PSX dips, bancassurance, and woes for freelancers – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
The charms of I.I.Chundigar road, female financial inclusion, and more make it to this week’s social media roundup
Our exchange rate policy
The rupee declined sharply against the US dollar during intraday trading Wednesday and no explanation and little rationale has been provided by the central...
Indus Motors: is the worst over for Toyota in Pakistan?
It is a well-established fact that 2019 was not kind to the automobile sector. Auto assemblers across Pakistan faced exorbitantly high production...
Let there be IPOs
The PSX wants more IPOs but has the worst idea to incentivize them
In the red and deteriorating – Where do we stand with the much-needed stalled IMF program?
Pakistan continues to take crippling inflationary measures to satisfy the Fund. But to what end?
Will the SBP continue to be strung along by “greedy” banks?
Banks will do what’s best for their profits. Shouldn’t the government and SBP be more prudent?
Middle market banks continue aggressive expansion spree
Gone are the days when the middle market banks competed for the scraps from the Big Five banks’ table: they now aggressively...
Chilli milli bribes and startup extravaganza – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
The startups had a field day following Airlift’s announcement of their massive valuation, but other things were in store as well with...
Pull over, the economy’s check engine lights are on
What does the hiking of the interest rate mean in the larger scheme of things?
A peek into the peak factor
It was a harsh day at university for Sarwat Ahmed who decided to book a Careem cab in the afternoon, not the...
In case you’re wondering, inflation is not good for consumer goods companies either
Pakistani consumer companies just cannot seem to get a break. It does not matter whether you are Nestle, Bata, or even Glaxo:...
As covid seems to slow down, global oil demand begins to climb upwards
The world just wants the pandemic to be over. Every second government or even organization can be heard passing statements some few...
What’s wrong with public debt in Pakistan
The issue of public debt in Pakistan has received a lot of attention from every concerned quarter. They have been many debates,...
An eye for detail
Passion for the vintage stuff – from cars to guns – provides an opening to Junaid Ahmed to pioneer in lucrative car detailing business
Is the cement sector overvalued?
The cement sector in Pakistan has had its rough spots, but one could always look at the last decade and say, here...