Whether you pick fight or flight, both choices come at a cost
A large number of Pakistanis trying to flee, find themselves in a black market for Visas
Paper palace – the business behind banknotes
The sole makers of security papers in Pakistan, SEPL is doing well but it can do even better
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
EY is evaluating an internal spin-off
The ambitious plan could see the Pakistan operations changing structure
Pakistan’s cellphone industry: A prospective $15 billion exporter or another automotive-style catastrophe
If not India’s success, recent domestic disruptions should force reflection upon what we want the sector to be and, more importantly, what it should not be
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?
The mechanics behind the panadol shortage
Raids, hoarding and over regulating — You probably need a Panadol to figure out what’s going on
Why luxury car importers are prone to fraud – the case of Porsche in Pakistan
Profit takes a look at the murky business of luxury cars importers in Pakistan
Are you a young doctor in Pakistan? Run
Underpaid, overworked, and with surprisingly few options available the best financial decision for young doctors in Pakistan is to leave
Some brokerages pay their CEOs very well. But do their numbers justify the remuneration?
Looking at any CEO’s salary in isolation is sort of pointless. It has to be contextualized against performance. We attempted to do exactly that
Does growing off-season crops in tunnels makes for a good business?
It's the first thing they teach you in economics class, demand and supply. The higher the demand for a product and the...
Pretty outside, ugly inside: How Pakistani banks window dressed their books to avoid new taxes
Government orders banks to either start lending to the private sector or pay higher taxes. Banks do neither, in the process set many new records, and yet get away with it
Q Block: The Next Generation
How one crop of ministers has dominated economic decision-making in Pakistan, and the contenders to eventually replace them
Crop Talk: Tomayto or Tomahto — just let there be more
Last week we talked about onions. A hard vegetable that has a delicate constitution when it is in the growing stage, but...
Dispute over Reko Diq mines heads towards a settlement
World’s fifth largest copper and gold deposits will finally get to see the sun, as the government of Pakistan and Tethyan Copper Company seem to have reached an agreement regarding the division of shares at 50% each