Freelancing and ‘money management’ – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse

In this week’s social media round up, Ariba Shahid walks us through income woes when it comes to freelancing, organizing finances, or...

Don’t be so surprised, PSX: Image Pakistan is doing well

Stock market investors seem to be taking a liking to embroidered lawn

The state of play in Pakistan’s freight industry and how startups plan to change it

As startup culture has developed in Pakistan, the freight industry has also been affected

Punjab’s oxygen crisis

In the midst of a worsening pandemic, government tenders are being given to inexperienced, blue-eyed firms

All that stands between PEMRA and direct to home services

A decade-long crackdown by the FIA against illegal Indian devices has done nothing to sway the ease of doing business and bringing in the biggest investment in Pakistan’s electronic media history

HBL vs Bank Alfalah: the race to buy Silkbank’s consumer lending business

The bank is one of Pakistan’s smallest banks, but it plays an outsize role in the consumer lending space, making its spinoff of that portfolio a coveted asset among Pakistan’s bigger banks… and potentially a big deal for the country’s e-commerce industry

Chart malfunctions and the future of rotis – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse

This week, we look at differences of opinions. Different opinions are vital to healthy debate and are at the soul of the...

Is Pakistan ready to unlock its export potential with Amazon?

When any news about Amazon and Pakistan breaks there are bated breaths and soaring hopes. Pakistan is nowhere close to having Amazon...

Renters should be given a tax-break on their income. BS or not?

The proposition that became popular on social media is high on our BS scale

MNCs claim to care about the environment. Can this Pakistani startup convince them to walk the talk?

If refilling can become popular, big FMCGs might want to turn to Davaam’s gamble

Eid hampers, and Careem mishap- this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twittervers

As the Eid announcement steamrolled through from the now Mufti Munnebless Ruet-e-Hilal committee, the business and economic twitterverse in Pakistan had more...

Is Pakistan ready to unlock its export potential with Amazon?

If manufacturers in Pakistan invest in brand development to compete on value instead of price, they have a shot to grow export revenues with the leading online marketplace, according to a Wapistani alumni of the $1.7 trillion company

Medialogic and PEMRA go head to head in LHC over forensic audit

The mystery behind Pakistan’s abysmal ranking in the ease of doing business index continues

Coffee Wagera – The story of a growing local franchise

Despite the pandemic, Mushtaq Panjwani has managed to sell a number of franchises

The advertising industry scrambles in wake of Amazon announcement

Within hours of the rumors, feasibility studies with regional support concluded that agencies need to start securing reseller relationships for the Amazon advertising unit and either build or resell the B2B technology that the market will eventually need