Inside the murky world of college counseling
Let’s think of two scenarios. In the first one, you’re rich. Scratch that, you’re filthy rich. Your kid is a middling student...
SAPT: Opening new horizons for trade in Pakistan
If you take an aerial view of South Asian Port Terminal (SAPT), an under construction member port of Hutchison Ports Holding (HPH)...
Pakistan’s auto industry shows little sign of improvement
Pakistan’s automobile sector is showing no signs of halting its continued decline. The auto industry experienced a 39% decline in car sales...
Will the SBP continue to be strung along by “greedy” banks?
Banks will do what’s best for their profits. Shouldn’t the government and SBP be more prudent?
Is the banking sector worse off after the recent macroeconomic developments?
The expectation of monetary easing not materialising is likely to put pressure on commercial banks' interest margins
The big-boys of banking make big-bucks, but are they worth it?
Profit ranks bank CEOs based on their salaries and the returns they bring about
As pandemic decimates travel, Pearl Continental and Regent Plaza take a massive hit to revenue
Both publicly listed hotel companies announced dismal results for the financial year 2020, in a challenge to the government’s attempts to encourage investment in the tourism industry
Prime Minister wants to privatise the DISCOS fast. What is taking so long?
The DISCOs problem has been a major concern for successive governments in recent years. Will a solution ever take shape?
Regulating capital formation
Capital formation has become an essential part of the strategy for growing modern day businesses. The capital markets provide these business opportunities...
15% policy rate – knocking on the door
The Karachi Interbank offered rate, simply known as KIBOR, hit a 13 year high of 14.1% on Tuesday. While it might seem...
Listen. Read. Play: The Storykit story
The key to any good business initiative is choosing the right market, especially if you are planning on offering something that is...
Servis: the iconic shoe company doubles down on its tyre manufacturing business
The rubber goods manufacturer is setting up a joint venture with foreign investors to expand its production of radial tyres
Islamabad needs to grow, but a 60 year old ghost won’t let it
In 1960, Pakistan made the momentous move of shifting its capital from Karachi to Islamabad. Establishing a new center of power and...
After Karachi floods, revenues and profits decline sharply for Naya Nazimabad
The publicly listed housing development suffers from atrocious rain mismanagement, and its sales numbers reflect eroding confidence on the part of prospective buyers
Finding EV batteries
Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. He would probably be rolling...