Why bother with ‘targets’?
Of all the bad habits the government of Pakistan has, perhaps one of the worst is the one picked up by the...
Dear banks – It’s time to go ‘digital first’
The talk of a digital Pakistan is not just talk. We do not say this because there has been some seismic shift...
‘Voodoo’ Economics, Habib Metro bank and a noodle
We were spoiled for choice this issue of Profit when it came to deciding what our cover story would be. It’s a...
The uncanny similarities between Wirecard and Inov8
Don’t speak to the press; just sue them and accuse them of being in cahoots with the competition. Oh, and run a bad business.
Editor’s Note: The dangers of misinformation
It used to be that companies would hire public relations firms to manage their image in the media by trying to put...
A key policy success
It is our contention that – for all our complaining about corruption and incompetence – every administration in Pakistani history has been...
Dear offended reader…
This one is for you!
Trapped by vested interests
It was a week of sharp reversals. It began with an interest rate hike and ended with a fuel crisis sweeping the...
Editor’s Note: A culture of accountability
Business journalism in Pakistan has historically been a loser beat, and in most news organisations, it still is. And come to think...
Privatisation is not a revenue generator
Here is how the federal finance ministry thinks about privatisation: the government will sell assets in absolute desperation when it needs to...
The 13th idea
In the run up to the federal budget, there are many points of view in the market of ideas for the government...
Creating second-class citizens
The biggest downside of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) obsession with Pakistani expatriates is that they have a tendency to bend over...
THE FIRST STEP TO SOLVING A PROBLEM
Dr. Daniel Ritz, President and CEO of PTCL and Jeff Daniels, the acclaimed American actor, seem to have more than their name...
Shooting ourselves in the foot
Let us start out by stating the painfully obvious: there is absolutely no scenario in which Pakistan becomes a developed country, or...
Editorial–Incentivising consumers for desired behaviour
The promise of digital banking is alluring. The realization so far has been elusive. Though the field might not exactly be dormant,...