Lawmakers are running wild with development budgets while important projects languish
How are SDG-compliant parliamentarian schemes being used to play politics in Pakistan?
The CEO of Alfalah’s brokerage house has resigned after a billion rupee loss on his watch. Was it simple mismanagement or something more?
With Bank Alfalah stepping in to rescue the brokerage house, the question remains as to why?
Banking apps might get worse because of security concerns. How do you strike a balance?
Recent measures to enhance security have rendered mobile banking apps no longer convenient and accessible
Pakistanis are proud of their charitability. But how do we best spend this generosity?
Organisations like Shaukat Khanum provide an avenue for collective action that can help in building lasting institutions
Could private labelling work inside an app?
From a grocery delivery startup to an FMCG manufacturer: what is Krave Mart up to?
After its own employees opposed an attempt to sell Samba Bank two years ago, the Saudi-owned bank is up for sale again. Will Bank...
UBL, Meezan Bank, Askari Bank, and Fatima Fertiliser among others had sought to buy the Samba. Will Bank Alfalah succeed where all of the others failed to close the deal?
Pakistan just barely avoided demotion on the FTSE Russell watchlist. What is the list and how does it impact you?
With the country avoiding a downgrade, the decision is kicked 6 months down the line
CPEC isn’t quite the elixir we imagine it to be
CPEC can work for Pakistan only if it can translate all of those loans and FDI into growth, argues Rafiullah Kakar. If BRI participating countries like Pakistan don’t get their act together, Kakar cautions, they’ll just be stuck with a bill, with not much economic activity to show for it.
Pakistan can become a cannabis powerhouse. The only problem is getting through the bureaucratic labyrinth
It is high-time Pakistan reaps the benefits of the hemp crop. But what exactly is the potential of growing this crop and what has been standing in the way?
Could the textile sector take their bankers down with them?
High financing costs are impeding the ability of multiple sectors to maintain debt servicing.
Secure goes for IPO, becoming first logistics company to do so
The company will be the first logistics based company to be listed on the stock exchange
Can Pakistan’s financial ninja pull off another great escape?
A deal to sell Finja’s EMI licence to the Chinese OPay has gone sour. Finja claims OPay acted with ill-intent. OPay says Finja just forgot to read the fine print. So where exactly did Finja’s founder, Qasif Shahid, lose focus?
Is the banking sector worse off after the recent macroeconomic developments?
The expectation of monetary easing not materialising is likely to put pressure on commercial banks' interest margins
SECP data scrape: Is there a silver lining?
Can something good come out of something bad?
After decades of sticking to spices, Shan Foods is bringing a new kind of product. Should National be scared?
Shan Foods dives into convenient cooking sauces, a potential growth market but faces hurdles in brand awareness, competition, and marketing to modern cooks