CarFirst: Reinventing the used car trade through technology and infrastructure creation
With online traction gaining strength in almost every segment of the economy, the buying as well as selling of cars have also...
No match to China, India
Ever wondered why some fabrics feel smooth as silk to touch while others are abrasive against one’s skin? Ever chose a dress...
“Abracadabra – you, too, are now Pakistan’s best performing CEO”
As with most things in Pakistan even recognition and accolades are controversial. One can argue the more subjective of these awards are...
Dehydrating to optimize advantage
Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global dehydrated food market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than...
Selling is easy, recovery a huge challenge
“Construction is a vast sector and in terms of products produce and segments that we operate in, we are the leaders in...
Growing bigger and bigger
One day at school in the early 2000s we were ushered to the library hall for ‘TV time’. Most students assumed it...
Profit: The year that was
The great land theft
By Farooq Tirmizi
If there is a single place that can be thought of as the foremost cathedral to free-market...
Setting the bar high
From 850 in 2000 to 1630 million tonnes per annum in 2016, the global steel production has nearly doubled since the turn...
Aamir might not succeed in turning Veon into Pakistan’s WeChat. But what if he does?
When Government of Pakistan opened its telecoms market to private sector 13 years ago, the country saw a massive inflow of foreign...
Another feather in Sialkot’s much-festooned cap
Amongst the town and cities of the undivided Punjab – quite like, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Lyallpur, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur – Sialkot, the north-eastern...
“Profit per branch” Ranking of banks in Pakistan – Year 2016
Notwithstanding the relative size and nature of operations, the profit per branch among Pakistani Banks depicts a peculiar picture.
Citi Bank Pakistan tops...
Chiniotis mean business!
Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi, the greatest-ever Urdu language satirist, in one of his trademark quips said that Muslims of undivided India thrived only...
Will Toyota be able to kill two birds with this one stone?
Earlier this month, the market was abuzz with talks that Indus Motor Company (IMC), the makers of Toyota Corollas in Pakistan, is...
Suspending people and businesses
On September 29, Muhammad Faisal, a full-time Uber driver in Karachi, as usual left home early, at six in the morning. Having...
The cluelessness of Standard Chartered’s Pakistan strategy
Stand outside the branch of Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan on Karachi’s historic McLeod Road, and it is difficult to escape a sense...