How banks make money by holding onto your international payments
Yes the banks are being greedy here. But then again, they’re banks. They’re supposed to be greedy
The great local government gambit
The PLGA 2022 brings a lot to the table. But will it meet the same fate as previous attempts to enshrine a third tier of political and economic governance?
Has the country finally embraced a progressive tax regime?
The budget attempts to take a step in the right direction but fails to go any significant distance.
The grim reality of oversubscription
The first IT sector company to get listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) freshly constructed GEM board, Supernet, concluded its book-building...
Why aren’t we buying Russian oil?
Many other countries are benefitting. But a host of reasons make it difficult for Pakistan.
The SBP is controlling car imports
The Rupee’s worrying free fall has led to the automobile industry being caught in the eye of the storm. Designated as one...
Where did all the Burnol go?
The household product is missing from pharmacies in Pakistan. But its brand recall still holds
Budget season – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Budget season was upon us over the course of the pat week, finally culminating in a relatively run-of-the-mill speech in parliament by...
Provinces to get 17pc additional share from federal divisible pool
While center has been crying for short of revenue to meet rising expenses after the 18th amendment in constitution, the provinces are...
How the branding game has changed in Pakistan
There seems to have been a marked shift in the way that Pakistani companies are operating. Marketing strategies now have a greater...
ezBike: Revolutionizing Mobility or Just another startup?
The company aims to develop the EV ecosystem in the country but is it that EZ?
The 650bn rupee question: will monetary tightening bridge the divergence between monetary and fiscal policy?
When the government is being fiscally frivolous, is the interest rate the only way to make them stop?
What’s up on the PSX?
The stock market performance
Want to go solar? Here’s what you should know
Knowing unit economics and some basic technicalities is important
Pakistan’s external financing gap could rise to $8bn: Morgan Stanley
The outlook for Pakistan is worsening, says Morgan Stanley in a report released on Friday. The country has “underperformed significantly since February”,...