Why negotiating with the IPPs won’t fix much. And what will
A look at the series of bad ideas that have plagued the government’s attempts to fix the energy grid, and how the government keeps digging itself into a bigger and bigger hole
What does Rehan Shaikh inherit at Standard Chartered?
SCB has been a steady performer for much of the past decade, though its market share has slipped. Can the new CEO revitalise growth?
Dolmen reduces offer of rent concessions to tenants as retail conditions improve
The retail giant initially announced concessions of up to 35% of total rent for some outlets, but then backtracked as management realised that the spread of the coronavirus appears to have considerably slowed down
HOV: the new $1 million accelerator looking to make a mark on Pakistani startups
Omar Parvez Khan, partner at Singapore-based High Output Ventures speaks to Profit about a gap – and potential opportunity – in the Pakistani venture capital scene
The locusts are back with a vengeance, and we’ve been caught unawares. Again.
As a third wave of locusts enter Pakistan, the government is once again depending on a hope and a prayer. This time, it may not work.
After much nagging and needling, tourism has also opened. But at what cost?
Hotels, tour operators, petrol pumps, car rentals were all in dire straits as tourism remains closed to the public. As it opens up again, there will be consequences.
GrocerApp is expanding its operations. But can it succeed in its market?
We take you through the business model, the ethic and what lies ahead of GrocerApp
Why are Pakistani advertisers ignoring TikTok?
Due to brand safety concerns, advertisers in Pakistan are working directly with TikTok content creators instead of working with the Bytedance platform. Profit investigates why.
Inside the stealth online grocery distribution unit by Unilever Pakistan
Having experimented with online marketplaces and e-tailers for a number of years and seen the growth of e-commerce, including the growing pains for doing so, Unilever Pakistan has set aside a $1 million investment to launch its own owned e-commerce site for all its products, across the B2B and B2C product portfolio. Profit has the exclusive.
Ibex Ltd, TRG’s subsidiary, finally going public on the NASDAQ
Speculation about the impending IPO has led to a run up in the parent company’s stock on the PSX
Balochistan Particle Board has declared bankruptcy. Someone wants to buy it anyway
A company that has not produced its core product since 1997 is trying to resist a hostile takeover. Can someone explain what is going on?
Is the cement cartel back in action?
As the construction industry is given packages and concessions to get back up on its feet, does the rise in cement prices that followed mean the cement sector is back to its old tricks?
Could PMEX transform the Pakistani farm for the better? Maybe
The commodities exchange could change the way farmers raise capital and the way agriculture is conducted in the country, but it needs the supply chain infrastructure to catch up
The ARY story: How a keen mid-tier trading family became one of the most powerful conglomerates of Pakistan
From the gold traders accused in bribery scandals to the owners of a media empire, the ARY Group continues to grow… without shedding any of its controversial baggage
In religious tourism, it’s strictly business. Now the govt wants to regulate it like one
For decades there has been no policy managing the religious tourism to Iran, Iraq, and Syria, allowing tour operators to work with impunity. The government finally wants to regulate it.