The rise of Pakistan’s tech services exports
It is low-value, far smaller an industry than that in India, and is actively being strangled by the government. But Pakistan’s white collar techies and tech-enabled services exporters may hold the key to the country's macroeconomic salvation
What is Tania Aidrus’ Dbank up to now?
On 13 January 2023, after a wait of nine months, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) finally unveiled the five successful applicants...
Ufone’s troubles are indeed the government’s problem
As the state-owned telecom operator hemorrhages money, the government deliberately looks away
With interest dwindling, does Pakistan have a climate funding plan?
Foreign funding for climate finance is drying up, what is Pakistan’s strategy to tackle climate related risks?
Interloop’s road ahead
As the economy sees stability, there can be choppy waters ahead for the hosiery behemoth
Pakistan’s first digital bank is here
Does the bank know what it wants to achieve, or is taking a leap of faith?
Logistics industry facing $36 billion losses due to offline trade
Real-time systems and public-private partnerships needed to streamline and digitize trade
Commercial cards could be the trick to unlocking Pakistan’s SME potential
Commercial credit cards represent a high-potential solution to help SMEs digitalize their B2B payments
Thatta Cement recorded stellar profits for 2024. The reasons behind it are simple yet effective
With EPS growth of 600%, the stock price has increased 22 times and it seems the company is just getting started
The state of higher education in Pakistan
How educated is the Pakistani workforce, and what is it prepared for, especially in the age of AI?
Smuggled vapes from China are poisoning Pakistan
Since BAT pulled their vaping product, Vuse, from the market, nearly all of the vapes being sold in Pakistan are illegally smuggled. With a criminally unregulated market to play around in, just how big is this business?
Inside the Zarea Limited IPO
The B2B platform is looking to raise funding through a public offering. What does the move look like?
The economics of skimpy clothes in Pakistan
The target audience of Landa bazaars is evolving, thanks to culturally deviant consumer demands that the formal sector fails to fulfill
Driven by upper middle class recover, auto sales surge 61%
Larger vehicles appear to have recovered sales numbers faster than smaller ones, suggesting the economic recovery has hit the well off and upper middle class first
Fauji Foods had its best year to date. Could it have been better?
The FMCG company earned its highest profits in 2024, but a deep dive shows the true nuances of these numbers