Take the hammer to the rent-seekers
In general, this magazine believes in free markets, which can often mean we advocate for the removal of what we view as...
Set the money free
Suppose, for a minute, that you are perusing the internet, looking to buy a property, and you find a listing online for...
Taking the wrong kind of credit for the right kind of policy
Over the past few months, the signs have been unmistakable: Pakistan’s current account has stabilised, with a small surplus in October 2019...
Distorted incentives, distorted economy
There is a running theme across many of the stories we cover in this week’s issue of Profit: how distorted incentives can...
The economic cost of period-shaming
Let us talk about periods. No, not the punctuation mark. The one related to women’s menstrual cycles. The one that men –...
Rent-seeking behaviour
The biggest difference between being pro-free markets – which this publication is – and being pro-business – which is a seemingly similar,...
Correcting market failure
This publication is generally in favour of free markets, which in practice can often mean an opposition to what we view as...
The last refuge of the scoundrel
Perhaps we should not be surprised that it has come to this, but – even though we make it our business to...
Getting our act together
It was only a matter of time, we suppose. Last week, the United States joined the European Union in banning Pakistan International...
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.
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...
If you’re not paying for journalism, you’re paying to not have journalism
Quality is the staple product of this stapled product. Or so we think. As do you, if reader feedback is to be...
The time for quick fixes at PIA is over
There is much about the crash of Flight PK-8308 that we do not know, including the precise cause of the crash. But...
The burden of over-regulation
In this edition of Profit, both our cover story and one of our main feature stories are about the financial services sector,...
Hands off the 18th Amendment, Asad Umar!
When he came into office as federal finance minister, we warned Asad Umar not to rely too much on the civil servants...