What the Daraz rebrand means
As far as rebranding goes, it is better to be proactive rather than reactive
Where there’s a rule, there’s a juggar, and currency is no different
Profit tells the tale of how rethinking regulations is the answer to dollarization in this dramatised explainer
Is the First Women Bank Limited too pink to fail? We hope so
If a ‘bank’ created for ‘women’, fails to either serve women, or function as a viable commercial bank, then why should it...
Dispute over Reko Diq mines heads towards a settlement
World’s fifth largest copper and gold deposits will finally get to see the sun, as the government of Pakistan and Tethyan Copper Company seem to have reached an agreement regarding the division of shares at 50% each
After three years in the wilderness, can Summit Bank be resurrected?
After being frozen in time for three years, the bank is making quick moves to get back in the race
The GDP finally rebased
The National Accounts Committee has revised the GDP growth rate for FY21 to 5.4% from 3.9% as per provisional estimates, the highest...
When the President cracked a billion rupee gag
Why would a government venture into the high-risk business of venture capital funds?
The mini budget is the price of failure
The real story is that the mini-budget would not have been necessary had our policymakers not doled out freebies to the elite in early FY22
Cnergyico leaps ahead of Shell and Total to become largest private-sector fuel retailer
The acquisition of Puma Energy Pakistan means that they are now the second largest fuel retailer after state-owned PSO
Can Pakistan afford to build its tourism industry?
Do we have what it takes to manage the damaging effects of large scale tourism?
Attock’s eye-catching recovery
After recording its lowest net profit in nearly a decade last year, Attock has made a big comeback.
What does a financial crisis really look like?
Before using those words frivolously, it is a good idea to look at those countries that are actually passing through a financial crisis and what really got them there
A shakeup brews in Lahore’s elite schools network
As LGS faces an unlikely competitor from within, what will the shape of elite private education be in the future?
Explainer: How real is the threat of SBP going rogue?
A look at the proposed SBP Amendment Act that is meant to empower the central bank, and why it might not matter much, or for too long.
Will the India-model work for Pakistan’s EdTech startups?
Profit investigates if, despite very similar market conditions, replicating a Byju’s like model is a foregone conclusion for Pakistani EdTech startups?