Cutting through red-tape with e-residency
Estonia is the first country in the world to establish ease of business through e-residency, and Pakistanis may benefit from it
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...
The culture of safety
In the aviation industry, safety is a given, right? Wrong, especially in Pakistan
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...
10 focus areas for Pakistan’s economic prosperity
In order to build long-term competitiveness and prosperity in the Pakistani economy, here are some things that merit the government’s attention
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...
Name’s matter, even in the stock market
"Whats in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - Romeo & JulietÂ
Shakespeare...
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...
An all you need to know guide for how to reopen large businesses
The do's and the don'ts
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,...
Why the market cannot be trusted to develop a vaccine
Are there enough incentives for firms to develop a vaccine for Covid-19? On the face of it, I shouldn’t even be asking...
Pakistanis don’t trust the PSX. They should
With the stock market looked at with suspicion, what investors need to understand is that fraud will always be out there, and being not having faith is just counterproductive.
KP’s very own grid company is up for a long haul journey
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has recently decided to set up a provincial grid company, a decision being widely hailed as a...