Pak Suzuki has a lousy year, but a promising last quarter
The company’s fourth quarter helped improve overall financial results
Hammad Azhar: The new poster boy for PTI
Almost everybody has an opinion on the new finance minister. Will he survive the job?
He’s Reza Baqir, not undercover agent Baqir
With the SBP autonomy bill up for debate, governor SBP is back to being scrutinised by the media and critics for his history at the IMF
Here comes the rupee roller-coaster
We have seen this movie before: the rupee crashes, then stabilizes, then the government takes it too far in keeping the exchange rate constant. Here is what you can do to survive the inevitable crash that will come soon
Eurobonds, Margot Robbie, and snooty LUMS grads- this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
In a week that saw the replacement of a finance minister, a lot else was going on
Can this Saudi tycoon finally convince the government to waive KE’s problems?
Despite being a minority shareholder in KE, the tycoon visited Pakistan for two days, and tried to remove any impediments for SEP’s proposed acquisition.
Want to raise capital for your startup in Pakistan? Get a degree in America
Venture capitalists often pride themselves in disrupting hierarchy, but for all the paeans to eschewing credentialism, there is a distinct profile of which founders get funded, and which ones do not
The war against the patwaris
The PTI has been trying to get rid of the patwari system for years. It isn’t as easy as they thought it would be
Big changes at Packages
While Packages is now a massive organization it has gone through a major change in the previous year
Sazgar to introduce new brand
The big three’s domination is finally under threat
Saudi Pak Leasings’ parent to divest
While the joint-venture has done well generally, Saudi Pak Leasings’ never managed to recover from the 2006 financial crisis
IGI Holdings survives 2020, and then some
IGI Holdings may itself only be a few years old, but it is part of a much older legacy of businesses that predates independence
Waves Singer corrects course with Coca Cola commercial freezers deal
The deal means that Waves Singer is now giving competition to Caravell, which has otherwise dominated the sector
What is wrong with Mian Textile Mill? A lot, apparently
The new acquirer thinks they can make it a successful warehouse business
Spy governors, WhatsApp uncle’s, and the Suez block- this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Questions of clandestine operations, Turkey, and the rupees recover dominates in this week's social media round up