What makes AkzoNobel go bullish on Pakistan?
With a board meeting, a product launch and the company’s business review all crammed together, Jeremy Rowe, AkzoNobel’s managing director for decorative...
Sugar Sharks: How does the most powerful lobby in Pakistan get its way?
Scores of sugarcane-laden lorries are parked on the main road in front of an abandoned car-making plant in Sujawal district, about 130...
Is Treet Corporation Pakistan’s next big conglomerate?
Syed Sheharyar Ali is now the fourth generation of his family to be a major business owner in the region that is...
Lethal medicine
Old furniture scrap and dried leaves scattered on the floor welcome whoever enters this worn-out Raj era building that houses an important...
Fit in Punjab, unfit in Sindh?
In a first, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Karachi registry banned selling and distribution of four brands of packaged milk including Nurpur...
Pak pharma industry suffers from government’s shackles
A thriving sector in Pakistan’s economy, pharmaceuticals is a $3.2 billion industry, growing at 15% annually, while its exports now at $US200...
Government inaction smokes away Rs25 billion annually
Gold Leaf is a popular cigarette brand in the country, and Kabir Khan usually puffs up on it. But occasionally when he...
Can ‘Bothie’ do for Nokia what ‘Selfie Expert’ did for Oppo?
With the tagline ‘Be less Selfie, be more Bothie’, Nokia launched its new line of smartphones with Nokia 8 last month. The...
Can Tapal’s new boss lady defy the odds & retain market leadership?
“You can keep wealth in the family only for three generations,” asserts an ancient Chinese proverb. Similar aphorisms exist elsewhere. “From the...
Aisha Steel Mills Ltd- Yet another business case built on protectionism
Located at Bin Qasim Industrial Park in Karachi, Aisha Steel Mills Limited (ASML) is aiming to more than triple its production before...
Should you put Dalda in your portfolio?
On the surface, Dalda Foods looks like the kind of company that has characteristics investors would salivate over: the owner of a...
Native lame ducks abound
The renowned German multinational engineering and electronics firm, Bosch, entered Pakistan with its first liaison office in Lahore in February 2016 –...
Spotting the fake Quaid in M1
Sana Saif, a housewife, recently opened an account in Meezan Bank and made a visit to her branch, adjacent to her apartments,...
Losing to loose milk
On a Wednesday evening in one of Karachi’s oldest areas, Lea Market, Samir Rajput is working the phone, trying to seal a...
Will KIA be third time Lucky?
“You could have a Kia Classic, which was just a little below Honda City in terms of performance, in the price of...