Pakistan, a strategic hub for Nokia
Twitteratti went haywire on June 20, 2017. It wasn’t about JIT probing the premier and his family for tax evasion nor was...
How Pakistan dealt with the 2008 financial crisis
The country’s crisis was not directly tied to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the United States, but was indirectly hit by the global fallout of the US crash
The paradox of Pakistan’s bureaucracy
Sweeping the dirt of financial discrepancies under the carpet of red tape is a money-making scheme as old as the bureaucracy itself
Can Easypaisa sustain post-Telenor’s exit?
With Telenor Pakistan’s sale to PTCL, key synergies between the bank and telco evaporate
Meet the entrepreneurs with the ticket to a multi-million dollar industry
--E-ticketing has finally found its place in Pakistan. But will Easyticket.pk and Bookme.pk be the next big thing, or are they just...
Dawlance and Haier’s competition commission conundrum
The two companies face fines worth Rs 100 million and Rs 1 billion for enforcing resale price maintenance arrangements
Microfinance Banks on the verge of crisis?
The sector is sitting on a ticking bomb in the shape of loans at the risk of default, a situation triggered by the pandemic
Big Business and the saviour of the last resort
When was the last time you saw a conglomerate advertising not its consumer-facing or even industrial products but itself – its own...
PIA: still a loss, but hey, it’s not as bad as before
According to its latest financials, the losing airline has managed to curtail losses
Can Changan dazzle Pakistanis into buying Chinese cars?
“The automobile is an expensive commodity - a consumer durable you don’t forget buying for the rest of your life. You have...
How much money can you make as an emerging musician in Pakistan?
The short answer: not much. The industry is struggling with issues like lack of royalties, cumbersome concerts, and potentially exploitative brands. But hey, at least Spotify Pakistan might finally happen
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 becomes first country to be downgraded twice by MSCI
The downgrading might actually result in a big fish in a small pond effect for Pakistan
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
The fate of Naya Pakistan Housing
Four years in, barely any work has been done on the once ambitious project