10 facts about milk that you should know
A huge public debate about milk quality has been raging in recent months. A lot of confusion and doubts spread through the mass media...
Shrinkflation and its discontents
“Homo homini lupus” - man is wolf to man
Import tariffs as implicit (and powerful) export taxes
If you thought import duties were taxes on imports, you’re only half right. They are also, implicitly, and powerfully, taxes on exports.
In 1936, the...
Climate check: can Pakistan add more cars without impacting the environment?
An influx of 350,000 cars is expected every five years: here’s what we can do about it
Living on the edge
Pakistani start-ups face a difficult future as international venture capital funds dry up
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
With Raast, context is Key
Raast by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received a lot of excitement and interest from the financial payments industry, particularly from the...
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?
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
Do we need a Google financial office in Pakistan?
During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, an FBR representative stated that it had warned digital platforms that...
Defining Sethism
Besides the well-understood issues of capital constraints, budget deficits and lack of planning, the economy is chained by Sethism
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 may have...
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
The fault in our auditing environment
ICAP can no longer in good faith act both as institutions and regulator
