The paradox of gas prices

How fixing prices destroys consumer welfare

Why isn’t the PTA worried about the data of Pakistani citizens being misused?

As Pakistanis’ digital footprint grows, so do the threats to the confidential details of its citizens. Without data protection laws in place, bad actors in India may be able to misuse Pakistani citizens’ private data that they should not even have access to

Cash is still king

Currency in Circulation currently hovers around PKR 7.64 trillion, coming down from a peak of Rs 8 trillion in May 2022, following...

Can Pakistan ever be on a path of sustainable economic growth?

Yes.  The path to sustainable economic growth exists.  Dozens of countries around the world have successfully improved living standards, and prosperity of...

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...

The SBP has failed to manage its own investments. How can it manage Pakistan’s?

The story of SEPL is a story of inefficiency, contradictions, and the typical problems of public companies in Pakistan

Asking the wrong questions

Where is the dollar headed to? Should I buy a car now before it gets expensive? Is the economy out of the...

For the love of all that is good, leave Miftah alone!

Petrol prices should never be politicised. But for them to be politicised within one's own party is a new kind of wacky

What’s going wrong in q-commerce and what we can do about it

Working in a hot market is – not – (always) a good thing.

Pakistan’s auto industry has a bright future. Here’s why

Cautious optimism for the auto industry in 2024: Understanding the driving forces

Bet on Pakistan. There will be rich returns

There is much that Pakistan has going for it. But faith in it will be repaid.

An annoying blend of oddities!

Commercial business activity, encompassing all economic and monetary pursuits, from delivering a newspaper to managing a multimillion rupee company in Pakistan, is...

What made the startups click in Pakistan?

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. – Jack Welch

How Pakistan can avoid the “Dutch Disease”

Should the country soon find itself awash in hydrocarbon wealth, how it chooses to manage that surplus will be critical

The cost of cheap petrol – this week in Pakistan’s economics and business twitterverse

There were a lot of rounds being raised in Pakistan’s startup scene in the week past, with both Jugnu and Colabs announcing...