An inflationary summer
A powerful price spiral awaits the government as inflation could top 15 percent once the price caps on power and fuel are lifted, making further rate hikes necessary. Are they ready?
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...
Let’s Shutdown the MBA program
In a world spurred by technology, where specific skills are more in demand, the MBA is a waste of time and money
Security and diplomacy – where do we stand?
With the country in political chaos, facing the challenges will be even more difficult.
Who is going to bell the cat: Increasing fuel prices
The government has kept oil prices tightly coiled. Are they ready to jump?
Recovering exports
Other economic shortcomings, however, have cast a shadow over the Khan government’s pandemic response
The vulnerability of the dairy supply chain
Despite being one of the largest dairy producing countries in the world, we barely have any exports of our product
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...
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.
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
Beware of Bancassurance
Bank staff prey on the vulnerable, who just want to park their funds in a safe investment product, and only later find out that they are underwater
The no-confidence vote inspires little confidence
A narrow segment of elites across institutions are engaged in a cynical, Machiavellian war where there is neither honor nor a greater purpose
What’s going wrong in q-commerce and what we can do about it
Quick Commerce (q-commerce) is “hot”. Having worked in the field as part of Munchies for quite a while now, I like to...
Efficiency and the rise of the BJP in India
The core has been efficient service delivery supported by a hyper-focused grassroots mobilization
Pizza and perfect competition in Pakistan
The pizza market in Pakistan has maybe attained almost perfect competition