Chilgozza supremacy – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

The truly inspiring moment that shines through from last week is Muzzamil Aslam eating chilgozay on live television. People have criticised him...

Demand boosts steel prices

Mughal Steel in particular seeks to benefit

What’s going on with Millat?

After a very good year by its own standards, things are a little cloudy

How do petrol pumps make money?

After all of the hullabaloo surrounding the increase in margins, how does the petrol pump business model even work?

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

What is Reza Baqir thinking?

The State Bank Governor talks shop in this exclusive interview with Profit

Amazon added Pakistan to its list of authorized sellers. The sellers didn’t want it

Despite the hype and the pomp, Pakistan’s addition to Amazon’s list changes little for sellers

Unnecessary shade and NFTs – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

It was a busy week in terms of social media full of meltdowns, shocking statements, and some of the silliest discourse we...

How could the PCB justify pricing the PSL media rights at $100 million?

And can any broadcaster or agency even afford to pay that much?

What does the CRR and policy rate rising in the same week mean for Pakistan?

The increase in both factors has wide ranging implications for both liquidity in the market and the economy at large

Zia Chishti had it coming. But do founders (who are also significant shareholders) ever truly get shown the door?

Zia Chishti might be going down, but TRG Pakistan and workplace culture of complacence regarding sexual harassment might not

Why we need to give crop insurance more attention

Farmers need to be incentivized and encouraged to leave traditional methods behind

Hammad Azhar and ugly charts (again) – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

This week we have a bone to pick with Hammad Azhar for not being able to explain the LNG crisis, embarrassing himself...

What the IMF’s Single Treasury Account System actually means

The government has been dragging its feet on implementation for nearly a year-and-a-half now

Is Pakistan ready for real estate tokenization?

Given that the distributed ledger is a trigger word for the State Bank of Pakistan, any disruptions to the boots status quo will need to tread carefully