Do we need a Google financial office in Pakistan?
During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, an FBR representative stated that it had warned digital...
Under the wings of the great Jack Ma
Bykea Founder and Daraz Co-Founder Muneeb Maayr’s memoir of his time with Jack Ma – Founder and CEO AliBaba Group
What imperils the mobile phone industry?
Another day another industry raising its voice about issues it is facing with regards to doing business in Pakistan. It is a...
The SIFC and the Dar problem
Pakistan has just had a close brush with Dar, but it seems that the worst is over. While Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...
Dealing with the IMF for 25 years
In a television interview a few days ago, Pakistan’s current finance minister boasted that he has been dealing with the IMF for...
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?
FBR and Regulatory Technology
A licensing regime built around e-Intermediaries by FBR can help the Board in transcending its technological and resource constraints
Hot N Cold (The SBP’s Version)
The SBP has been moody lately. They’ve been changing their mind constantly, releasing confusing monetary policy statements, and have failed to communicate...
Winter is coming for the startups
“Winter is coming. We know what’s coming with it.” This line from the television show Game of Thrones, which is based on...
Interest Free Economy
Pakistan is no stranger to debt. It currently has total debt of PKR 50 trillion, of which roughly PKR 33 trillion is...
How (not) to induce market failure
Once in surplus, pricing structures of no economic sense mean there is now a shortage.
Not all banks!
Recently, I had an opportunity to read Profit Issue #113 and the cover story ‘The discriminatory hiring practices of Islamic Banks: Is...
Cutting through red-tape with e-residency
Estonia is the first country in the world to establish ease of business through e-residency, and Pakistanis may benefit from it
Budget 2021: Treating online marketplaces as retailers is a disaster waiting to happen
The proposed amendment to the Sales Tax Act puts undue burden on online marketplaces, and will have larger implications for ‘Digital Pakistan.’
The opportunity cost of energy subsidies
A subsidy on fuel and electricity treats one-bike households the same as homes with multiple cars.