What is Pakistan’s telecommunications future?
Profit sits down with Telenor CEO Irfan Wahab to discuss the state of the telecom industry
So you want to have a credit card in Pakistan? Here’s all you need to know
Credit cards are treated with suspicion in Pakistan. But what does the average citizen need to know about holding (or not holding) plastic money
Could gaming emerge as Pakistan’s underdog industry?
VCs already have an eye out for an industry that potentially has access to a global $200 billion network
Pakistan is pretty connected for air travel
The country has more direct and indirect international flight connections than you might think
IMF – Back to square 1
More rate hikes, currency depreciation, taxes, expenditure restraints are now on the cards as the government finally moves to unwind its stimulus measures and return to stabilization with the resumption of the IMF program.
Honda’s big gamble
With the Honda Civic tipping over the Rs 6 million mark, what does the auto sector’s landscape look like in the immediate future?
Has the FIA sealed Hascol’s fate?
The company was pinning hopes on a restructuring deal with its lenders, but with the FIA dossier now out, would the banks dare pursue this deal any further?
What the Daraz rebrand means
As far as rebranding goes, it is better to be proactive rather than reactive
Where there’s a rule, there’s a juggar, and currency is no different
Profit tells the tale of how rethinking regulations is the answer to dollarization in this dramatised explainer
Will the FBR be able to tame the retail sector?
In November 2021, the Federal Board of Revenue issued a list of 608 big retailers which it had categorised as ‘Tier-1.’ These...
Is the First Women Bank Limited too pink to fail? We hope so
If a ‘bank’ created for ‘women’, fails to either serve women, or function as a viable commercial bank, then why should it...
Dispute over Reko Diq mines heads towards a settlement
World’s fifth largest copper and gold deposits will finally get to see the sun, as the government of Pakistan and Tethyan Copper Company seem to have reached an agreement regarding the division of shares at 50% each
Will the fixed broadband revolution please rise?
Any hope of turning Pakistan into an IT hub will need serious investment in fixed broadband infrastructure
After three years in the wilderness, can Summit Bank be resurrected?
After being frozen in time for three years, the bank is making quick moves to get back in the race
The GDP finally rebased
The National Accounts Committee has revised the GDP growth rate for FY21 to 5.4% from 3.9% as per provisional estimates, the highest...