What is driving crypto payment adoption?
Many view crypto as a hedge against currency depreciation
Searle is lagging the pharmaceutical sector. Its recovery might be just around the corner
The pharmaceutical company has had lackluster numbers in recent times. All that might be about to change
Corporate profits down 1% in 2024, but some sectors soar
Energy was the biggest drag, driven by volatile prices and demand; absent that laggard, profits at Corporate Pakistan rose 8% in 2024
Cement royalty hike in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: a price shock and legal deadlock await
Peshawar attempts what Lahore has already tried: extracting more taxes out of the cement industry. The all-but-certain lawsuit and stay order are likely to make the bad policy idea ineffective anyway
OGDC and PPL’s commitments to Reko Diq take a step forward with feasibility study completion
The two companies have nothing to do with mining, but have forcibly been dragooned by the government into participating as equity stakeholders in the project with Canada’s Barrick Gold
Power companies worth less than the cash on their balance sheet
The recent cancellation of CPPA-G related contracts have spooked the markets to future prospects, leading investors to think that the worst is not yet over for these companies
The rise of Gujranwala
It used to be Pakistan's eighth largest city. It is now the core of the fourth largest metropolitan area. And it is done living in Lahore's shadow
What happened during Symmetry’s closed period?
A line was stepped over and the overstepping was acknowledged. What will the SECP do in response?
Pakistan’s circular debt strategy unfolds through unprecedented banking alliance
Government's new plan is built on the foundation of compliance from commercial banks
Metropolitan areas: the new face of urban Pakistan
The easiest way to know that something big is changing in Pakistan’s urban geography is by looking at what happened to Raiwind.
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From Tashkent to Karachi: What does Uzbekistan’s billion dollar tech giant Uzum want in Pakistan?
Uzum has a clear playbook that brought them great success in Uzbekistan: by positioning themselves at the intersection where eCommerce and fintech meet. Could they pull it off in Pakistan too?
Blood and billions: Inside Pakistan’s drug trade
How do drugs get into Pakistan, how are they marketed, sold, and eventually consumed?
What has Ignite achieved?
How effective has Ignite's multiple initiatives been in the light of recent bureaucratic constraints?
Nearly a trillion rupees have disappeared from the books of the Punjab Govt
The misappropriation of funds meant for local governments indicates that the bureaucrats running the finance division and successive administrations have either been woefully unaware of constitutional requirements or have remained willfully ignorant
What is the banking industry thinking?
PBA holds the first Banking Summit, what does it mean for the banking industry and the broader economy?