Acumen Pakistan secures $28m anchor funding for a new $90m Climate Fund. How will this help agribusinesses?
In Pakistan, the question of climate financing looms large. So what’s happening?
SECP files four criminal cases for stock price manipulation-all against this one man. What exactly did he do and how?
The last time the SECP took criminal action against anyone was back in 2017.
Govt increases gas price for fertiliser industry. But are some players more equal than others?
The recent change in gas prices has been welcomed by the fertiliser industry with one caveat
One million more Pakistanis emigrate since 2023. Should you too?
When does it make sense to leave Pakistan, and when to come back home? The economic aspects of these decisions are less clear-cut than they might seem.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet PSO; the fintech company and Rs 1.7 billion VC fund
Is the state-owned enterprise doing the right thing by venturing into fintech and the world of venture capital?
Jabbar Thaikaydar, the man who introduced money making in Pakistani media
In the early 1980s, as he carried banners of the Lakson Tobacco Company on his motorbike through the dusty roads of Lahore,...
Squabbles, regulation and bans – the state of Pakistan’s mobile manufacturing industry
“The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.” This maxim by the towering 20th century economist Milton...
Why renegotiating the IPP contracts may cause more problems than it solves
The government is effectively saying that its word is only good as long as it remains in power; in addition, it is clear that some power plants were more equal than others in the renegotiation process
Will Chinese cars beat out the Big Three? Don’t bet on it.
For years Suzuki, Honda, and Toyota have dominated Pakistan’s car market. But as competition increases, will Chinese companies looking for inroads make the difference?
Hey shehri babu, here is why you need to pay attention to the locust invasion
Back in February, Profit had done a feature on the swarms of locusts laying waste to entire yields of crops and threatening...
The pandemic is e-commerce’s time to shine. But will it last?
As the pandemic continues to spread in Pakistan, people are turning to e-commerce out of necessity. When this is all over, will it leave a lasting impact on how we shop?
Solar is the future, so might as well hurry
To have a burgeoning solar energy industry, it can be easy to think of more complicated things that a country needs to...
The Dollar: Buy, sell or hoard?
Profit explains the flaws with the old FX policy, what measures the PTI took to keep the market relatively stable and where the USD/PKR parity is headed in the short to medium term.
Private hospitals should have been raking in the cash, instead they might just go bust
As the virus continues to spread in Pakistan, private hospitals are already feeling the crunch while telehealthcare platforms are looking to cash in
Can Naushaba Shahzad turn FWBL around before it is too late?
If you are a woman in Pakistan, and you have a bank account, congratulations! You are one of the lucky few. This...