Pakistani policy is being made on faulty data: can we fix this?

Pakistan’s National Statistical System is nowhere near where it should be – with consequences for the country’s development

Jazz going in for the kill

It is 6:30 on a Sunday (August 20) evening, a roadside vendor, using open cry method, lures half a dozen men to...

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

Buckle up: KIA Motors enters the 7-seater market

The new Sorento is causing ripples in the market and bodes well for the company, even if an older model is being introduced

Hold-ups in the Privatisation Plans for Pakistan Reinsurance Company and Jinnah Convention Centre

Widely negative market sentiments subdued investor confidence and high volatility have been given as reasons.

Bangladeshi export leftovers are wreaking havoc on Pakistan’s fashion retail industry

Social media marketing means that the local industry is being given a run for its money, by both smuggled and legally imported clothes.

BankIslami’s North Korean entanglement featuring Seth Rogen and the English Premier League

Yes, you read that right, and you’re going to want to keep reading on

Inside the murky world of college counseling

Let’s think of two scenarios. In the first one, you’re rich. Scratch that, you’re filthy rich. Your kid is a middling student...

Are Pakistanis willing to borrow to remodel their homes? Interwood thinks so.

Furniture company Interwood is banking on more Pakistanis wanting nicer kitchens and homes, with the help of financing plans

Servis: the iconic shoe company doubles down on its tyre manufacturing business

The rubber goods manufacturer is setting up a joint venture with foreign investors to expand its production of radial tyres

How Samin Textiles became Waves Home Appliances

Pakistani corporations are looking for alternatives to Initial Public Offerings

Reckitt Benckiser initiates $5 million media review for Pakistan

The Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company has only agreed to shortlist media agencies in Pakistan that are owned by an advertising network or are an affiliate of one.

In a bid to boost sales, Changan to offer financing for its minivans

With no buy back condition on Master Motors, Changan and Bank Alfalah are trying to make comfortable minivans affordable to Pakistani consumers

Should you put Dalda in your portfolio?

On the surface, Dalda Foods looks like the kind of company that has characteristics investors would salivate over: the owner of a...

Pakistan is launching its first development REIT. Should you be interested?

For the first time, Pakistanis will have a chance to have stakes in and become real estate developers. But should they go for it?