After a complete plummet, Pakistan’s cement industry is seeing healthy margins again. What prompted the comeback?
After plummeting to below 5% in 2020, the cement sector's gross margins have surged back to 25% in 2023, but haven’t quite hit the highs of nearly 50% they had in 2012
Pakistan’s Catch-22 situation with the IMF Bailout
Does Pakistan possess the capacity to meet the IMF’s conditions?
For the past five years, the HBL PSL was the PCB’s biggest source of revenue. It no longer is
For the past five years, the HBL PSL has been the main contributor to the PCB’s finances. Last year, the Asia Cup and other international tours also became big earners for the board
Has the power crisis finally brought the telecom industry to its knees?
The escalating cost of powering the tower infrastructure has become a hindrance to the progress of telcos, do they have a work around?
Competition in the dishwashing segment remains non-existent. How did Lemon Max manage it?
Despite a challenge from Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive’s Max Bar dominates the dishwashing market, taking 68.3% of the market share.
After making losses for half a decade, Telenor Bank is finally out of the red
One of the first players in Pakistan’s microfinance industry appears to be finding its footing at last. It turns out the key to profitability was shrinking its balance sheet
Millat Tractors’ 10-day shutdown: the story behind the decision
Ostensibly, the shutdown was about unpaid tax refunds – which are a legitimate grievance for the company – but there is more than meets the eye to the shutdown
Did paint manufacturers shoot themselves in the foot going to the CCP?
The CCP’s decision to fine Diamond Paint opens a can of worms that will implicate all paint manufacturers in a malpractice that might not make all that much sense
From incubation to acceleration, are Pakistani ESOs really serving the startup ecosystem?
The mushroom growth of these programs in the country raises questions about their efficacy
US farmers want to sell cheap oilseeds to Pakistani companies. Why won’t the government let them buy it?
Prices for US soybeans, an import input in the edible oil and poultry feed industries of Pakistan, are at an all time low. The government is not letting them capitalise on the opportunity because of an unfounded fear of GMOs
Small textile mill closures accelerating in Faisalabad
Industry on edge and panicked after Sitara Textile closed its mill for relocation
Nawaz will spend Rs700 billion from the Punjab budget to be able to blame inflation on Shehbaz
The Punjab Government has decided it will cut the power tariff by Rs14 for consumers using up to 500 units but cutting the province’s development budget. It will do nothing for inflation except exacerbate it later, and it has other provincial governments fuming
The Jazz IPO is finally coming. What does it mean for the PSX?
Nearly three decades after launching, Pakistan’s largest telecommunications company is about to list itself on the stock exchange. What is that likely to mean for investors?
Air Link to start assembling Acer laptops in Pakistan
Mobile phone assembler and distributer moving into higher value electronics by setting up Pakistan’s second laptop assembler
In the first quarter after deregulation, pharma sector revenue up by 25%
The increase in revenue is driven mostly by price increases as drug manufacturers can finally raise prices based on business need and rising costs instead of regulatory fiat