Can the sun be taxed?
Like all good things must come to an end, sales tax has been imposed on solar panels.
Pakistan’s economy under Musharraf
Economic achievements in difficult circumstances during former president Pervez Musharraf‘s regime are dismissed outright because of abhorrence of the military rule, imposition...
Taken for a ride: Uber’s free ride wasn’t free after all
It was 9:07 pm and my thoughts raced like a tangled mess, loops of thread getting stuck at adjacent knots and reversing...
Will the real economy please stand up?
Is it the robust economy with one of the best performing stock markets in the world? Or is it the economy with...
Why do Pakistani businesses fail at innovation?
As a society, our culture wants us to conform and follow a laid-down path in life. Innovation requires breaking out of this which means facing our worries about failure, criticism, and the potential negative impact on our careers
Lives versus livelihoods
Some lessons in leadership
Home sweet home
As the world changes, it pivots and zooms into our homes, which now play a much bigger role in our lives.
Tapping into the Green Climate Fund
Pakistan is suffering from one of its worst natural calamities. In all the pain and agony, a viral video of a small...
Editor’s Note: Moving the national debate
Elections have consequences, as commentators in mature democracies are wont to say, and perhaps none more so than those in a republic...
Let’s talk immorality and businessÂ
Hoarding has been a problem in Pakistan for long, and in the world for longer. But reflecting on right and wrong might be what is necessary to fight this evil.
Interest rate hiked
The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday increased the benchmark interest rate 100 basis points, to 21 percent, in...
Seriousness of purpose on climate policy
It is a sad thing when one so consumed by one’s own propaganda and nonsense that one cannot get oneself to admit...
Editors Note: Dalda goes public
With our financial capital markets as nascent as they are, any discussion of a major company going public is going to be...
Pakistan’s auto industry has a bright future. Here’s why
Cautious optimism for the auto industry in 2024: Understanding the driving forces
The burden of over-regulation
In this edition of Profit, both our cover story and one of our main feature stories are about the financial services sector,...