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How the HBL PSL became a reason to believe in Pakistan

Take a look around you. It isn’t a pretty picture, is it? The country is teetering on the edge of default, the...

Putin’s lunch

There is no denying that Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a difficult decision this week when President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces...

Trapped by vested interests

It was a week of sharp reversals. It began with an interest rate hike and ended with a fuel crisis sweeping the...

If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict

Sponsors step in as MFBs grapple with capitalization crunch

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...

Living on the edge

Pakistani start-ups face a difficult future as international venture capital funds dry up

The volatility premium

Compensating for the risk of doing business in Pakistan

Our manufacturing opportunity

For the last 5 months, I have undertaken the arduous task of renovating my home. Much to the discomfort of family members,...

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

Corrupting power

Pakistan’s energy crisis remains an issue that several governments have failed to tackle during their reign over the nation. The state of...

The meaning of culture

“I came to see during my time at IBM that culture is not just one aspect of the game, it is the...

Editor’s Note: Outsourcing: What is it good for?

If there is one theme that dominates this issue of Profit, it is unquestionably outsourcing. Our cover story explores Pakistan’s miniscule business...

For inspiration for the future, we need only look at the past

What will Pakistan look like in 75 years? There is one version of events that, even if ambitious, can serve as an...

The case for Pakistan

(Hint: it's not the next Indonesia)

Local governments could be game-changers in countering extremism

Pakistan’s counter-terrorism strategy cannot rely solely on military operations. Part of the solution is service delivery and a strong relationship between the electorate and local government representatives.