Bykea’s battle for survival

The company has made a gambit to try and earn a spot in car-hailing. But will they make it?

Running out of options: The state of our telcos

Recent financial results indicate that the sector has reached a tipping point

OLX Group-backed CarFirst has shut down in Pakistan. Here’s why

After more than five years in operations, the OLX backed car trading platform CarFirst found itself out of business not with a...

The return of the auto-loan defaults?

With the KIBOR, inflation, and credit for auto-loans at a historic high, should customers and the industry be worried about outstanding auto loans?

The cotton tale

On the decline for more than a decade, Pakistani cotton just saw a brief revival. Could it be carried forward?

Banks that don’t bank

Some banks are just government lending arms, especially now that the government can’t borrow from the central bank

The curious case of nano lending apps

The entry of a two nano lending companies has left the financial services industry baffled. The question on everyone’s mind is how...

ICI: I see, do you?

The company’s financial year started with a bang as it eyes significant structural changes in the coming months

Those pesky $25,000 dollars a month – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

8 percent of the world's unbanked adults live in 🇵🇰. Insights from the Global Findex suggest Pakistan's financial inclusion rate has continued to...

The cruel business of buying and selling lions

On the 2nd of August this year, Lahore’s Safari Park Zoo announced that it was auctioning off 12 African Lions. The news...

Emlaak: Pakistan’s first mutual fund marketplace

A mutual fund marketplace to drive up investor interest through housing all options under one roof

Pakistan’s gold is going nowhere for now

The SBP has rejected unsubstantiated claims that they were about to pledge their gold reserves, but is that even an option?

The fate of the Indus

Climate change is the latest threat to the Indus, and without immediate attention, there will be hell to pay

JazzCash, Mobilink’s favourite child?

The mobile financial services market has become significant for Jazz, and its success is one of the major things the company is betting on

If you like IT, put a ring on IT

The recent fall in IT exports, Pakistan’s great new hope, is a reality check posing a number of biting questions for the industry and authorities