Is the First Women Bank Limited too pink to fail? We hope so
If a ‘bank’ created for ‘women’, fails to either serve women, or function as a viable commercial bank, then why should it...
TRG’s chaos spoils arbitrage opportunity for the stock market
Investors were left ruing the opportunity as Chishti and TRG battled on
Where some see a massive water shortage, others see commercial opportunity
In an article published last year in Dawn, writer Khurram Husain had assessed that under the Supreme Court’s “Dam Fund” announced by...
Inflation climbs up again
Think back to the beginning of the year 2020. A simpler time, pre-Covid-19, pre economy crumbling, when the biggest concern Pakistan had...
S*th–The Four Letter S-word In Corporate Pakistan
We would like to state at the outset that we do not condone the worst attributes of seth culture in companies. Treating...
What’s next for Pakistan’s earliest startup veteran?
The startup ecosystem has had a rollercoaster ride. Does one of its oldest occupants have another trick up his sleeve?
Yunus Brothers’ diversification strategy begins to pay dividends
The conglomerate that owns Lucky Cement, Kia Lucky Motors, and ICI Pakistan is set to take advantage of positive tailwinds in the cement, auto, and pharmaceutical industries
How to save a democracy with empty pockets?
The supreme court orders the State Bank to release 21 billion but how will the State Bank do so?
Bank Makramah Limited, formerly Summit Bank, is restructuring again. What is different this time?
The bank is expected to receive another restructuring deal, but this is nothing new for the bank that is operating under its third name now. It might not be the cure
Pakistan has a serious taxation problem. Its answer is in the constitution
A little thing called the 18th Amendment has set out a three tiered democracy in which taxation is a local government subject
Forget Imran Khan, these entrepreneurs think they have the answer to Pakistan’s housing crisis
It is an audacious plan to say the least. Foolhardy if we’re being real, and straight up nuts if you’re a complete...
New visa policy now in effect: citizens of 126 countries free e-visas to visit Pakistan
Effective from Independence Day, the policy cements the government’s attempts to put Pakistan on the global tourism map
Hammad Azhar: The new poster boy for PTI
Almost everybody has an opinion on the new finance minister. Will he survive the job?
Not much has changed at Mitchell’s. Why then is it amongst the best performing stocks?
Mitchell’s auditors think that the company might have to shut down. The market thinks otherwise
The great life insurance swindle
How the industry has taken to selling it more as an investment and less as financial protection, often deceiving customers about the true nature of their product, shaking the public’s trust in a country that already has the lowest insurance penetration in the region