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
Traditional banking globally is changing. Will Pakistani banks pay attention?
Banks ignore the rising trends against their traditional operating models at their peril
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 Fault in our Firms
Do audit practices add to the vows of a Chartered Accountancy Trainee?
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...
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...
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
Flipping the script
Devolving political and economic powers to local level can treat what ails Pakistan’s fledgling economy
Why ban Tinder?
Banning Tinder changes nothing, except giving its ‘halal’ competitors an edge.
If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict
Sponsors step in as MFBs grapple with capitalization crunch