Think about energy security
Energy price volatility has shocked and awed the world, unleashing a wave of inflation and pain on hundreds of millions of citizens....
Three eCommerce ideas gaining mainstream traction in Pakistan
The pandemic led boom in eCommerce has changed a lot
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
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...
The Fault in our Firms
Do audit practices add to the vows of a Chartered Accountancy Trainee?
The case for E-bikes
We’ve all heard the saying. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, you teach a man how...
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
Fixing pay and pensions
250 million people exist to pay the salaries of government employees
The bitter aftertaste of FED on Pakistan’s juice industry
In face of the need to broaden our tax net, the government imposed a flat 20% Federal Excise Duty (FED) on fruit...
If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict
Sponsors step in as MFBs grapple with capitalization crunch
Why Jeffrey Sachs is wrong about Reko Diq
It started with the usual leftie / “anti-imperialism is the ultimate moral good” crowd. An article written by American economist Jeffrey Sachs...
Pakistan’s auto industry has a bright future. Here’s why
Cautious optimism for the auto industry in 2024: Understanding the driving forces
Too much growth?
Policymakers have done little to try and prevent Pakistan’s economy from overheating
Renting out the agricultural sector
There are two major changes taking place in Pakistan’s agriculture sector as we speak. The first is the recent decision of the...
Pakistan’s ticking pension time bomb
The government must change its pension plans unless it wants to buckle under the weight of pension liabilities