Pakistan’s private equity potential
Profit explains what private equity is, and talks to some of the major stakeholders about the future
The Miracle Man at the Bank of Punjab
Zafar Masud survived a plane crash, and the bank he leads barely survived the 2008 financial crisis. Now, he wants to make Pakistan’s largest provincial government-owned bank one of the country’s Big Five banks. Can he pull it off?
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
Pakistan-China FTA: second time’s the charm?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Pakistan’s first free trade agreement (FTA) with China was a bit of a dud. Signed...
NETSOL stock riding high after key wins in signing new clients
Pakistan’s only NASDAQ-listed company appears poised for faster growth after a recent spate of stagnation
Do branch banking networks really matter for Pakistan?
Even with digital banking on the rise, some banks are focusing on classic brick and mortar branches
How far will the tremors of Sialkot travel?
City of exporters braces for fallout from within and without
Is Bykea a candidate for the Pakistani super-app?
Bykea may not be the first startup looking to stake a claim as Pakistan’s super-app, but it has been planning to be since before its inception
Unity Foods’ Compassionate Journey to Tackling Food Insecurity
Amidst the hustle and bustle of life, there exists a haunting melody of empty stomachs and unfulfilled dreams. A melody that echoes...
Shaukat Yusufzai was (kind of) right. But the BRT is still a disaster.
The lunatic, the lover and the poet are of imagination all compact, the bard teaches us. The same can be said about...
Project management: a job that is unlikely to be automated away
There is a lot of talk about the ‘jobs of the future.’ Nobody is quite sure what these jobs are, where you...
After six years of bootstrapping, Aimfit is ready to grow online with $1 million in recent fundingÂ
In September 2014, sisters Mahlaqa Shaukat and Noor Shaukat returned to Pakistan from the UK to conceive a fitness movement, led by...
A bridge between restaurants and patrons
‘’With the app, it takes just 30 to 40 seconds to place an order,’’ said Nauman Sikandar Mirza, CEO EatOye and Foodpanda,...
You’re not an industry, telcos told
A bid by telecommunications companies to change their power tariff from commercial to industrial shot down, and they’re not happy about it
The TRG stock phenomenon, explained
Or how everyone in Pakistan suddenly discovered the existence of the company