JPMorgan recommends Pakistani government bonds to its global clients
To read JPMorgan’s latest emerging markets research on Pakistan is to read a basic laundry list of ‘things foreign investors like’. Stable...
Arif Habib, Yunus Brothers, Mari Petroleum to start mining company in Balochistan
Industrial and financial conglomerates backing a venture that will help extract mineral resources from Pakistan’s poorest province
Your new car probably isn’t arriving any time soon because of a global semiconductor shortage
With a global semiconductor shortage, Pakistani automobile manufacturers have no option but to delay deliveries
Ladies and gentlemen, here are your digital banks
With the central bank finally issuing NOCs for setting up digital banks, Profit looks at the contenders and their intentions
Ladies and gentlemen, meet PSO; the fintech company and Rs 1.7 billion VC fund
Is the state-owned enterprise doing the right thing by venturing into fintech and the world of venture capital?
Bykea’s battle for survival
The company has made a gambit to try and earn a spot in car-hailing. But will they make it?
As rainfall swept Karachi, banks failed to notify customers about flooded lockers
Customers of at least three banks – Habib Metropolitan, UBL, and Samba – are complaining that banks did not do enough to inform them their valuables had been damaged by monsoon water.
The economics of Tableeghi Jamaat
Raiwind – a small city at the outskirts of Lahore – is home to one of the largest religious movements in South:...
Habib Bank’s most interesting statistic for 2020
Pakistan’s largest bank grew its consumer lending by a whopping Rs 11.2 billion in 2020. But who exactly did it lend all this money to, and why this could have significant consequences for the broader economy
Scrappy, cunning, and unrelenting – how Faisal Movers dethroned Daewoo
There has been a silent transition in the inter-city bus business. This is the story of how it happened
Strong profits at Engro allow Dawood Hercules to pay off debts early
Company plans to pay down entirety of its long-term debt in 2021, at least one year ahead of schedule
A beauty-full idea
The maroon and gold themed reception; expensive chandeliers hung on the glittery paneled roof; lavish decoration; dramatic background music; velvet sofa arrangements;...
Should you put Dalda in your portfolio?
On the surface, Dalda Foods looks like the kind of company that has characteristics investors would salivate over: the owner of a...
The Lucky-Irani smuggling circus at the Balochistan border
The 909-kilometre long Pakistan-Iran border is largely desolate and sparsely populated. But along this stretch of land, smuggling is a way of life
As bored Pakistanis turn to cycling, bicycle sales and crime runs rife
Pakistan has seen a rising trend of luxury imported bicycles on the road ever since the coronavirus pandemic has hit. But with official distributors failing to meet demand, traditional markets have spread their wings.