Tough reforms ahead
At long last, the Shehbaz Sharif government has decided to bite the bullet. Finance minister Miftah Ismail has finally announced a Rs....
What made the startups click in Pakistan?
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. – Jack Welch
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...
On what women wear to work, and why it should be simpler
Traversing what is and what is not appropriate for work is very different for women than it is for men
The case against sovereign default
Groundhog Day is now a preferred reference point for the economic cycle in Pakistan, with each crisis largely resembling the previous crisis,...
The remarkable life and tragic death of Airlift
Airlift’s highs were dizzying and its lows were tragic. But what are the lessons we can learn from it?
Taxing the financialisation of automobiles
The lopsided market structure of automobiles was discussed in this space a few months back in which we hypothesised that automobiles have...
Why ban Tinder?
Banning Tinder changes nothing, except giving its ‘halal’ competitors an edge.
Can PTCL’s new CEO turn back the clock?
The market just isn’t big enough for these many players. This is a statement that is thrown around a lot these days,...
If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict
Sponsors step in as MFBs grapple with capitalization crunch
Defining Sethism
Besides the well-understood issues of capital constraints, budget deficits and lack of planning, the economy is chained by Sethism
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,...
Prepare for default
Crises evolve at an exponential pace. Much like a herd of animals spooked by the scent of a nearby predator, once markets...
Why Jeffrey Sachs is wrong about Reko Diq
It started with the usual leftie / “anti-imperialism is the ultimate moral good” crowd. An article written by American economist Jeffrey Sachs...
Crushing the knowledge economy
It has never been easier to learn in all of history. Why are we trying to make it less affordable?