The adult in the room
The government does not want interest rates to rise sharply, but the banks will want to play it safe.
Symptoms of distress
The state is sick and the infection has set in inside its economy. But could we lose everything else in the process too?
Yes, the rich are getting richer. But could that also explain our inflation problem?
The conspicuous consumption led inflation in Pakistan
Avoiding Babylon
In the next decade, something monumental will happen. Somewhere either in a noisy Lahore suburb, a quiet village in interior Sindh, or...
Secure your financial future – Retail Investing
How to secure your financial future is one of the most important questions on everyone’s mind. Many of us save some portion...
Good corporate governance should demand better CEO accountability
In most Pakistani organizations, performance management gets worse the higher one climbs the greasy pole. Boards and shareholders should learn about and be thorough in evaluating top management
A dark winter
The Russian invasion of Ukraine created a ripple effect in the energy markets as the largest producer of energy in the world...
What the frenzy over Clubhouse reminds us about brand strategy
In the New York Times Bestseller “The Four” by Professor Scott Galloway of the NYU Stern School of Business, the trillion-dollar valuation...
The Return of the Stay at Home Mom!
While all the other little girls played with Barbies and doll houses, this peculiar one dreamt of the stars and the galaxy...
Do not ban crypto
We are squandering the natural crypto potential that exists in the country
Why tax-to-GDP is a farce
Pakistan’s economy has been in a chokehold for the past two years. The problem is that there are too many elephants in...
The case against sovereign default
Groundhog Day is now a preferred reference point for the economic cycle in Pakistan, with each crisis largely resembling the previous crisis,...
Dear offended reader…
This one is for you!
The fault in our auditing environment
ICAP can no longer in good faith act both as institutions and regulator
The SIFC and the Dar problem
Pakistan has just had a close brush with Dar, but it seems that the worst is over. While Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...