reaching implications on policy making and politics itself
While the 2023 census has not yet concluded , it is set to redefine the demographics of the country, and will be more meaningful than previous ones
Fasset brings tokenized gold ownership to Pakistan
Can Fasset’s tokenization strategy unlock bullion’s billions for the masses?
Covid and the economic slowdown hit the auto sector hard, but the outlook for 2021 and beyond looks brighter
Is there any silver lining for the automobile sector in the pretty awful year that has been 2020? Yes, and that is to just...
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 – Suzuki,...
A 10,000% return but no sales since 2020: Bela Automotive’s surreal stock surge
As the stock price of a defunct auto parts manufacturer skyrockets, questions abound. What's driving this exuberance, and why do investors remain uneasy?
AKD-led consortium buys majority stake in Pearl Continental Hotels
It is not yet clear if the Hashwanis will be conceding management control or if this is a passive interest
How profitable is Islamic banking?
The perception of Islamic banking is that it takes advantage of people’s faith. How high are the industry’s profits, and where do they come from?
Powering progress: Finance with purpose
Ayla Majid, ACCA’s first South Asian President, on sustainability, gender equity, and the future of the profession
Govt’s tax collection can go through the roof
From an academic to leading Punjab’s digital revolution, PITB Chairman Umar Saif has overseen the largest land record digitisation in Pakistan in an effort to not just end corruption and land grabbing but in a bid to promote land as a liquid asset
In Conversation with Roshanay Zafar
Founded in 1996, Kashf was the first NGO microfinance institution envisioned to become a 'one-stop financial service provider' for low income women and their...
UIPT in Punjab has just gone digital, but what did it take to get here?
The Pakistan Tehreek i Insaaf (PTI) government has had a few hallmark policies and talking points. As the anti-corruption party, from the very beginning...
Metropolitan areas: the new face of urban Pakistan
The easiest way to know that something big is changing in Pakistan’s urban geography is by looking at what happened to Raiwind.
In the 1990s,...
