The evolving middle-east geopolitical chessboard
U.S. President Joe Biden this week travels to the Middle East where he will meet leaders of Israel and nine Arab States,...
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...
Our exchange rate policy
The rupee declined sharply against the US dollar during intraday trading Wednesday and no explanation and little rationale has been provided by the central...
Exchange Traded Funds: An Opportunity Lost?
Only four equity ETFs have been launched, and their market volumes have been dismal
Symptoms of distress
The state is sick and the infection has set in inside its economy. But could we lose everything else in the process too?
Mango juice and minority shareholders
There was a detailed discussion on the merits and demerits of mango juice and Pakistan this week after the unavailability of mango...
Crisis ahead!
What does an economic meltdown look like?
Crushing the knowledge economy
It has never been easier to learn in all of history. Why are we trying to make it less affordable?
A dark winter
The Russian invasion of Ukraine created a ripple effect in the energy markets as the largest producer of energy in the world...
Indexing the sun
The reduction in capital costs associated with solar energy and consequent drop in generation cost on a per kilowatt-hour (kWh) basis has...
The futility of price caps
A few days back, a few dozen milkmen were jailed because they were selling milk at a price which was higher than...
Political will or bad policy and reform design?
Reform remains an elusive and little understood concept in Pakistan. The word is seldom used on TV. It is used even less...
On KLF manels, and why financial inclusion for women matters
Think of this as the Profit female reporters’ manifesto on calling out corporate fluff.
Our unsavoury grocery trip
I remember my mother used to say, “Eat a good meal first and then go to the grocery store.” I learnt the...
The culture of safety
In the aviation industry, safety is a given, right? Wrong, especially in Pakistan