Pakistan-China FTA: second time’s the charm?

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Pakistan’s first free trade agreement (FTA) with China was a bit of a dud. Signed...

Why your LUMS and IBA degrees will not land you a job

Consider the following thought experiment: what would it take for a company to replace Google as the default search engine to the...

Plastic is killing us. But don’t let that stop the plastic industry

It is truly mind boggling when you think about just how much of our world is made out of plastic. Take a...

The Davos cheat sheet for Pakistanis

Every year, almost 3000 people descend upon the sleepy town of Davos in Switzerland to attend one of the most exclusive events...

China wants to move to Faisalabad, the FIEDMC is setting up shop for them

Mian Kashif Ashfaq kicked off the new year side by side with Prime Minister Imran Khan at the launch of the state...

The radical solution to Pakistan’s slowing economy: print more money. Simple!

At first glance, there is not much that unites Stephanie Kelton and Asad Zaman. One is hyper-American – the kind of fast...

5G in Pakistan: five things you need to know

The next generation of mobile internet is almost upon us, and unlike fifth generation warfare, 5G internet actually exists. Zong and Jazz...

Habib Metropolitan: the proudly old-fashioned bank

Habib Metropolitan Bank has one of the fastest growing deposit bases among middle market banks in Pakistan, a branch network that has...

Punjab’s transformation from agrarian to God knows what

There are many images that come to mind when one thinks of Punjab. It is the country’s largest province by population and...

The death of Maggi noodles

It is an iconic brand. At least two generations of Pakistanis have grown up with it. But Maggi noodles – the brand...

Could the Yaris help Toyota recover from its sales slump?

The financial fortunes of Toyota – the company best-known in Pakistan for its production of the country’s leading sedan, the Corolla –...

If you work out, IGI Life will now give you mobile credit

IGI Life Insurance, one of the subsidiary companies of IGI Holdings has decided to become part of a growing ‘active’ insurance model,...

Could the KSE-100 hit 60,000 by 2021? JS Global seems to think so

Given the recent beginnings of the economic recovery in Pakistan, what can investors in the equity markets expect as far as returns...

As prices keep declining, furnace oil starts looking more attractive as a fuel

Global prices for high-sulfur furnace oil (HSFO) have been tumbling this year, and analysts believe that if the slide continues, it would...

What’s next for Hubco?

Oil-based power production is on its way out. In Pakistan, and what is replacing it is a hodgepodge of coal and liquefied...