Commodities do well
Prices have surged and Pakistan must get used to a normalizing world
WorldCall 2020 results
Despite its slump, the group has found many suitors
Buy now and pay later with a twist – no extra charges
Platforms like QisstPay are trying to solve cash cycle problems for prospective shoppers
Q Block: The Next Generation
How one crop of ministers has dominated economic decision-making in Pakistan, and the contenders to eventually replace them
Can the Pakistani eCommerce industry survive without tax relief?
They got their way with the budget. But will it be enough?
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...
Will VavaCars be able to make a dent in the used cars industry?
The first competitor to CarFirst, VavaCars has a surprise advantage up its sleeve
Why is Z2C Limited investing in a kart racing competition?
Cricket might be the go-to sport in Pakistan, but kart racing might be surprisingly popular
Cement does well – again
The construction sector’s lobbying went a long way in the cement industry keeping its head up
Exide scrapes through 2020
In a year it should have expected losses, the car battery company managed a small profit
The big, wild, eGrocery gamble that has the startups mesmerised
Even as online grocery companies celebrate their success, the example of Hum Mart should be something they are constantly thinking about
As Samaa drowns in losses, Aleem Khan offers to buy the channel
The story of Samaa will eventually be the story of every news channel in Pakistan
Imposter syndrome and thrift stores – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
We have got an exhaustive list of the high and lows from the business and economics end of Pakistani social media this...
Confusions galore as Rs 0.75 tax on calls sends telecom industry scrambling
When Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin announced that the government was imposing an additional tax of Rs0.75 on each call exceeding the 5...
Semiconductor chip shortage to impact Pakistan
The first commercially available semiconductor chip in the world was manufactured in 1971, by Intel (a company which itself had only been...