Putin’s lunch
There is no denying that Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a difficult decision this week when President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to invade...
State Bank autonomy bill
There has to be some irony in watching a government talk about the importance of autonomy for the central bank while at the same...
Staying out of power
The Cabinet has rejected PMUs but has no solution for DISCOs
Absurd demands from would-be autocrats
The news that the government of Pakistan plans to demand that social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, etc. set up offices –...
Editors Note: Dalda goes public
With our financial capital markets as nascent as they are, any discussion of a major company going public is going to be half parts...
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 for advice,...
Politics is not a dirty word
A favourite trope of the urban Pakistani middle class is to say that all of Pakistan’s problems could be solved, were it not for...
But what if the virus doesn’t go away?
Then we'll just have to call in the "helicopters".
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 in common....
Editorial: No, this is not a financial crisis
Rising economic stress does not translate to being an ‘economic crisis’.
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 unnecessary government...
Are the banks being lazy? …or – plot twist – being responsible?
Lending to the government is not banking, Allied Bank Limited Chairman, Naeem Mukhtar told me over food at a family wedding in Lahore some...
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 unnecessary or...
Editor’s Note: Why data journalism is struggling in Pakistan
This week, Profit will include two, seemingly contradictory ideas. We are replacing our “News Briefings” section with a “News in Numbers” section, where we...
A tale of two entrepreneurs (Editor’s Note)
This week, Profit chronicles the tale of two men who are in some ways a study in contrasts: one who is at the pinnacle...
