In Conversation with Roshanay Zafar
Founded in 1996, Kashf was the first NGO microfinance institution envisioned to become a 'one-stop financial service provider' for low income women...
Make your own sandwich!
According to the International Finance Corporation, only 13% of the 303 companies, surveyed in Pakistan in 2010, had more than one woman...
After a stellar entrepreneurial run, TRG is Zia Chishti’s swan song
The first thing you notice when you walk into Zia Chishti’s office in Washington DC is that you can see the White...
Big bucks but mediocre results
When it comes to stock market performance of last year, listed banks’ were at a distant south of benchmark KSE-100 Share Index...
Flour, sugar and everything nice
When it comes to choices in foods and confectionaries, it turns out Karachiites are in luck -- courtesy of over 2 crore...
Location, Location, Location
The choice of marketing is one of the most strategic decisions a business makes.Would you rather spend on conventional types of advertisement...
SAPT: Opening new horizons for trade in Pakistan
If you  take an aerial view of South Asian Port Terminal (SAPT), an under construction member port of  Hutchison Ports Holding (HPH)...
PakWheels: The road to a $1 billion valuation
The automobiles market in Pakistan has grown exponentially over the last ten to fifteen years. Growing competition between the big three indigenous...
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...
Pakistan’s next economic crisis
Suppose for a minute that you are a globally focused investment manager based in London or New York. If you have been...
OLX – Thousands of products in the palm of your hand.
The advent of 3G and 4G spectrums has revolutionized online selling and buying in Pakistan. Bilal Bajwa, General Manager of OLX Pakistan...
A treasure hunt at Karachi’s ‘chor’ bazaar
Headlights and bumpers hung from shop fronts, shock absorbers dumped at a place, vehicle engines cluttered the walkway, people crammed shoulder to...
Selling like hot cakes
Five years ago, a young housewife Sumera, aka Sam, ordered a customized cake for her daughter’s birthday party. She, along with her...
Money well spent?
When they first came into office, the Nawaz Administration’s pronouncements on the textile industry were a libertarian’s dream come true. Commerce Minister...
Why Fauji Meat is the smartest decision made by the Fauji group in decades
The worst way to think about a profitable investment strategy – whether it be as an individual investor or as a CEO...