After Karachi floods, revenues and profits decline sharply for Naya Nazimabad
The publicly listed housing development suffers from atrocious rain mismanagement, and its sales numbers reflect eroding confidence on the part of prospective buyers
Unity Foods is investing Rs2 billion in Pakistanis’ growing appetite for pizzas
The former textile company is looking to expand its flour subsidiary due to growing demand for pizzas and pastas
For those that died in the PSX attack, restitution remains a distant dream
Did the PSX or anyone put in 12 minutes to even think about the individuals that lost their lives during a cowardly attack on the PSX?
China-Pakistan FTA has opened up China’s market for Pakistani businesses, but will they bite?
The dream to tap into the Chinese market was diminished because the CPFTA was not working out. Will CPFTA-II bring better things?
HBL invests Rs500 million into its asset management subsidiary
Will the HBL Asset Management actually grow, along with Pakistan’s nascent capital markets?
Berger Paints: stagnant at best, losing market share at worst
Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat has four million followers on Instagram, and a devoted fan base. Berger Paints made roughly four billion rupees...
Once a squalid refugee camp, Jalozai to become a real estate development
For decades, Jalozai has been synonymous with putrid conditions and has been a symbol of the Afghan wars. Will SEZ status and a renewed interest in the area give Jalozai a new lease on life?
The birth, life, and death of the Lahore Parking Company
Lahore’s parking infrastructure is in shambles, and the LePark has not helped make things any better. But will wrapping it up do anything?
How Agha Steel plans to tech-disrupt the Pakistani steel industry
The steel manufacturing company is about to conduct Pakistan’s third IPO of the year and could be the largest Steel IPO in 5 years. What does Hussain Agha, the young CEO have planned up his sleeve?
Why renegotiating the IPP contracts may cause more problems than it solves
The government is effectively saying that its word is only good as long as it remains in power; in addition, it is clear that some power plants were more equal than others in the renegotiation process
Fossil Energy still looking to acquire Bawany Air Products
The energy company may be looking at the acquisition as a backdoor public listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
Bela Automotives: The curious case of the vanishing ‘Sahid’
The company is very upset that the SECP seems to have lost their mail. Also, possibly about being on the defaulters list of the PSX for the past 15+ years
How to survive a pandemic as a startup
Bookme.pk, Convo, and PriceOye all saw different kinds of crises when the coronavirus pandemic struck. How did they tackle the unique challenges that this unique moment in history brought?
Careem vs Foodpanda: who will dominate the food delivery space in Pakistan?
With restaurants turning a cold shoulder to Foodpanda and its change in policies, Careem is showing it is willing to get aggressive in gaining market share
The perils of cutting advertising budgets during a downturn
Primary and secondary research from consultancies, data analysts, and even academics point to how marketers should have approached advertising during the pandemic to preserve brand equity, in order to compete on value instead of price after the worst is over.