Avoidance or evasion – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Another very busy week as insane amounts of heroin worth more than entire airlines were recovered and we look into just how...
When the President cracked a billion rupee gag
Why would a government venture into the high-risk business of venture capital funds?
Pakistanis are starting to spend more on healthcare. Siemens is counting on it
Walk into upscale restaurants in Pakistan and you will find menus that advertise offerings that conform to the “keto” diet. At some...
No lockdown, no problem: oil volumes increase in May
Most fuel types have seen a sharp recovery last month as pandemic-induced lockdowns ease, except for jet fuel
PSX gives you Sahulat to open your brokerage account
The facility, which was only available to overseas Pakistanis, has finally been extended to those undersea
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...
State Bank’s LC approvals cast a shadow on Avanceon’s earnings
The publicly listed company’s PKR revenues grow to Rs4.6bn for 9-months of 2022 from Rs3.5 billion last year, but on the back of massive exchange rate gain of Rs1.64bn
As interest rates rise, Pakistan’s auto industry expected to take a hit
The automobile industry in Pakistan has seen four stellar years of growth in production and sales. Now, however, as interest rates rise,...
It might be time to reconsider Indo-Pak trading ties
As the smuggling of Indian and Pakistani products continues to thrive through third country channels, why not accept the reality and formalise trading ties?
Unrealised Potential-Decoding PSL Economics
“From a corporate perspective, Pakistan Super League has all the ingredients to become the biggest brand in Pakistan, bigger than any other...
Shell Pakistan apologizes to PSX for missing office mail
Also, apparently, it is now Greenpeace
Five years on, K-Electric transaction still pending clearance of Islamabad’s absurd demands
Finance Ministry refuses to give approval for the deal, resulting in now a five-year delay for the transaction
MCLEOD MAYHEM; FX and PSX woes
PSX down, CRR down to inject dollars and OMO injections to calm yields - mitigative steps to calm down mayhem on McLeod Road
Out of the grey list, still in the grey!
If you have tried to receive money from a foreign country or tried sending some money abroad, you might be familiar with...
Pak Datacom’s stock price is soaring, despite dismal results
The stock is up more than 50%, a development management credits to the market’s faith in their announced strategy