How paramilitary helped Advans Bank double its size in one year
As peace returns to Karachi, losses spread over half a dozen years are now consigned to the past
Shopkeepers’ scam adds fizz to profits
Retail prices of Coke and Pepsi remain unnoticed while retailers overcharge consumers day in, day out by as much as 40 percent – making millions over the top, apparently unnoticed
Engro poised to set up first Pak merchant LNG terminal
The $500 million joint venture with Shell, Gunvor, and Fatima Group will allow Engro to import, regasify and sell liquified natural gas without the need for government contracts.
Three major banks are up for sale. Who will buy them?
For the first time in Pakistani history, three perfectly healthy and viable banks are simultaneously up for sale. None of them is...
Pakistan’s promising auto market lures Nissan back
As the CPEC gains momentum, enhancing the feel-good factor and stirring an economic boom across the country, one of the topnotch Japanese...
Pakistan’s mystery billionaire
“He’s the Howard Hughes of Pakistan. Nobody ever sees him. You’re the first ones (among journalists) who are going to witness him...
How bank CEOs rake in the big dough
As the curtain coming down on 2017 coincided with his premature exit as CEO of Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, Habib Bank Limited,...
Is OLX feeling hot under the collar?
It’s an exciting time to be in Pakistan. We are seeing it in the numbers, in the growth we are getting, and...
China to provide assistance for PIA, aviation industry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have mutually agreed on extending their bilateral relations and to work collectively for the betterment of Pakistan International...
Post recovery, Byco set to become Pakistan’s largest fuel refiner
It is a breezy Friday afternoon in Mauza Kund, Hub (Balochistan), about 50 kilometers west of Karachi and a stone’s throw from...
Monsanto’s strong suit: Higher harvests, lower resources
Monsanto Company recently released its 2017 Sustainability Report, titled ‘Growing Better Together’. The report demonstrates Monsanto’s commitment to sustainability and details the...
Habib Metro shows how (not) to compete against the big boys and win
Habib Metro is a boring, unexciting bank. It’s neither big nor small. Nobody uses its credit card. It won’t serve you if...
Huawei, postmodern China in microcosm
Coinciding with Deng Xiaoping’s inspired new modernization design to transform People’s Republic of China around 13 years post the Cultural Revolution turmoil,...
Interview: David-Dohyung Kim, Director, Global Brand Management
Huawei, constantly redefining the future of technology
Q: What has taken Huawei so long to become the brand it has? What is your...
Why ‘no profit’ still makes Zong happy
Faraz Ahmed, a resident of Anda Mor, North Karachi, wakes up at four every morning and sets off to his vendor’s home...