The year in energy
The year 2017 was touted as one of development for the energy sector of Pakistan, with several energy projects progressing and also...
Are the banks being lazy? …or – plot twist – being responsible?
Lending to the government is not banking, Allied Bank Limited Chairman, Naeem Mukhtar told me over food at a family wedding in...
Editor’s Note: Freedom of the business press
It has been one full year of ‘Profit’. At the risk of sounding too full of ourselves, I think we can go...
Where are the opportunities for the poor?
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced the Ehsas program for poverty alleviation — an admirable step. But more than government...
Finding cigar butts
Last week must have shaken the faint-hearted. KSE-100 Index declined by 4.4%, the Pakistan rupee depreciated to a record low of Rs131 (-5%)...
Our exchange rate policy
The rupee declined sharply against the US dollar during intraday trading Wednesday and no explanation and little rationale has been provided by the central...
‘Vodoo’ Economics, Habib Metro bank and a noodle
We were spoiled for choice this issue of Profit when it came to deciding what our cover story would be. It’s a...
Hop, Hop and Away!
Hussain Dawood is one of the richest men in Pakistan. However If one were to ask from exactly which business did he...
We have come a long way, the wrong way!
There was a time, not too long ago, when mankind exhibited a remarkable level of intelligence. It was a time when technology...
Where are our cities?
Why do Pakistani official circles still like to maintain Pakistan is a rural country? Every pronouncement of government, at the cabinet table...
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...
Renewed beginnings
The 2013 National Power Policy was basically two-pronged: eliminate an average power shortfall of 5,000MW and make sure it’s done with tangible...
Return of the Stay-at-Home Mom: The Way Forward
According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, Pakistan ranks 143 out of 144 countries in the gender...
A disease Pakistan can do without
In this week’s cover story, we explore the advent of share buybacks in Pakistan’s capital markets, with major companies listed on the...
Editor’s Note: Outsourcing: What is it good for?
If there is one theme that dominates this issue of Profit, it is unquestionably outsourcing. Our cover story explores Pakistan’s miniscule business...
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PRA collection registers 24pc growth in first half FY20
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has collected Rs53.2 billion during the first six months of the current fiscal (2019-20), posting an increase of...
