A hitchhiker’s guide to shareholder activism
You wake up one day and learn that your relatives have decided to return your portion of your grandfather’s inheritance (yes, an...
Out of the grey list, still in the grey!
If you have tried to receive money from a foreign country or tried sending some money abroad, you might be familiar with...
State Bank’s LC approvals cast a shadow on Avanceon’s earnings
The publicly listed company’s PKR revenues grow to Rs4.6bn for 9-months of 2022 from Rs3.5 billion last year, but on the back of massive exchange rate gain of Rs1.64bn
Hello, can I take your order from 6500 miles away?
Percy is looking to outsource cashier services to developing countries and tap into the very prevalent labour arbitrage
Pakistan’s most successful designer brand is in trouble. But why?
With Élan looking for investors to come in and inject equity, we look back at how Khadijah Shah made and possibly broke her fashion empire
The Legend of Moola Jatt
The record shattering film created a stir by demanding new financial sharing formulas with cinema houses, creating a stand-off with cinema owners. The verdict is out on who won
The road to IFRS 9: A bumpy ride towards global standardisation
The Pakistani regulator is prepping the industry for the inevitable adoption of the new accounting standard
The motorcycle story
By far the most commonly driven vehicle in Pakistan, the humble motorcycle has a long, fascinating, history
How shareholder activism made the billion-dollar Lakson Group listen
A unique case of minority shareholder activism being successful, Merit Packaging has seen an impressive turn around
Up a river without a paddle
River Edge sounds like a serene place in England, nestled by a flowing blue river and on a land populated by forever...
Marriage apps are here. Which one would you choose?
In the background of the big fat shaadi industry, two new apps are hoping to tap into how people meet
Crop Talk: Tea’s iron grip
Tea’s dark past can only be eclipsed by its very apparent potential
India won’t play cricket in Pakistan. We don’t need them to
The PCB and cricket fans alike want to see India playing on our shores. But despite being iced out, Pakistan cricket has beaten the odds and thrived
Little cars, big money: The Suzuki Playbook
In the under 1300cc segment, there is no Big Three. There is just the Big One: Suzuki
RLNG: Winter is coming
With the world in the midst of an energy crisis, the upcoming winter is going to be challenging for a number of reasons, especially with regards to Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG)