Will an AI revolution kill Pakistan’s BPO industry?
While the government insists our BPO sector is bursting with potential — is it prepared for the AI storm awaiting it?
Inside the Defence Budget: Has inflation hit the military?
The dollar value of the military budget in the last four years has actually decreased
Govt is taxing mutual funds. What long-term impact can this have on the mutual fund industry?
The goal of the budget proposals might be to increase tax revenue but it can have a real impact on the shift taking place in the mutual fund industry
Will fiscal year 2025 be a better year for the private sector?
It would seem that the long battle with inflation is finally coming to an end
The govt is finally trying to fix Pakistan’s increasingly worrying pension problem. Is it too little too late?
The federal pension bill exceeds Rs 1 trillion mark. What are the reforms being implemented, and are the measures strong enough given how bad things have gotten?
The budget has quashed any rumors about high taxes on stock market earnings. What does the ensuing rally mean for the year to come?
The benchmark index has been on a rout and there are few signs that it is going to stop any time soon
The govt is punishing filers and non-filers alike. The only difference is the latter might manage to escape
There is an incoherence between the treatment of the formal and informal sectors of the economy. And those documented can’t escape
Changes to look out for in the banking sector for the next fiscal year
Banks to pay higher effective taxes as the government disallows provisions to be treated as expenses
The IMF has raised the alarm bell on Pakistan’s microfinance sector. Where does it stand?
Microfinance in Pakistan is in dire straits and has become a bit of a ticking time bomb because of the high risk of loan defaults and Covid era damages
A little known Pakistani company is suing Zoom for over $2 million. What in the world is happening?
Pakistani tech company D-Tech Consultancy has filed a $2.2 million lawsuit against US tech giant Zoom, claiming they are owed over a million dollars in unpaid commissions
After digital financial services, could startup acceleration be the new passion of Pakistani telcos?
Telenor Velocity is an accelerator that is hoping to help galvanise the telco into diversifying at a time when their original business is in freefall
Our tax Babus keep beating the same dead horse again and again. Here’s how it affects the stock market
The tax authority looks to constantly squeeze the same sources of taxation rather than looking for newer ones
The PIA’s stock exchange chaos
The recent delisting of the company has shown vulnerabilities in the system that need to be addressed
The govt is getting desperate to collect tax revenue. But they’re being desperate in all the wrong places
The new Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 has changed how tax cases are dealt with. While this may unlock some money, it doesn’t help widen the tax net
Another day, another bright idea from our taxmen
Blocking the sims of 500,000+ people may sound simple but how much sense does it make?