In its efforts to please expats, the govt gives a new lease on life to car manufacturers
The SBP’s new dollar hungry scheme is serving an already overserved segment of Pakistanis
Cocomos and IPO frenzy – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics Twitterverse
In this week’s social media round up, Ariba Shahid walks us through the falling number of cocomos per packet, Karachi’s complex relationship...
Did Big Textile’s retail pivot work?
Ten years after the large textile manufacturers made major moves to expand their domestic retail presence, which players have emerged as the largest ones in the Pakistani domestic retail landscape?
WorldCall: An acquisition or another Pump and Dump?
As the PSX had a record breaking day, what went on behind the scenes
Bank Al Habib buys Centrepoint from TPL Properties for nearly $50 million
The nation is curious: exactly how much did one of the fanciest buildings in the largest city sell for?
With third-party cookie erosion around the corner, a second-party data marketplace takes shape
The true benefit of a second-party data marketplace may be in its implicit impact on predicting the behavior of target audiences
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