Kia’s new Sportage: When a small price gap tells a bigger story
As dealers command premiums, Kia's hybrid pricing strategy reveals a calculated gamble
A 5% rise in petrol consumption indicates stability in consumer spending
The rise in diesel consumption may indicate an increase in commercial transportation and agricultural production
Fertilizer sales down 6% as weakness in farm sector continues
Farmers struggle as a combination of crop failures and rising prices squeeze their pocket books, and agricultural credit fails to fill in the gap
Battle for KE’s ownership heats up
A flurry of letters from January have surfaced, indicating a growing battle for control of Pakistan’s first vertically integrated electric company
Spiritual guidance and business genius: The life and times of the Aga Khan
Prince Karim Al-Husseini controlled a massive fortune matched only by the huge impact he had on the world and Pakistan
Coke and Pepsi (to name just two) took a hit from the BDS movement. Local brands bottled the opportunity
McDonald’s, KFC, Coca Cola, Pepsico are among the companies that saw a significant, often major, downturn in sales following the genocide in Gaza, but over time, their numbers have returned largely to normal out of ‘boycott fatigue’
Can Pakistan get its spectrum strategy straight?
A new GSMA analysis highlights Pakistan's spectrum opportunities
Can this grand-old Pakistani company make a comeback?
Back in the 1960s, Batala Engineering was a shining beacon of what a Pakistani company could be. Today, it is trying to recover from decades of mismanagement and misuse
Pakistan’s electric bike market: breaking through or breaking down?
Despite the promise, the EV sector grapples with its own challenges
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
Do big businesses undermine Pakistan’s competition laws?
The CCP has more than 500 pending cases languishing in the courts. Is that what makes them inefficient or is there more to the story?
The govt is kicking the wheat deregulation can down the road
Pakistan’s wheat subsidy problem has been feeding commercial banks instead of farmers and end-consumers. Why won’t the government get rid of this behemoth we do not need?
In Pakistan’s high-end hairstyling business, a not-so-new player makes a move
For 16 years, the Lebanese hairstylist Michael Kanaan has been running a small, secretive, super-selective, luxury salon. Why is he expanding to Lahore now?
Security Paper and the case of the delayed elections
The company has not held its elections and there is little chance it will happen anytime soon
Asset management taking off? Not yet
By some measures, the Pakistani asset management industry is the largest it has ever been. By other measures, it has not even recovered its 2008 peak yet