What happened at Habib Bank in New York?
The Grand Central Terminal in New York is, by some measures, the largest train station in the world, covering 48 acres in...
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
ICI: I see, do you?
The company’s financial year started with a bang as it eyes significant structural changes in the coming months
With prices on the rise, Pakistan’s employers must go above & beyond
With Pakistan experiencing the highest inflation rate in 50 years, employers are confronted with the mammoth task of ensuring that each employee is adequately compensated. Profit therefore provides three simple steps on how this can be achieved
Is MDR creating a two-tiered banking system?
Recent results show how the banking sector differs for different participants
Merger between Gatron Industries and Novatex approved by Balochistan High Court
Polyester companies allowed to combine operations; both supply raw materials to the non-cotton textile industry
Wheat woes – Our need and inability to grow more
Severely hit by climate change and a weak supply-chain, Pakistan’s most important crop is under threat
What has Ignite achieved?
How effective has Ignite's multiple initiatives been in the light of recent bureaucratic constraints?
Pakistan’s Microfinance Sector: Another year, another calamity
Floods are likely to wash away all post-pandemic progress of the sector
What’s your credit history?
How Pakistan needs to help out its credit bureaus - for its own good
As Pakistan’s IT sector booms, software companies and startups lock horns over tech talent
The lack of tech sector professionals as well as the conflict between the startups and software houses has distorted pay parities
How the pandemic gave Pakistani denim a second life
If exports are to stay high, there must be a focus on how we produce rather than how much
Virgin Atlantic packs its bags. But is it for the last time?
Three years and over 2 lakh passengers later, Virgin Atlantic ends operations in Pakistan
Can fintech help finally unlock financing for small businesses?
Despite all the State Bank and SECP’s attempts to help small businesses attract more financing, SME lending remains in the doldrums. Fintech could be part of the solution, but first everyone needs to admit that the problem is the FBR.
Big banks are all set to run the open market. What does it solve and what it doesn’t
In early September, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) made a decisive move, signalling that it had had enough. It unfurled a...