From Tashkent to Karachi: What does Uzbekistan’s billion dollar tech giant Uzum want in Pakistan?
Uzum has a clear playbook that brought them great success in Uzbekistan: by positioning themselves at the intersection where eCommerce and fintech meet. Could they pull it off in Pakistan too?
Blood and billions: Inside Pakistan’s drug trade
How do drugs get into Pakistan, how are they marketed, sold, and eventually consumed?
What has Ignite achieved?
How effective has Ignite's multiple initiatives been in the light of recent bureaucratic constraints?
Nearly a trillion rupees have disappeared from the books of the Punjab Govt
The misappropriation of funds meant for local governments indicates that the bureaucrats running the finance division and successive administrations have either been woefully unaware of constitutional requirements or have remained willfully ignorant
What is the banking industry thinking?
PBA holds the first Banking Summit, what does it mean for the banking industry and the broader economy?
Are coworking spaces a viable asset class in Pakistan?
The rise of coworking spaces has captivated everyone, is it the impetus needed for the commercial real estate industry?
Three pivots later, how will agritech startup Tazah deal with the international e-commerce business?
Tazah’s $6.5m preseed funding is fueling a strategic third pivot from agritech to cross-border e-commerce
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 authorised to...
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
