Sindh Bank and Summit Bank are merging. Who is the real buyer?
Allegations of money laundering and illicit payoffs continue to haunt this transaction, suggesting there may be more than a simple bank merger going on
Anver Majid is suing Ansari Sugar Mills. He wants to run the company from his Karachi jail cell
The notorious industrialist – accused of money laundering on behalf of former President Asif Ali Zardari – has managed to retain his CEO position despite imprisonment
How and why the census has far reaching implications on policy making and politics itself
While the 2023 census has not yet concluded , it is set to redefine the demographics of the country, and will be more meaningful than previous ones
As private hospitals rake it in, should the government use its pandemic powers, or simply let the free-market be?
Covid-19 patients and their families complain of extraordinarily high bills and lack of transparency on pricing
Will the PBIT be the catalyst Punjab needs to become an investment hub?
 In 2009, the Punjab government set-up the Punjab Board of Revenue and Trade (PBIT). The Musharraf era had just ended, the Pakistan...
The 650bn rupee question: will monetary tightening bridge the divergence between monetary and fiscal policy?
When the government is being fiscally frivolous, is the interest rate the only way to make them stop?
QR code receipts and anti-state aesthetics – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
This week was a big one for having egg on your face - particularly if you are a QR code printed on...
The global halal trade: Is Belgium the next frontier for Pakistani exports?
A growing Muslim population and rising non-Muslim interest in halal products is a market waiting to be captured
Barrick Gold is coming back to Reko Diq
To understand why we’re 30 years behind schedule we have to turn back the clock.
The TRG stock phenomenon, explained
Or how everyone in Pakistan suddenly discovered the existence of the company
Accessorize Yourself
It’s alright to be a geek, and even better to express the kind of geek you are. Puts you right in the...
How Asaan are the new Asaan Digital Accounts?
And what will the accounts manage to do for Pakistan’s financial inclusion numbers
Pakistan: The Economy of an Elitist State
In 1999, Dr Ishrat Hussain was nearing the end of a two decade career working for the World Bank. Already having made...
Have car prices sleepwalked into no-man’s land where nobody can afford them anymore?
Customers might have to pull the break on their dreams to own a car because it looks like we’ll be here for a bit
Consumer confidence: Pakistanis less pessimistic about the future
The consumer confidence index suggests that Pakistanis have become more pessimistic about the present compared to before the pandemic, but slightly more optimistic about the future