The multibillion rupee pension scam

Conventional wisdom dictates that automation, such as bank transfers for pensions and other government benefits, can help alleviate and might even solve...

Freight prices and overloaded ships – the confusing world of supply-chain

A series of bad calls and a shortage of almost everything means shipping costs are finally catching up with economics

Will Cash Margins curtail imports at the cost of digitisation?

The current account deficit is in dire straits. But what are we willing to give up on for its sake?

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...

Textiles industry finally picks up, improving in March

After a long slog in the trenches, things are looking up (with conditions)

EO, entrepreneurs ‘special tea club’

Why is arguably Pakistan's second largest body after APTMA so disconnected from the outside world

After Atlas’ investment, Integration Xperts eyes early IPO

The recent years have been a good time to be a startup in Pakistan. While the ongoing pandemic may have slowed things...

The path of least resistance: the rise of whitelabeled e-commerce

Creating the path of least resistance, three Pakistani-owned software as a service (SaaS) companies are taking merchants online with the least complex number of steps

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,...

Turbulence in the oil and gas sector

Mari Petroleum is most likely to succeed and Pakistan Oilfields is expected to have the highest decline in what is a serious disruption in oil and gas production

When is the right time to buy a home?

Several factors influence the right time to buy a home, but most of them revolve around personal preferences rather than circumstances

The coronavirus pandemic has been bad for business at Shifa International Hospitals

Far from flooding hospitals, the public health scare has caused people to stay away from hospitals, driving down revenue at Pakistan’s only publicly listed hospital company

The seesaw of Covid-19 regulations that have pulverized the restaurant industry

With every new wave and every new variant, restaurants suffer a little more and there doesn’t seem any way out

Pakistan has a nascent esports industry that can grow much bigger

The increase in number of esports tournaments with pool prizes worth up to Rs 20 million indicates growing potential in the industry

Blowing hot and cold: banks and the government at loggerheads over windfall tax

Banks retaliate to 40% additional income tax on foreign exchange which could have generated a revenue of more than Rs 40 billion for the cash-strapped government