Closing the open accounts and gham hour: Pakistan’s widening CAD problem
It can be said with certainty that at least one person has been having sleepless nights at the State Bank of Pakistan...
5G: Too soon to Tell?
The government has its eyes set on the first half of next year for a 5G auction, but the Telcos have a different plan
Death, devastation, and now starvation — what is the cost of this catastrophe?
With the cotton crop decimated and food inflation set to hit, will we do anything about climate change or sit and watch until the next catastrophe?
Bykea’s battle for survival
The company has made a gambit to try and earn a spot in car-hailing. But will they make it?
Running out of options: The state of our telcos
Recent financial results indicate that the sector has reached a tipping point
OLX Group-backed CarFirst has shut down in Pakistan. Here’s why
After more than five years in operations, the OLX backed car trading platform CarFirst found itself out of business not with a...
The return of the auto-loan defaults?
With the KIBOR, inflation, and credit for auto-loans at a historic high, should customers and the industry be worried about outstanding auto loans?
Going the Thar route
After decades of policy shifts on the energy front, will Pakistan go towards domestic coal to avoid the bloodbaths of the spot markets?
The cotton tale
On the decline for more than a decade, Pakistani cotton just saw a brief revival. Could it be carried forward?
Banks that don’t bank
Some banks are just government lending arms, especially now that the government can’t borrow from the central bank
The curious case of nano lending apps
The entry of a two nano lending companies has left the financial services industry baffled. The question on everyone’s mind is how...
ICI: I see, do you?
The company’s financial year started with a bang as it eyes significant structural changes in the coming months
Rates that kill: How banks blew their capital on PIBs
Yes, the banks messed up but are they entirely at fault? Did forward guidance misguidance play a significant role?
Those pesky $25,000 dollars a month – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
8 percent of the world's unbanked adults live in 🇵🇰.
Insights from the Global Findex suggest Pakistan's financial inclusion rate has continued to...
The cruel business of buying and selling lions
On the 2nd of August this year, Lahore’s Safari Park Zoo announced that it was auctioning off 12 African Lions. The news...