What Shanghai Electric is inheriting from Abraaj
The problem with buying a monopoly is that you never really think about the competition until it is too late. Shanghai Electric’s $1.77 billion...
The case for Pakistan
(Hint: it's not the next Indonesia)
Dealing with the IMF for 25 years
In a television interview a few days ago, Pakistan’s current finance minister boasted that he has been dealing with the IMF for 25 years....
Financial inclusivity: Where does Pakistan stand?
Pakistan is a lower middle-income economy, located in the heart of South Asia, with a GDP estimated at $284 Billion (2016), and a population...
Riding disruption
The ‘new economy’ could mean a lot of changes (and money) for Pakistan. If they get the right environment
The last days of Governor Baqir
"His term is about to end and we will not retain him," said Khawaja Muhammad Asif while speaking about Dr Reza Baqir’s term as...
The Fault in our Firms
Do audit practices add to the vows of a Chartered Accountancy Trainee?
The only constant is change
The old adage, “the only constant is change” is truer today than perhaps ever before. Businesses are grappling with inflation, economic instability, political volatility,...
Housing Reconstruction: Building Back Better
As of latest estimates more than 1.7 million houses have either been partially or completely destroyed by the great floods of 2022, resulting in...
Too much growth?
Policymakers have done little to try and prevent Pakistan’s economy from overheating
Cash is still king
Currency in Circulation currently hovers around PKR 7.64 trillion, coming down from a peak of Rs 8 trillion in May 2022, following an increase...
An honest look at import policy is needed
Our own experience teaches us that import restrictions are only a very temporary way of curtailing imports. In the face if a rising trade...
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, and how...
Security and diplomacy – where do we stand?
With the country in political chaos, facing the challenges will be even more difficult.
Provincialization of electricity distribution companies
Restructuring only way to achieve optimal efficiency
