Can Pakistan afford to build its tourism industry?
Do we have what it takes to manage the damaging effects of large scale tourism?
The extraordinary TRG EGM saga
Zia Chishti went quietly as the EGM spelled a shakeup for TRG
‘Black’ markets and google docs – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
This was a relatively slow week for us because after all of the fuss surrounding the mini budget finally subsided a little,...
Attock’s eye-catching recovery
After recording its lowest net profit in nearly a decade last year, Attock has made a big comeback.
What does a financial crisis really look like?
Before using those words frivolously, it is a good idea to look at those countries that are actually passing through a financial crisis and what really got them there
Chinese petrol drive OMC profits
Mogas imports from China rose to 16pc of the total in 2021 under the CPFTA II, but could not prevent retail prices from reaching record highs
A shakeup brews in Lahore’s elite schools network
As LGS faces an unlikely competitor from within, what will the shape of elite private education be in the future?
Explainer: How real is the threat of SBP going rogue?
A look at the proposed SBP Amendment Act that is meant to empower the central bank, and why it might not matter much, or for too long.
Will the India-model work for Pakistan’s EdTech startups?
Profit investigates if, despite very similar market conditions, replicating a Byju’s like model is a foregone conclusion for Pakistani EdTech startups?
Flight to the dollar and the new shape of currency supports
As demand for the greenback skyrockets, the central bank finds itself forced into novel forms of interventions to keep the exchange rate from falling
Nazar na lag jaye, haye – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
This week we’re talking about capitalism, enviable taxes that warrant laal mirch to cast off nazar, fast ecommerce, and of course the...
What in the world happened with the PSL media rights bid?Â
On the 23rd of December, Geo and ARY found themselves sitting across a table with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the...
The year that was: The highs and lows of the stock market
Continued waves of Covid-19 marred what was supposed to be a strong recovery year
Pakistanis do not hold $20 billion in crypto. Here’s why
The misconception came from a confusion between assets held and volume traded
Newsmakers 2021
Profit takes a look back at the most significant names that were in the headlines for the year past, what note they ended their year on, and what the year ahead might have in store for them