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...
The cost of surplus power
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi recently said that the country would experience an electricity surplus in the region of 2,400-3,400 MW by February next...
All roads lead to London
No decisions seem to have been taken
Who is going to bell the cat: Increasing fuel prices
The government has kept oil prices tightly coiled. Are they ready to jump?
The A, B, C and D of leadership in crunchtime
As the Corono pandemic hits Pakistan at a time of a general economic downturn, it is important for business leaders not to lose track of the role they have to play in this moment
The opportunity of dead capital
Economics has become a science of the loudmouth with numbers. Economists come on TV to show off that they have numbers and predictions. They...
Why a Master Data Management project is the way to go
If we can protect our data and do this right, everyone from businesses to govt departments will win
Beating a pandemic
What have we gained and lost through the Covid-19 experience?
Twitter spats and the six day work week
It’s always going to be a busy week when the recently erstwhile finance minister gets into a twitter spat with the incumbent and his...
What Shanghai Electric is inheriting from Abraaj
The problem with buying a monopoly is that you never really think about the competition until it is too late. Shanghai Electric’s $1.77 billion...
Return of the Bull
LAHORE
by REMSHAY AHMED
Pakistan has managed to gather a spot on the global economic scene recently after achieving the status of an emerging market by...
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 their raising...
“No, I don’t see myself in your seat in 5 years time”
Growing up in the 70s, whenever we were asked what we would like to do as an adult, the very obvious response would be...
Creativity can be a brand’s greatest asset. Here is how to wield it
Kantar research has shown Pakistani audiences want to see certain themes in their adverts. Here are some of the takeaways
Tackling the Multi-Headed Energy Hydra
Fixing one problem causes three more
