Why Pakistan has been unable to escape its debt trap
The incumbent government had made big promises not to borrow, but they too had to give way to Pakistan’s historic debt trap
Do publicists in Pakistan need public relations?
Does the public relations industry in Pakistan need to take its own advice and explain to its prospective clients what value it offers them?
‘Luxury imports’ led P&G to start local manufacturing. Should we still stop the imports?
The company – along with other multinationals – started its business mainly by importing products it manufactures elsewhere before starting manufacturing of these products locally. What should that mean for Pakistan’s export-obsessed economic policy?
Pakistani lawn’s biggest market could be in India, but isn’t. Because we can’t have nice things
Over the past two decades, Pakistani lawn has become a $50 million+ market in India, but politics means that Pakistani brands and exporters have found it difficult to grow what could be a lucrative market
Despite the pandemic, Careem managed to have a record year in Pakistan
The Pakistani market accounts for nearly a quarter of total bookings in the region for the ride-hailing giant
Arçelik joint venture may bring Hitachi household electronics to Pakistan
Turkish manufacturer, which owns local market leader Dawlance, entered a joint venture with the Japanese company to manufacture and distribute its products throughout Asia ex-Japan
Invest Capital Investment Bank to be acquired by a Russian-run, Dubai-based cloud-seeding company
Few details are available about the acquiring company, or why it plans to enter the Pakistani market through the acquisition of an investment bank, rather than simply setting up a local subsidiary
Pakistan Oilfields’ new discoveries underscore country’s dwindling reserves
As domestic reserves decline, Pakistan will become increasingly dependent on imported natural gas, unless the country decides to move off hydrocarbons altogether
Pak Datacom’s stock price is soaring, despite dismal results
The stock is up more than 50%, a development management credits to the market’s faith in their announced strategy
Sugar prices may be skyrocketing, but mills like Mirpurkhas Sugar are not seeing higher profits
Politicians are looking for convenient scapegoats when prices rise, but the sugar mills are not hoarding their product, as their depressed margins indicate a rise in production costs
NXT is a Covid-aware smart workplace solution. Will it have a market once the pandemic is over?
Although the company claims that such IT based solutions will be useful even after the pandemic is over, reality is likely to be much more uncertain
Why Punjab’s attempts to get in on the tourism promotion bandwagon are unlikely to succeed
Projects like the Punjab tourism for economic growth project are positive steps, but Pakistan needs a re-branding
Are advertisers in Pakistan prepared to break-up with iOS customers in 2021?
Will marketers that have mastered analysis paralysis adapt before the two trillion dollar giant erodes their path to customers?
As the climate change threat grows, environmental concerns take front stage for Pakistani businesses
As the climate change crisis continues to grow, organizations like the WWF are continuing the good fight. But they need businesses and the government to cooperate
How dependence on the government’s pursestrings is crippling the news media
For years media houses have been dependent on the government’s advertising spending to run smoothly. This government is the first to test the extent they can exploit this