The decade of debt
Behind soaring debt numbers, Pakistan's precarious fiscal tightrope demands urgent action
Pakistan’s maize exports crash 87.19%
Food ministry issues new SOPs to address falling corn export
TRG’s chaos spoils arbitrage opportunity for the stock market
Investors were left ruing the opportunity as Chishti and TRG battled on
Is It Still a Good Time to Open a Padel Court?
Despite the rising number of padel courts opening around the country, it may be a while before the supply of courts outruns the demand
Hatton National Bank withdraws bid for Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations
Sri Lankan bank was seen as leading contender to acquire the Bangladesh branches for BAFL, which have been up for sale for years
Philip Morris Pakistan posts 77.5% revenue growth in 2024
The company’s surge comes amid export boom and new product launches, though much of the increase domestically came from price increases
Petroleum sales surge 5% in March due to Ramazan and Eid
Intercity travel, coupled with general increased consumption led to volumetric increase in sales for fuel retailers
Has Pakistan found a plan to turn its power liabilities into strategic assets?
Pakistan plans to use its excess electricity production for establishing Pakistan as a hub of blockchain technology but is it a viable solution?
What is driving crypto payment adoption?
Many view crypto as a hedge against currency depreciation
Searle is lagging the pharmaceutical sector. Its recovery might be just around the corner
The pharmaceutical company has had lackluster numbers in recent times. All that might be about to change
Corporate profits down 1% in 2024, but some sectors soar
Energy was the biggest drag, driven by volatile prices and demand; absent that laggard, profits at Corporate Pakistan rose 8% in 2024
Cement royalty hike in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: a price shock and legal deadlock await
Peshawar attempts what Lahore has already tried: extracting more taxes out of the cement industry. The all-but-certain lawsuit and stay order are likely to make the bad policy idea ineffective anyway
OGDC and PPL’s commitments to Reko Diq take a step forward with feasibility study completion
The two companies have nothing to do with mining, but have forcibly been dragooned by the government into participating as equity stakeholders in the project with Canada’s Barrick Gold
Power companies worth less than the cash on their balance sheet
The recent cancellation of CPPA-G related contracts have spooked the markets to future prospects, leading investors to think that the worst is not yet over for these companies
What happened during Symmetry’s closed period?
A line was stepped over and the overstepping was acknowledged. What will the SECP do in response?