Waiving taxes, duties on cotton imports to cost Rs29 billion to national exchequer: Report
This is in addition to an Rs25 billion gas subsidy extended to five zero-rated export-focused industries of which textile titans are the biggest beneficiaries
The rupee is falling. Let it crash
Why letting the currency exchange rate fall may help fix some (but not all) of the structural flaws in the economy
The next phase of the milk wars
Engro Foods and Nestlé Pakistan have been engaged for years in a stiff competition for a share of the Pakistani consumer’s wallet, but the hard part is yet to come
Is Dewan Yousuf serious or will he hoodwink everyone yet again?
The Group faces a serious credibility crisis as it turns down offers for its cement plants for the umpteenth time – even the lucrative Mega offer – raising doubts about its intent to sell and settle the default.
How a 30 year old became a media tycoon
Deep into the winding, messy streets of a Lahore township, on one end of a broken road stands a building five stories high. The...
Is Ernst & Young about to exit Pakistan?
Ernst & Young, the global accounting and professional services firm that goes by its brand name EY, is re-evaluating its relationship with its Pakistani...
Can a MiniSo franchise make you a millionaire overnight?
Ask the scholars that spend decades obsessing over Japanese aesthetics and they will tell you tales of loft ideals and an ideology of beauty....
What does Café Zouk know that others in Lahore’s tough restaurant market don’t?
How one of the oldest surviving restaurants in Lahore has been able to retain its competitive advantage over the last 24 years
Amazon does not have a Pakistan presence. These Pakistani entrepreneurs are selling on it anyway
The global e-commerce giant has ignored Pakistan, but many enterprising individuals and companies have found ways to use the platform to their advantage by getting around the legal hurdles
Jazz failed to build Veon into the WeChat of Pakistan. That’s why it will succeed
CEO Aamir Ibrahim’s willingness to abandon his failures and invest in his successes suggests a strong path forward for the company
Two new venture capital funds target Pakistani startups. Is there enough deal flow?
If you are an entrepreneur or startup investor in Pakistan, the odds are very high that you have met Kalsoom Lakhani. She is the...
Manshas dominate highest taxpayers’ list for 2018
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday recognised Mian Hassan Mansha, Mian Umer Mansha and Mian Raza Mansha, sons of leading businessman Mian Muhammad Mansha,...
Zameen.com’s parent company now has $100 million more to invest
DUBAI: Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) has raised $100 million in a Series D funding led by KCK Group and eight other investors, including...
Why Pakistan’s cotton value-chain has begun to atrophy
The industry blames a lack of government support, but capital appears to be shifting away from manufacturing, and the economics of growing other crops is better than that of cotton
Pak Suzuki to retire Mehran VX from November
ak Suzuki has in a notification to its dealers nationwide announced that it will be discontinuing Mehran VX Model SB-308 (without air-conditioner) from November this year
