The year that was: The highs and lows of the stock market

Continued waves of Covid-19 marred what was supposed to be a strong recovery year

Pakistanis do not hold $20 billion in crypto. Here’s why

The misconception came from a confusion between assets held and volume traded

Newsmakers 2021

Profit takes a look back at the most significant names that were in the headlines for the year past, what note they ended their year on, and what the year ahead might have in store for them

Airlift may have hit a billion, but is it for real?

There is more than meets the eye in Airlift’s evolution from mass transit startup to a quick commerce unicorn

Who will buy Samba Bank and why?

A set of traditional and non-traditional buyers are lining up to make their bid for Pakistan’s smallest bank

Who cares what the State Bank has to say any more?

The SBP has to put money where its mouth is to make the market believe it

Gas shortages hit, Refinery closures loom

Gas shortages have forced disconnections for industry while refineries closures are looming around the country due to rising furnace oil stocks that the power sector is not lifting. This winter finds the country in an unusually sharp fuel supply crisis. All this was foreseen when tenders for winter LNG cargoes failed and refiners were warning for months of forced closures if their inventories continue mounting. Profit brings you a close look at the unfolding crisis.

How can the Asaan Mobile Account change Pakistan?

Pakistan has a huge unbanked population. How can AMA make them prosper?

Grocery delivery and meme game – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

This week there seemed to be a lot of talk about grocery delivery and how the so-called disruptions aren’t disruptions as much...

Will the SBP continue to be strung along by “greedy” banks?

Banks will do what’s best for their profits. Shouldn’t the government and SBP be more prudent?

The calm before the storm

With new car models set to be launched by major assemblers, the immediate future will be interesting

Inflation ripples reach the banks

The utterly absurd prices in the market have caused great trepidation across the board

How Daraz used cricket as a customer acquisition strategy

Daraz used a classic shoppertainment strategy to acquire customers. It worked

How far will the tremors of Sialkot travel?

City of exporters braces for fallout from within and without

Mari shareholders have an exceptional year

With high sales and the lifting of its dividend distribution cap, things are looking up for Mari