Can the sun be taxed?
Like all good things must come to an end, sales tax has been imposed on solar panels.
On what women wear to work, and why it should be simpler
Traversing what is and what is not appropriate for work is very different for women than it is for men
What the December T-bill drama means
The SBP is trying to inject liquidity and provide cheaper money to commercial banks
The what-ifs of Pakistan’s oil and gas segment
There is no single person to blame – everyone has had a subpar showing.
Business begins at home
It is high time we shift our diplomatic focus to our own businessmen in order to achieve desired objectives of attracting foreign investors
2021: What just happened? What comes next?
A year that started off very strong is ending on a starkly different note. Where will the next year take us?
Celebrating Pakistani tech story the right way
An interesting concept, PakLaunch’s conference of entrepreneurs left a lot else to be desired
The Fault in our Firms
Do audit practices add to the vows of a Chartered Accountancy Trainee?
Defining Sethism
Besides the well-understood issues of capital constraints, budget deficits and lack of planning, the economy is chained by Sethism
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...
Creativity can be a brand’s greatest asset. Here is how to wield it
Kantar research has shown Pakistani audiences want to see certain themes in their adverts. Here are some of the takeaways
The paradox of gas prices
How fixing prices destroys consumer welfare
Bet on Pakistan. There will be rich returns
There is much that Pakistan has going for it. But faith in it will be repaid.
Fixing the Oil Conundrum
Pakistan consumes more than 21 million tonnes of petroleum products, of which roughly 80% are imported, while the remaining is refined locally. ...
Onecoin: Cryptocurrency for the gullible
Our society seems to be fascinated with credulity and self-delusion. I first noticed this back in 2013, when “Engineer” Agha Waqar came...