Why ban Tinder?
Banning Tinder changes nothing, except giving its ‘halal’ competitors an edge.
Break the monopolies!
Can shortsighted governments deliver the one-step economic reform agenda Pakistan needs for the long term: Eradicate monopolies and cartels, in both, the public and private sector?
The risky math underlying Sehat Sahulat Program
Theoretically it should work, but the math behind the program is worrying
Daraz.pk : Let it live or let it die?
Rumour has it that Alibaba wants to buy Daraz.pk from Rocket Internet for $150 million (approx Rs 1500 crores). If the transaction...
Of Councils and Chambers
Do various business lobby groups operating in Pakistan represent the rentier economy?
Startup failures in Pakistan and the role of founders
My perspective as a founder who has seen both success and failures in his journey may help some of the critics see things in a different light
Shrinkflation and its discontents
“Homo homini lupus” - man is wolf to man
Traditional banking globally is changing. Will Pakistani banks pay attention?
Banks ignore the rising trends against their traditional operating models at their peril
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 cleantech conundrum: scaling the tech in an economy that is a wreck
The fallout of climate change is upon us and the startup space is rising to it with innovation
Value Trapped!
Will high inflation turn the tables in favour of local brands?
10 focus areas for Pakistan’s economic prosperity
In order to build long-term competitiveness and prosperity in the Pakistani economy, here are some things that merit the government’s attention
Why Fauji Meat is the smartest decision made by the Fauji group in decades
The worst way to think about a profitable investment strategy – whether it be as an individual investor or as a CEO...
Permanent erosion of Purchasing Power
Since January 2019, Pakistan has had a cumulative inflation of 67.4% as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Prices of some items...
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?