Waves Singer CEO intends to buy 30% of publicly listed textile company

Haroon Ahmed Khan to buy a stake in Samin Textiles

The heir to Agha Hasan Abedi

How Abraaj’s downfall has echoes of the earlier scandal of BCCI’s collapse, and how it might impact the place of Pakistanis in global finance

How to get away with defying the Competition Commission

An energy drink manufacturer jolts the CCP with legalities, but this is not the first time the CCP is challenged

Dear control-freak seth, welcome to the stock exchange

By introducing the dual-class shareholding structures, the Pakistan Stock Exchange – and the SECP – are hoping to attract the listing of companies whose owners want to retain tight control but do not mind sharing profits

“We are listening” : based on the latest T-bill auction, the market has realigned with the central bank’s stance

Cut-off yield for 3-month T-bills in Sept 6 auction was 24.49%, indicating an expected rate hike. But after the latest policy announcement, the cut-off yield went down to 22.78%

Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim to bail out Fauji Foods with Rs3.5 billion loan – yet again

Fauji Foods has been struggling almost since it was bought by the group, and a turnaround strategy risks further magnifying the parent company’s financial risks

What went down with Pakistan’s meat exports to the UAE?

The UAE has banned fresh meat exports from Pakistan coming via the sea. How is the meat industry responding?

You’re not an industry, telcos told

A bid by telecommunications companies to change their power tariff from commercial to industrial shot down, and they’re not happy about it

Is the broadcaster about to don the banker hat?

Buying a bank is one of many steps in making it big in Pakistan. Will Salman Iqbal succeed?

QR code receipts and anti-state aesthetics – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse

This week was a big one for having egg on your face - particularly if you are a QR code printed on...

The great local government gambit

The PLGA 2022 brings a lot to the table. But will it meet the same fate as previous attempts to enshrine a third tier of political and economic governance?

On the budget, Asad Umar capitulates to the Q-Block babus

Asad Umar's lack of preparation on matters of taxation and finance have allowed the civil service to push for a rollback of necessary reforms

Nepotism got you a seat on the company’s board. At least learn to do it well

About 60-70% of the people appointed as directors to the vast array of publicly listed companies in Pakistan are family members of...

Why the Pakistan Banao Certificates are a bad investment

My first job out of college was at a brokerage firm in New York whose offices were just two blocks north of...

What’s an American serial entrepreneur doing in Pakistan? Changing the way you bank, that’s what

In September 2018, 29-year old college drop out and serial entrepreneur Brandon Timinsky was invited to come visit Pakistan by an old...