In Murree’s outskirts, real estate gold lies squandered. Or does it?
The provision of facilities by the government will make it possible to turn the outskirts of Murree into developed tourist destinations and revamp tourism in the area
As covid seems to slow down, global oil demand begins to climb upwards
The world just wants the pandemic to be over. Every second government or even organization can be heard passing statements some few...
After nearly a century of success, Mahmood Group embarks on a retail dream
Nearly a century ago, Khawaja Muzaffar Mahmood set up his first leather tanning business. His son Khawaja Muhammad Masood along with his...
The legality, morality, and workings of offshore companies
In the wake of the Pandora Papers, it is important to try and understand how offshore companies work
Online landa – the Instagram ‘thrift store’ arbitrage racket
As the landa goes online, the demand for secondhand clothes increases, and so do the prices
With new competitors closing in on the Big Three, capex spending in auto industry surges
The entry of KIA and Huyndai and other new entrants into the market has meant big changes for the auto industry overall
What’s going with Naya Nazimabad?
The financial performance for the year declined as compared to the corresponding period on account of no new developments being launched during the period
Avoidance or evasion – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Another very busy week as insane amounts of heroin worth more than entire airlines were recovered and we look into just how...
A guide to startup funding rounds and how they work
The basics of all the stages in which startups raise funding, and who brings in the money
Foreign educated startup founders and coworking spaces – four takeaways from Pakistan’s startup ecosystem
Pakistan is primed to be the next big tech destination. This statement has had its doubters; it has been analysed, dissected and...
The badly kept secret of how Pakistan’s $2 billion media industry keeps losing money
If AdEx is declining, how are media agencies making money? Here’s what the last three RECMA reports suggest about media agency growth. Also, an inside track on what a leading pay television network is doing to capture a larger slice of the dwindling AdEx pie.
Bangladeshi export leftovers are wreaking havoc on Pakistan’s fashion retail industry
Social media marketing means that the local industry is being given a run for its money, by both smuggled and legally imported clothes.
Freight prices and overloaded ships – the confusing world of supply-chain
A series of bad calls and a shortage of almost everything means shipping costs are finally catching up with economics
Jahan Maamta, wahan Dalda…and CCP too
Why did the IHC decide that the regulator had overstepped in investigating Dalda?
Please stop talking about unprecedented times – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
We are sick of hearing how these are unprecedented times. And no, this should not be the new normal because it is...