Will the stock exchange breathe a sigh of relief after Panamagate verdict?
Lahore: It has been a tumultuous few months for the country, as the Panamagate scandal had viciously gripped the country and media...
Editorial–Incentivising consumers for desired behaviour
The promise of digital banking is alluring. The realization so far has been elusive. Though the field might not exactly be dormant,...
Our exchange rate policy
The rupee declined sharply against the US dollar during intraday trading Wednesday and no explanation and little rationale has been provided by the central...
10 facts about milk that you should know
A huge public debate about milk quality has been raging in recent months. A lot of confusion and doubts spread through the...
No better time than now, to move back!
I moved back to Lahore close to the end of 2015, with a heavy heart, worried about the lack of attractive digital-business...
Child Labour – End of a life before it begins
She was 11, shy and looked obviously very scared when I found her sitting on the floor of my living room with...
What’s wrong with public debt in Pakistan
The issue of public debt in Pakistan has received a lot of attention from every concerned quarter. They have been many debates,...
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...