National bank recorded its highest profit ever. But has Usmani treated the cause or only the symptom?

Undeterred by controversies, NBP’s president faces the most challenging job of his career

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

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

Jahangir Khan Tareen resigns as the CEO of JDW Sugar Mills

Move appears to be geared towards addressing allegations of conflicts of interest, given Tareen’s political ambitions and career

Engro Polymers exceeds expectations as usual

The domestic market saw its highest ever imports of 90 kilotons of OVC, as importers capitalized on historically low global price

Dewan Cement is struggling. But why?

In what was supposed to be a record breaking year for the cement industry, Dewan continued to tank

Running out of options: The state of our telcos

Recent financial results indicate that the sector has reached a tipping point

The curse of ‘on’ money

As car prices have risen and demand has risen with them, premiums are also shooting up

Circular debt – the nearly 2 trillion problem

Governments have unsuccessfully promised to eliminate circular debt before. This time doesn’t seem much different

Change of guard at the helm of International Industries

Riyaz Chinoy steps down, Kamal Chinoy takes his place. Will things be more of the same?

Excelling at business while fighting with a killer disease

The decorations in his room contain awards, pictures taken with dignitaries recognizing him, souvenirs and sculptures of Hindu gods and goddesses. Designed...

As Iranian petrol smuggling threatens to cause another shortage, PSO turns its head

With the FATF breathing down Pakistan’s neck, PSO needs to get its act together and vet petroleum suppliers more diligently.

Inside the secret $1.5 million stealth direct-to-consumer startup from Unilever Pakistan

Why would one of the largest consumer goods companies try to pivot towards a hinterto untried-in-Pakistan strategy?

How Zahoor Sarwar made energy conservation his business

Research Teck is focused on helping other businesses with their productivity enhancement and energy and environmental impact reduction needs

Shifa International looks to expand its footprint in Punjab

Shifa International Hospital Ltd, the country’s only publicly listed hospital company, is planning on building a brand new hospital in Faisalabad, the...

Productive policies or PR fluff — How useful were the interim government’s IT initiatives?

The interim IT minister claims large successes in five different areas. Profit looks at how much is real and how much is posturing