Textiles industry finally picks up, improving in March
After a long slog in the trenches, things are looking up (with conditions)
Ryan Gosling and clutzy interns – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
So much to discuss this week. We have two different movie recommendations for you (both old ones but both worth a watch),...
Greedy land developers want Pakistan’s agricultural land. Could the Supreme Court hold the answer?
For decades, real estate developers have had a free for all when it comes to acquiring land. Could a recent case in the Supreme Court set a precedent for tighter regulations?
Media Times, the Taseer-owned media conglomerate, is still struggling
The company says that it plans to reinvent itself. Will the Taseers walk the talk?
Mosharraf Zaidi and the Uzbek connection – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
The week was dominated by Prime Minister Imran Khan claiming that he knows Uzbekistan more than the Uzbeks, and the moment proving...
The mainstreaming of the tote bag
You get to Imtiaz for your weekly shopping. Or if you’re in Lahore instead of Karachi, maybe you go to Al-Fatah. You...
Thar Coal, once touted as the end to reliance on LNG, is capable of producing its own natural gas. What will it take?
When the first Thar Plant went live in 2019, it was supposed to reduce Pakistan’s reliance on imported gas. What does it mean if Thar’s Lignite can be gassified?
Flour, sugar and everything nice
When it comes to choices in foods and confectionaries, it turns out Karachiites are in luck -- courtesy of over 2 crore...
The one stop solution to climate, social ills, and tax evasion: Sin tax
It’s really not as ridiculous as it sounds, because it has been done before. We just need to figure out what would work for us
Inside the high returns of the Meezan Sovereign Fund
Al Meezan Investments wants to grow your wealth and is offering high returns. Is there a catch?
Hands off the rupee
The Pakistani rupee has largely been stable in the recent months. But rising oil prices amidst war in the Middle East pose a challenge to currency
After years, Matco Foods makes a surprising loss
Production and administrative costs are what have spelled the downward trajectory
Sophistication, class with a dash of European tincture, and you have the fancy restaurants of Pakistan
Restaurant-goers look for something more than just food, a complete experience of sumptuous devouring when eating out – that’s where local, expensive eateries come in
The man behind commerce, one-on-one with Profit
The Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razzak Dawood, talks about what his ministry is doing to exports during the coronavirus pandemic, and what we can expect from the future
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