The rishta aunty business playbook
It isn’t quite a formal business sector yet, but in the near future it might be
How Akhuwat impacts lives through the miracle of interest-free microfinance
$500 million worth of loans disbursed to 2.2 million families over a period of 16 years
The cement sector’s Goldilocks conundrum
The industry carried out capacity expansion but now the economy has slowed down. What’s next?
Is the cement cartel back in action?
As the construction industry is given packages and concessions to get back up on its feet, does the rise in cement prices that followed mean the cement sector is back to its old tricks?
KE and Shell Pakistan’s MOU
What if a large conglomerate like Shell Pakistan, and K-Electric, the electricity provider to the largest city in the country, decided to sign a MoU to explore the possibility of electric charging stations in Karachi?
Why do advertisers in Pakistan ignore Snapchat?
A culture which punishes executives from deviating from the status quo is a toxic environment for ideas and experimentation
Elahi Group bidding to buy Mian Textiles
Why is a well established diversified group pursuing a textile mill that hasn’t operated for three years?
Airbnb gains traction in Pakistan and no one has noticed
The app is rapidly finding users, even though it has not yet customized its platform for the local market’s needs
Lucky Cement expands production capacity in its northern plant
The company decides to expand its production capacity at Pezu by 3.15 million tons, in light of favourable cement industry conditions
Can drip irrigation eradicate Pakistan’s water crisis and food insecurity?
To save water, the country needs to replace its age-old method of irrigating crops with improved
yield and quality being tangible benefits
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...
Financial inclusion, Waqar Zaka, and the reign of twitter – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Has the Twitter community finally had its voice heard in the corridors of power?
The scapegoating of Byco… and what it says about Pakistan’s energy sector
The government controls more than two-thirds of the oil and gas sector in the country, and yet manages to find ways to blame market inefficiencies on the private sector
Pretty outside, ugly inside: How Pakistani banks window dressed their books to avoid new taxes
Government orders banks to either start lending to the private sector or pay higher taxes. Banks do neither, in the process set many new records, and yet get away with it
Large-scale industry continues to contract, agriculture shows promise
It comes as no surprise to any observer of the Pakistani economy that large-scale manufacturing continues to decline in output. For the...