Not just another fad: Cloud kitchens are here to stay
Hastened by the coronavirus pandemic, cloud kitchens may revolutionize the way the $20 billion restaurant industry works in Pakistan
Microfinance Banks on the verge of crisis?
The sector is sitting on a ticking bomb in the shape of loans at the risk of default, a situation triggered by the pandemic
Davaam, the refill station startup, has a $120,000 grant from the World Bank. What are they using it for?
Davaam’s whole thing is sustainability. Their immediate plan is to reduce plastic waste and fight period poverty
Are Telcos too fat to grow?
With limited growth and thinning margins, can cost optimization be the key to long-term sustainability?
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
Cement industry riding a profit boom but bracing for a softer quarter
Eid tends to slow down construction activity, but after a rough few years, the industry finally has some breathing room
How can the Asaan Mobile Account change Pakistan?
Pakistan has a huge unbanked population. How can AMA make them prosper?
Smuggled vapes from China are poisoning Pakistan
Since BAT pulled their vaping product, Vuse, from the market, nearly all of the vapes being sold in Pakistan are illegally smuggled. With a criminally unregulated market to play around in, just how big is this business?
Why Sheikh Imranul Haque’s imprisonment should terrify Corporate Pakistan
Sheikh Imranul Haque has been in jail for approximately one month and nobody in the government – not even the serious looking...
Blood and billions: Inside Pakistan’s drug trade
How do drugs get into Pakistan, how are they marketed, sold, and eventually consumed?
Ladies and gentlemen, here are your digital banks
With the central bank finally issuing NOCs for setting up digital banks, Profit looks at the contenders and their intentions
A beauty-full idea
The maroon and gold themed reception; expensive chandeliers hung on the glittery paneled roof; lavish decoration; dramatic background music; velvet sofa arrangements;...
OLX Group-backed CarFirst has shut down in Pakistan. Here’s why
After more than five years in operations, the OLX backed car trading platform CarFirst found itself out of business not with a...
Electric rickshaws: Between Yellow-brick and Lytton road
On the precipice of having their registration approved, electric rickshaws now face an uphill battle to win over everyone