What’s an American serial entrepreneur doing in Pakistan? Changing the way you bank, that’s what
In September 2018, 29-year old college drop out and serial entrepreneur Brandon Timinsky was invited to come visit Pakistan by an old...
Inside the secret $1.5 million stealth direct-to-consumer startup from Unilever Pakistan
Why would one of the largest consumer goods companies try to pivot towards a hinterto untried-in-Pakistan strategy?
The TikTok economy
From a platform to dance on to a platform to grow one’s business on, the Chinese social media company has rapidly gained share as one of the biggest places for Pakistani small business owners to market their products and services
As bored Pakistanis turn to cycling, bicycle sales and crime runs rife
Pakistan has seen a rising trend of luxury imported bicycles on the road ever since the coronavirus pandemic has hit. But with official distributors failing to meet demand, traditional markets have spread their wings.
Sorry, JazzCash & Easypaisa; the fintech revolution for the unbanked is finally here
In October 2017, the giants of Pakistan’s financial and policy scene met at the most expensive hotel in the federal capital for...
The extraordinary rise and spectacular crash of Hascol Petroleum
The 12 months ending June 2019 have wreaked havoc to a company that has been the bright star of the Pakistani energy...
Fit in Punjab, unfit in Sindh?
In a first, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Karachi registry banned selling and distribution of four brands of packaged milk including Nurpur...
Clicks and confidence: the rise of women nano-influencers in Pakistan
Platforms like CIRCLE and Walee Pakistan are helping budding nano-influencers, as women smash stereotypes and build businesses from their homes
When the taxman meets the tobacco baron
Track and trace has proven effective in moments, but taxation in the tobacco trade is a whole other ball game
Are Telcos too fat to grow?
With limited growth and thinning margins, can cost optimization be the key to long-term sustainability?
Bunny’s sets sights on the capital, plans bread plant in Islamabad
Lahore-based baked goods manufacturer seeks expansion into the wider GT Road belt by setting up shop near the federal capital
Local retail pivot helps Gul Ahmed surge
The companies’ sales jumped 60% to Rs53 billion to Rs86 billion in 2021
Microfinance banking sector’s crisis casts shadows over SBP’s financial inclusion strategy
Multiple banks miss financial reporting deadlines, raising alarm over sector's health
Can this Saudi tycoon finally convince the government to waive KE’s problems?
Despite being a minority shareholder in KE, the tycoon visited Pakistan for two days, and tried to remove any impediments for SEP’s proposed acquisition.
ezBike: Revolutionizing Mobility or Just another startup?
The company aims to develop the EV ecosystem in the country but is it that EZ?