Habib Metro shows how (not) to compete against the big boys and win
Habib Metro is a boring, unexciting bank. It’s neither big nor small. Nobody uses its credit card. It won’t serve you if...
Huawei, postmodern China in microcosm
Coinciding with Deng Xiaoping’s inspired new modernization design to transform People’s Republic of China around 13 years post the Cultural Revolution turmoil,...
Interview: David-Dohyung Kim, Director, Global Brand Management
Huawei, constantly redefining the future of technology
Q: What has taken Huawei so long to become the brand it has? What is your...
How high should a high-rise be
The members of the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) heaved a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court judgement allowed construction...
An economic imperative: Adding women to Pakistan’s workforce in substantive numbers
Working longer hours than the usual nine-to-five, her day starting at 9 am but extended up to 7 pm a little more...
Social media changing female entrepreneurship dynamic
Maham Sohail runs a food delivery service page on Facebook, Home Bakers. As the title suggests, she delivers homemade food items of...
PSL: Good cricket but bad business
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is said to be raking in somewhere around Rs1.7 billion annually in revenue through its flagship event,...
Why ‘no profit’ still makes Zong happy
Faraz Ahmed, a resident of Anda Mor, North Karachi, wakes up at four every morning and sets off to his vendor’s home...
What makes AkzoNobel go bullish on Pakistan?
With a board meeting, a product launch and the company’s business review all crammed together, Jeremy Rowe, AkzoNobel’s managing director for decorative...
The FATF ‘grey list’ means more trouble for Pakistan than you think
At Profit, we have normally tried to stay away from politics as much as possible in our coverage of Pakistan’s economy. This...
Sugar Sharks: How does the most powerful lobby in Pakistan get its way?
Scores of sugarcane-laden lorries are parked on the main road in front of an abandoned car-making plant in Sujawal district, about 130...
Is Treet Corporation Pakistan’s next big conglomerate?
Syed Sheharyar Ali is now the fourth generation of his family to be a major business owner in the region that is...
E-commerce: Where does Pakistan stand?
Pundits predict hitting $1 billion mark by 2020
In today’s digital world where the West is positioned firmly in the e-commerce market,...
Lethal medicine
Old furniture scrap and dried leaves scattered on the floor welcome whoever enters this worn-out Raj era building that houses an important...
Fit in Punjab, unfit in Sindh?
In a first, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Karachi registry banned selling and distribution of four brands of packaged milk including Nurpur...