Collapse in demand hits chemical manufacturing sector
Is there no sector of the economy that the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected? Look no further: the chemicals sector, which has...
The pandemic will hit bank earnings, but they have the capital buffers to walk it off
For all their pomp, and obsession with optics, banks in Pakistan do not actually do that well. And Murad Ansari, analyst at...
The promising life and tragic death of Inov8
Founders of Pakistan’s most valuable fintech, Bashir and Hasnain Sheikh squandered potential that they had for years, all the while trying to ‘fake it till you make it’. This is their story: a business tragedy in five parts, and the hamartia is hubris
Pakistan needs a data privacy law. The Personal Data Protection Bill is not up to the challenge
While the 2020 Personal Data Protection Bill helps protect citizens against abuses by private companies, it does little to protect citizens from abuses of data privacy by the government itself
Despite losing constantly, Lahore Qalandars is gunning to be ‘the’ Pakistani brand, if the PCB will let it
The Rana brothers are hoping to turn Lahore Qalandars into the Pakistani Manchester United and a symbol of the country. But LQ’s often brilliant marketing is dogged by its horrific performance in the field.
Nishat Mills: the PPE orders help, but do not make up for the loss of exports
You may have seen the same posts floating around on your Instagram feed or Facebook timeline: a high-end fashion designer in Pakistan,...
How Sehat Kahani is fighting Covid-19 through telemedicine in Pakistan
The Covid-19 pandemic took the world by surprise. It not only made a gigantic dent within the healthcare facilities globally, but also...
Can Careem crack the super-app code?
Pakistan’s largest tech company has gotten people used to the idea of paying for rides online. Will it now succeed in creating its own online ecosystem?
The lockdowns devastated consumer spending, but food and pharmaceutical companies remain resilient
Pakistan consumer companies, a handy catch-all term, is a bit of a misnomer. The trajectory of a company’s revenue and profitability depends...
Covid and the economic slowdown hit the auto sector hard, but the outlook for 2021 and beyond looks brighter
Is there any silver lining for the automobile sector in the pretty awful year that has been 2020? Yes, and that is...
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
Why foreign investors love MCB Bank
The bank’s conservative lending style, coupled with a management that foreign investors have come to trust, explains much of the premium in its valuation recently
Despite surge in Corona cases, what makes traders push for a complete opening of the economy?
A look into the ‘trader mindset'
The locusts are new, the wheat crisis is not.
Pakistan has faced food shortages before. Here is what we can learn from them.
Mobilink Microfinance claims to be Pakistan’s largest digital bank. Is it?
The beginnings of the microfinance sector in Pakistan can be traced back to the very earliest rural development projects funded by donors....