Pakistan Refinery shut down by Karachi rains

Torrential downpour washes away a crucial pipeline for the refinery, putting its operations into suspension until it can conduct a damage assessment

Could Malaysia be the answer to Pakistan’s trade woes?

Pakistan and Malaysia have had the infrastructure to become major trading partners in place for years, but have failed to do so

The auditors want to leave

Deloitte’s left, and EY is reportedly on the verge of a similar decision. We explain what is happening and why it can hit Pakistan hard

Najam Sethi’s turnaround of Mitchell’s off to slow, but promising start

The company has narrowed its losses and increased its firepower, setting itself up for a financial recovery

Rafay Baloch: The Digital Exterminator

While surfing his social media account in 2008 on the now-defunct Orkut, Rafay Baloch, then 16, came across a software application meant...

China wants to move to Faisalabad, the FIEDMC is setting up shop for them

Mian Kashif Ashfaq kicked off the new year side by side with Prime Minister Imran Khan at the launch of the state...

How to fix the Pakistani economy: Dr Hafiz A. Pasha

The government should formulate a clear trade strategy, and then subsidise industries that can compete globally

PSX’s hospitality and taxation troubles – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse

A lot was happening this week, with suggestions to have the PSX learn something from lawn mania, SMEs having a smug moment,...

Early elections? The ECP has to scale the delimitation mountain first

As elections loom, the ECP races against the clock to complete delimitation in four months

Unity Foods Limited all set to issue Rs3bn Sukuk to fund working capital requirements

An unlikely spinning mill decided to switch gears three years ago, and enter the edible oil industry three years ago. It then...

Haball: The rising fintech company digitising supply chain ecosystem

Haball is another fintech company trying to digitize the supply chain ecosystem. But how is it different from others trying to do the same thing, and why is the SBP banking on its success?

The death of Pakistani Basmati

Pakistan has a competitive advantage in premium Basmati Rice. The advantage, along with Pakistan's unique kind of premium rice, is set to die. How did we get here?

Is financial inclusion overrated?

There is simply no music in the financial inclusion ballad for the many that are unbanked

How to fix the Pakistani economy: Dr S Akbar Zaidi

Technocratic solutions are not enough; Pakistan needs to have major political parties agree on the broad contours of economic policy

Are matchmaking events disrupting the rishta aunty business?

The commoditization of matchmaking is not a novel concept but it might be finally on its way to be a formal business sector