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?
Efficiency and the rise of the BJP in India
The core has been efficient service delivery supported by a hyper-focused grassroots mobilization
The Future of Water in Pakistan
By Rimsha Zahid
In Pakistan’s agro-based economy, where agricultural production depends largely on irrigated areas, watersheds and their management can have significant positive...
What imperils the mobile phone industry?
Another day another industry raising its voice about issues it is facing with regards to doing business in Pakistan. It is a...
The lucrative business of being white in Pakistan
If you’re white and your career isn’t going anywhere, Pakistan is your second lease on life
How can influencers evade exploitation from advertisers?
As advertising continues to pivot towards influencers, they need to look out for themselves
Governance system for local governments – Part 2
Within the political dimension, the provincial governments should devolve the following functions completely to the local governments: one, school education up to...
Understanding the Black Forest cake
This week, Profit’s cover story chronicles not just the metrics that can be used to figure out what income group constitutes ‘middle-class’...
Change the sheriff, do not increase our taxes
About 60 million uneducated children will enter our labour force over the next decade. All of us should focus our attention to...
Can the industrial package compete with Roshan Digital Accounts in attracting dollars?
The returns offered on Roshan Digital Accounts are too lucrative for a Non resident Pakistani to opt for anything else.
Cat food and import bills – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
The nation’s pet owners were up in arms this past week as it appeared that the government was banning pet food along...
Stemming the Tide: The Halting of Brain Drain in Pakistan vis-Ã -vis CPEC
BY: Muhammad Muzammil Zia & Ismail Pirzada, Centre of Excellence for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, (CoE-CPEC)
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LAHORE
Since the independence of Pakistan, the South Asian drive...
Startups should be looking at debt, not just VC funding
Three years ago, I met another venture investor in Jakarta to talk about startups in emerging markets. We spoke about various sectors...
FBR and Regulatory Technology
A licensing regime built around e-Intermediaries by FBR can help the Board in transcending its technological and resource constraints
Where there’s a way, there’s no will
The economy of Pakistan has been trapped in a boom-bust cycle for the last two decades, wherein the duration between boom and...