Pakistan’s young population has the skills and dedication to thrive despite Covid-19
According to a survey report by Standard Chartered, young people will use technical expertise to make most of the opportunities the post-Covid world will offer.
Naya Pakistan Certificates are ridiculously attractive for investors. But here is why that is bad for Pakistan
The government’s attempts to offer special privileges to expats to lure their dollar deposits is a slap in the face of every hardworking Pakistani who plays by the rules within Pakistan... and is terrible policy even otherwise
Din Textiles enters the weaving business
The spinning company sees an opportunity to move up in the value chain
Sapphire goes all-in on serving Pakistani women’s clothing needs… and wins big
The retail giant is experimenting with new product lines and online sales all geared towards the still relatively nascent phenomenon of the middle class woman who works outside the home
HBL invests Rs500 million into its asset management subsidiary
Will the HBL Asset Management actually grow, along with Pakistan’s nascent capital markets?
Berger Paints: stagnant at best, losing market share at worst
Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat has four million followers on Instagram, and a devoted fan base. Berger Paints made roughly four billion rupees...
Once a squalid refugee camp, Jalozai to become a real estate development
For decades, Jalozai has been synonymous with putrid conditions and has been a symbol of the Afghan wars. Will SEZ status and a renewed interest in the area give Jalozai a new lease on life?
What will the Special Economic Zones do for the economy?
For decades SEZs have been touted as a driving force to help the economy. Past experiments have not worked well, will the latest push for them be more successful?
The birth, life, and death of the Lahore Parking Company
Lahore’s parking infrastructure is in shambles, and the LePark has not helped make things any better. But will wrapping it up do anything?
Why renegotiating the IPP contracts may cause more problems than it solves
The government is effectively saying that its word is only good as long as it remains in power; in addition, it is clear that some power plants were more equal than others in the renegotiation process
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
Askari Securities is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Askari Bank
But is a bank buying a brokerage house even a successful model? Past experience of other banks suggests mixed results at best.
SPEL to expand geographic footprint by setting up a Karachi factory
Lahori manufacturer of packaging materials for consumer goods companies realises it needs a presence in the nation’s financial capital
Bela Automotives: The curious case of the vanishing ‘Sahid’
The company is very upset that the SECP seems to have lost their mail. Also, possibly about being on the defaulters list of the PSX for the past 15+ years
Reckitt Benckiser initiates $5 million media review for Pakistan
The Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company has only agreed to shortlist media agencies in Pakistan that are owned by an advertising network or are an affiliate of one.