Editor’s Note: The fourth factor
In his now seminal tome The Wealth of Nations, Scottish economist Adam Smith posited that there were three major factors of production in an...
The wrong kind of governing
You can always trust the government of Pakistan to take a look at a problem created by the private sector in the country and...
Making the internet work for all
Sometimes, in order to gain more control over a situation, you have to let things go. That is most certainly the case with telecommunications,...
There is an IMF standby agreement, but what next?
Solving our balance of payments challenge
Dr Hafeez Shaikh’s scorecard
Despite the less than warm welcome he received from everyone, Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has left the economy better than he found it
Luxury EVs, forex, and why they could change Pakistan
All over the world, Electric Vehicles (EVs) fall under the luxury category of automobiles. This is a problem because their biggest selling point is...
Foreign Direct Investment – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The sort of FDI we need and the sort we don't
The catch 22 of working in a male-dominated profession
Men are promoted on potential, women on performance
EV adoption: moving customers along the funnel
What is stopping Pakistanis from buying more electric vehicles?
Ego and insecurity (Editor’s Note)
Being the best and being good enough are not the same thing, a distinction that the students, faculty, and alumni of the Lahore University...
A checklist for CMOs interested to export with Amazon
The advertising industry in Pakistan is shifting focus to digital marketing in eCommerce, transforming the retail industry, and the way in which sellers need...
Living on the edge
Pakistani start-ups face a difficult future as international venture capital funds dry up
Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant
Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in familiar cycles, from current account deficits, debt crises to IMF bailouts, and recurring promises of reform repeated umpteen times....
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 move in...
Sovereign Debt Vulnerability
The last twelve years saw US$ based benchmark interest rate close to near zero as monetary expansion reduced the cost of capital fueling an...
