After three years in the wilderness, can Summit Bank be resurrected?

After being frozen in time for three years, the bank is making quick moves to get back in the race

The return of the auto-loan defaults?

With the KIBOR, inflation, and credit for auto-loans at a historic high, should customers and the industry be worried about outstanding auto loans?

Chart malfunctions and the future of rotis – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse

This week, we look at differences of opinions. Different opinions are vital to healthy debate and are at the soul of the...

As Samaa drowns in losses, Aleem Khan offers to buy the channel

The story of Samaa will eventually be the story of every news channel in Pakistan

Filmmaking and sport — where will Pakistan be in 2097?

There were two women that took the stage at the #Next75 event recently organised by talks@engro. Both have done firsts for Pakistan....

Highnoon meets the hype

After being named a high-performance company by Forbes, Highnoon performed highly

Stuck in a loop – the week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse

Petrol Pumps strike currently going ahead as announced for July 18 (Monday) they are protesting increasing operational costs and demanding an increase...

Why the IMF wants two private banks to recapitalize

In the recent staff report published by the IMF, two private sector banks were specifically highlighted. Why? And how do they plan on dealing with this?

Telcos Energy Concerns: Unnecessary Whining or a Genuine Problem?

The telecom sector claims to be suffering from the high energy costs but is it an exaggeration or a reality?

FranklinCovey wants to change the culture of Corporate Pakistan. Will it?

At a quaint brunch on MM Alam Road in Lahore, a small cross section of corporate Pakistan is gathered to meet a...

Chilgozza supremacy – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

The truly inspiring moment that shines through from last week is Muzzamil Aslam eating chilgozay on live television. People have criticised him...

Will BusCaro be the one to finally say BusCaro to burning VC funding?

Shaking off the ashes of Airlift and Swvl, BusCaro looks to have a crack at the commuting and mobility space with a twist

Another feather in Sialkot’s much-festooned cap

Amongst the town and cities of the undivided Punjab – quite like, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Lyallpur, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur – Sialkot, the north-eastern...

How one of Pakistan’s oldest banks cleaned up its act

Despite a dearth of problems ranging from bureaucratic issues to getting banned from engaging in business altogether, the bank managed to stand tall and steered itself from a state of losses to profits

Could the KSE-100 hit 60,000 by 2021? JS Global seems to think so

Given the recent beginnings of the economic recovery in Pakistan, what can investors in the equity markets expect as far as returns...