Changing how Pakistanis commute and think about commuting
This February marked a decade of Lahore’s BRT service. But what can we learn from the past to better our mass transit future?
Value Trapped!
Will high inflation turn the tables in favour of local brands?
What it means to build a team
"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team." - Reid Hoffman
Team...
What’s up at the stock market? A rebuttal
What’s up at the stock market? Contrary to recent opinion, its share prices and market sentiment
The signs of collapse
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that inflation is hurting badly. One just needs to be a shopper with a fixed income....
Can coalitions push through reforms?
There is a generally held belief in Pakistan, especially among many within and around the corridors of power, that the country needs a strong...
The most worrying chart (Editor’s Note)
There is one chart that gives us a heart attack every time we look at it: one that shows Pakistan’s average income – measured...
Tax Refunds: To obtain or not to obtain, and if so, how?
Benjamin Franklin famously said that "n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." His words are as true...
Can the industrial package compete with Roshan Digital Accounts in attracting dollars?
The returns offered on Roshan Digital Accounts are too lucrative for a Non resident Pakistani to opt for anything else.
Can online petitions signing bring PayPal to Pakistan?
Aside from the political turmoil, Pakistan is a nation brimming with exceptional talent and possibilities. Batches of top-notch freelancers across the country and the...
Pakistan’s Basic Billionaires
How the wealthy elite in Pakistan remains unimaginative with their use of capital, and why that is holding the nation back
2023-2024 Budget
The Budget 2023-2024 was presented under constraints coming from all directions, and posed an almost insoluble problem for the Finance Minister. The Budget had...
Planning Integration
Last week’s announcement of Pakistan inaugurating a steering committee dedicated to integrated energy planning (IEP) – with the US support – is both a...
Literature and economy: Role of commercial organizations
Intuitively, the link between literature and the economy is not expressly apparent. Following an analysis of the two disciplines, my assertion is that these...
On the economy’s new ‘technocratic’ caretakers
PM Kakar’s cabinet will be in the driving seat for the foreseeable future. To do any good they must hold fast to their limitations
