Paper cut
Commodity prices don’t increase in isolation, they mostly move in tandem. Just like the butterfly effect wherein a butterfly fluttering its wings can lead...
Pakistan’s Basic Billionaires
How the wealthy elite in Pakistan remains unimaginative with their use of capital, and why that is holding the nation back
Import tariffs as implicit (and powerful) export taxes
If you thought import duties were taxes on imports, you’re only half right. They are also, implicitly, and powerfully, taxes on exports.Â
In 1936, the...
Careem plots move into delivery sector, will this strategy crystallize?
Pakistan’s technology sector remains nascent, but dynamics of the industry will follow global patterns and see replication at a scale which could be unprecedented...
Did Pakistan win the Covid-19 weather lottery?
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began its global assault in early 2020, scientists across the globe have been working against the clock to find...
Financial inclusion and chair politics – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Once again i am beating the old drum about having financial inclusion for women. It is a tiring proposition to bring it up again and...
Twitter spats and the six day work week
It’s always going to be a busy week when the recently erstwhile finance minister gets into a twitter spat with the incumbent and his...
Is China eating Pakistan with the FTA?
The trade deficit with China has surged faster than with any other country since the exemptions under the agreement went into effect
Where are our cities?
Why do Pakistani official circles still like to maintain Pakistan is a rural country? Every pronouncement of government, at the cabinet table and even...
Re-orienting consumption
Fixing the imported fuel problem
Editor’s Note: Freedom of the business press
It has been one full year of ‘Profit’. At the risk of sounding too full of ourselves, I think we can go ahead and...
The catch 22 of working in a male-dominated profession
Men are promoted on potential, women on performance
Technology Vs Crime
Technology has dramatically changed how we connect and socialize today. The associated communication revolution like communication mobility and social media revolution has impacted the...
The economics of a greener coal in Thar Coalfields
Coal may be the dirtiest fuel, but there exist several viable options to continue using indigenous coal while reducing carbon emissions
The vulnerability of the dairy supply chain
Despite being one of the largest dairy producing countries in the world, we barely have any exports of our product
