The cluelessness of Standard Chartered’s Pakistan strategy
Stand outside the branch of Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan on Karachi’s historic McLeod Road, and it is difficult to escape a sense...
Would the RAAST revolution live up to its promise?
With RAAST poised to bring instant payments and rapid digitization, the banks are concerned about the heavy-handed approach of the SBP
Pakistanis do not hold $20 billion in crypto. Here’s why
The misconception came from a confusion between assets held and volume traded
The magnetic pull of Zainab
After attending his classes at the Karachi University, Adnan Khan occasionally navigates towards Zainab Market, ignoring several glitzier shopping malls along the...
Is Ernst & Young about to exit Pakistan?
Ernst & Young, the global accounting and professional services firm that goes by its brand name EY, is re-evaluating its relationship with...
Local retail pivot helps Gul Ahmed surge
The companies’ sales jumped 60% to Rs53 billion to Rs86 billion in 2021
The mechanics behind the panadol shortage
Raids, hoarding and over regulating — You probably need a Panadol to figure out what’s going on
In a bid to boost sales, Changan to offer financing for its minivans
With no buy back condition on Master Motors, Changan and Bank Alfalah are trying to make comfortable minivans affordable to Pakistani consumers
Closing the year with a bang: 2023 tech funding looks up
After nine long months of a funding drought, startup funding has taken a sharp turn for the better in the fourth quarter of 2023
Why content is king for Propergaanda
When one thinks about hard hitting topics such as social issues and politics, one does not imagine a huge Gaanda aka a...
Change of guard at the helm of International Industries
Riyaz Chinoy steps down, Kamal Chinoy takes his place. Will things be more of the same?
The GMO oilseed saga comes to a close
More than a year after they were first stopped, the Sindh High Court has allowed the consignments to go ahead
IMF overblows external account concerns?
Interview: Najam Ali, CEO, Next Capital
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came up with a dire warning for our policymakers last week:...
All that stands between PEMRA and direct to home services
A decade-long crackdown by the FIA against illegal Indian devices has done nothing to sway the ease of doing business and bringing in the biggest investment in Pakistan’s electronic media history
The great local government gambit
The PLGA 2022 brings a lot to the table. But will it meet the same fate as previous attempts to enshrine a third tier of political and economic governance?