Copper and gold mines at Chagai: what it could mean for the mining sector

Joint venture between Lucky Cement, Fatima Fertilizer, and Liberty Mills found the new reserves, at a site near other active mining projects

The decade of debt

Behind soaring debt numbers, Pakistan's precarious fiscal tightrope demands urgent action

Pakistan’s maize exports crash 87.19%

Food ministry issues new SOPs to address falling corn export

TRG’s chaos spoils arbitrage opportunity for the stock market

Investors were left ruing the opportunity as Chishti and TRG battled on

Is It Still a Good Time to Open a Padel Court?

Despite the rising number of padel courts opening around the country, it may be a while before the supply of courts outruns the demand

The Tariff Bombshell

What America’s new tariff regime means for Pakistan’s economy, and the status of the dollar as a reserve currency

Hatton National Bank withdraws bid for Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations

Sri Lankan bank was seen as leading contender to acquire the Bangladesh branches for BAFL, which have been up for sale for years

Philip Morris Pakistan posts 77.5% revenue growth in 2024

The company’s surge comes amid export boom and new product launches, though much of the increase domestically came from price increases

Petroleum sales surge 5% in March due to Ramazan and Eid

Intercity travel, coupled with general increased consumption led to volumetric increase in sales for fuel retailers

The Gawala is back!

Loose milk has always been the dominating force in Pakistan’s milk industry, but packaged milk has been on a mission to rout them out. With new taxes and rising inflation, the gawalas are in no mood for mercy

Has Pakistan found a plan to turn its power liabilities into strategic assets?

Pakistan plans to use its excess electricity production for establishing Pakistan as a hub of blockchain technology but is it a viable solution?

What is driving crypto payment adoption?

Many view crypto as a hedge against currency depreciation

Searle is lagging the pharmaceutical sector. Its recovery might be just around the corner

The pharmaceutical company has had lackluster numbers in recent times. All that might be about to change

Corporate profits down 1% in 2024, but some sectors soar

Energy was the biggest drag, driven by volatile prices and demand; absent that laggard, profits at Corporate Pakistan rose 8% in 2024

Cement royalty hike in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: a price shock and legal deadlock await

Peshawar attempts what Lahore has already tried: extracting more taxes out of the cement industry. The all-but-certain lawsuit and stay order are likely to make the bad policy idea ineffective anyway