Demonetisation — a solution to Pakistan’s woes or another disaster?
There have been proposals that demonetising Rs 5,000 notes will help combat tax evasion and black money. But what would such a move entail?
S*th–The Four Letter S-word In Corporate Pakistan
We would like to state at the outset that we do not condone the worst attributes of seth culture in companies. Treating...
ACCAs will outnumber CAs in Pakistan this year. What does that mean for the accounting market?
It is one of the strangest facts about Corporate Pakistan: there is, and has been for decades, a massive shortage of accountants...
Another day, another fraudulent housing society
Like many others, the Grand Avenue Housing Project is based on lies and deception
Our corn industry suffers from a ma(i)ze of problems, and it’s set to miss out on a gold rush
We’re surprisingly very good at it, but just not good enough for the largest buyer on a shopping spree
Habib Metropolitan: the proudly old-fashioned bank
Habib Metropolitan Bank has one of the fastest growing deposit bases among middle market banks in Pakistan, a branch network that has...
Survive or Thrive – how eCommerce reacted to C19 lockdown
After the pandemic-induced lockdown, online marketplaces and e-tailers braced themselves in a spike in demand following the temporary removal of international modern trade (IMT) and local modern trade (LMT) from the equation. They had to make a decision: adapt or die?
Coffee Wagera – The story of a growing local franchise
Despite the pandemic, Mushtaq Panjwani has managed to sell a number of franchises
The rupee is falling. Let it crash
Why letting the currency exchange rate fall may help fix some (but not all) of the structural flaws in the economy
Inside the digital media newsrooms of Pakistan
With more than half of the population’s access to the internet, the digital landscape is fertile soil not just for information and narrative-building, but also for business
Despite high profits this company’s share price is low. Can it be intentional?
Towellers, a publicly listed textile export company from Pakistan, is doubling its profits every year, but its boss ladies don't want the world to find out. What gives?
Cement does well – again
The construction sector’s lobbying went a long way in the cement industry keeping its head up
The PSX will react to the elections. Here’s how you make the most of it
With elections on the horizon, what can be expected at the stock market, and can you manipulate it to your own advantage?
What does it mean to be a progressive farmer?
One of the largest land-owning families in Pakistan and possibly the last of the great farmer-politicians — Ali Tareen talks about agriculture and climate change
The Careem playbook, decoded
And what it can tell about the future of other mass-market, consumer-facing technology businesses in Pakistan