Standard Chartered is by far the most cost-efficient bank in Pakistan. But should this be celebrated?
While the bank has become cost-effective, it has come at the cost of stagnant growth in deposit mobilisation
Is MDR creating a two-tiered banking system?
Recent results show how the banking sector differs for different participants
These green startups want to help the environment and make money in the process. But what do their potential investors have to say?
The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Pakistan RoadShow was trying to help climate-friendly projects in Pakistan secure funds. What do they have to offer?
Can Legends tap Pakistan’s untapped sports potential?
This new stadium in Karachi has unveiled the long ignored potential of commercial sports facilities in Pakistan
Is PTCL throttling one of its competitors through anticompetitive practices?
This isn’t the first time the state-owned company has done this. And this isn’t the first time they would get away with it
Shezan Q2 2024 sees third worst quarter since 2020
Economic headwinds coupled with high financing cost take a toll on the bottom line of the F&B giant
Mitchell’s sees most profitable quarter since 2021
The confectionery manufacturer's financial turnaround was fueled by prudent spending but cashflow remains a concern
Watch out! Jazz is bringing its digital telco ‘Rox’ out to play
Months after Ufone introduced Onic to Pakistan, Jazz is gearing up to give them a competitor
Does the D in DFIs stand for Debt?
The financial institutions have overhauled their strategy and now resemble a leveraged fixed-income fund
The cost of non-renewable energy and missed opportunities– K-Electric’s failure to deploy renewable energy is expensive
K-Electric could have saved over $200 million had it adopted renewable energy in its generation fleet
With an eye on profits and a focus on sustainability, HBL launches agricultural subsidiary
The first non-financial subsidiary of a bank to get approval from the SBP, HBL Zarai has already been approached by the SIFC and is set to work with the government of Punjab as well as small farmers
Has UBL paved the way for other banks to maximize arbitrage opportunities?
The recent financials of the banking juggernaut unveil a significant risk appetite
The magic pill for the pharma sector
Will the deregulation in drug pricing policy prove to be the long awaited cure for the pharmaceutical industry?
Rifts in cabinet, vested interests, and arm twisting — Inside the IMF directed gas price hike
Everyone is cribbing and complaining about the price increase except one voice from within the fertiliser industry
Pakistan’s precarious financial state: debt levels surge to unsustainable levels
Domestic debt has increased by more than 6 times between 2011 and 2023