Fiscal discipline: A comparison between PML-N and PPP regimes
Over a passage of time, it becomes important that we reflect into the economic performances of the PML-N and PPP regimes respectively...
The 13th idea
In the run up to the federal budget, there are many points of view in the market of ideas for the government...
A guide to ending tax evasion in Pakistan
No issue in Pakistan currently attracts as much attention as that of tax evasion. On one hand, we have the people of...
Return of the Stay-at-Home Mom: The Way Forward
According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, Pakistan ranks 143 out of 144 countries in the gender...
Leap Of Faith
A few months ago I took my head office team to a team building session at a nearby resort. Although I was...
Concessions at what cost?
By Farrukh Karamat
Much has been written about the dwindling inflows for Pakistan from Inward Workers’ Remittances, Exports, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI);...
Seth-ification ahoy!
Received wisdom told us that, given enough time, sophistication and exposure to best modern practices, family-run firms would transform into professionally run...
Micro Economics and Big Data
A great deal of analysis and discussion is currently centred around the CPEC ranging from economic, geostrategic to even the existential raison...
Taking the fight to the big boys
In this issue we narrate the interesting times in Pakistan’s digital ad industry through a case study on one of its leading...
“Look Ma, no profits!”
Farooq Tirmizi, our contributing editor isn’t too confident about the viability of Daraz.pk, as is plain to see in his write-up on...
Daraz.pk : Let it live or let it die?
Rumour has it that Alibaba wants to buy Daraz.pk from Rocket Internet for $150 million (approx Rs 1500 crores). If the transaction...
Return of the Stay-at-Home-Mom – Part 2
A few weeks ago I told you a story of a dreamer, since then I have received a lot of messages from...
Will the real economy please stand up?
Is it the robust economy with one of the best performing stock markets in the world? Or is it the economy with...
Keeping fingers crossed
Things aren’t too bad on the foreign exchange reserves front. At $22.4 billion, our reserves seem to be sitting pretty; higher than...
Why Fauji Meat is the smartest decision made by the Fauji group in decades
The worst way to think about a profitable investment strategy – whether it be as an individual investor or as a CEO...