Habib Bank makes the pivot towards FinTech
Pakistan’s largest bank announces a big push into branchless banking, investments in technology infrastructure
Can Pakistan afford to build its tourism industry?
Do we have what it takes to manage the damaging effects of large scale tourism?
Will the new boss at the PSX clean house?
The new CEO of the country’s only stock exchange has big plans to expand investor participation in Pakistan. But does he dare take on the power of the brokers?
Saudi investors exit Pakistan’s largest pharmacy chain. What happened and why?
From its origins as part of the Servis Group to multiple changes in ownership since its inception in 2005, Servaid has undergone an eventful two decades in existence
The TRG stock phenomenon, explained
Or how everyone in Pakistan suddenly discovered the existence of the company
Would the RAAST revolution live up to its promise?
With RAAST poised to bring instant payments and rapid digitization, the banks are concerned about the heavy-handed approach of the SBP
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
All you wanted to know about how to build your own Pakistani e-commerce business (but didn’t know who to ask)
A top executive at one of the leading e-commerce companies in Pakistan breaks down the contours and possible future path of the industry
Elahi Group bidding to buy Mian Textiles
Why is a well established diversified group pursuing a textile mill that hasn’t operated for three years?
Is Fauji Foods finally standing on its own two feet?
After years of using the Fauji Foundation as a financial crutch, Fauji Foods reports consecutive profit growth for the first time
Pakistan’s equity markets are getting more sophisticated. Will investors notice?
March 24 should have technically been a good day for the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Right after Pakistan Day, the PSX was finally...
Inside the stealth online grocery distribution unit by Unilever Pakistan
Having experimented with online marketplaces and e-tailers for a number of years and seen the growth of e-commerce, including the growing pains for doing so, Unilever Pakistan has set aside a $1 million investment to launch its own owned e-commerce site for all its products, across the B2B and B2C product portfolio. Profit has the exclusive.
So you want to have a credit card in Pakistan? Here’s all you need to know
Credit cards are treated with suspicion in Pakistan. But what does the average citizen need to know about holding (or not holding) plastic money
Why PIA will never go the way of Air India
This was always a non-starter, but putting the two airlines side-by-side is still worth it
Why renegotiating the IPP contracts may cause more problems than it solves
The government is effectively saying that its word is only good as long as it remains in power; in addition, it is clear that some power plants were more equal than others in the renegotiation process