Thatta Cement recorded stellar profits for 2024. The reasons behind it are simple yet effective
With EPS growth of 600%, the stock price has increased 22 times and it seems the company is just getting started
Inside the Zarea Limited IPO
The B2B platform is looking to raise funding through a public offering. What does the move look like?
The economics of skimpy clothes in Pakistan
The target audience of Landa bazaars is evolving, thanks to culturally deviant consumer demands that the formal sector fails to fulfill
Fauji Foods had its best year to date. Could it have been better?
The FMCG company earned its highest profits in 2024, but a deep dive shows the true nuances of these numbers
Meskay & Femtee to acquire Mandviwalla Mauser Plastic Industries for Rs207 million
One of Pakistan’s largest rice exporters set to buy a struggling publicly listed plastics manufacturing plant
Kia’s new Sportage: When a small price gap tells a bigger story
As dealers command premiums, Kia's hybrid pricing strategy reveals a calculated gamble
A 5% rise in petrol consumption indicates stability in consumer spending
The rise in diesel consumption may indicate an increase in commercial transportation and agricultural production
Fertilizer sales down 6% as weakness in farm sector continues
Farmers struggle as a combination of crop failures and rising prices squeeze their pocket books, and agricultural credit fails to fill in the gap
Battle for KE’s ownership heats up
A flurry of letters from January have surfaced, indicating a growing battle for control of Pakistan’s first vertically integrated electric company
Can this grand-old Pakistani company make a comeback?
Back in the 1960s, Batala Engineering was a shining beacon of what a Pakistani company could be. Today, it is trying to recover from decades of mismanagement and misuse
Are matchmaking events disrupting the rishta aunty business?
The commoditization of matchmaking is not a novel concept but it might be finally on its way to be a formal business sector
Do big businesses undermine Pakistan’s competition laws?
The CCP has more than 500 pending cases languishing in the courts. Is that what makes them inefficient or is there more to the story?
In Pakistan’s high-end hairstyling business, a not-so-new player makes a move
For 16 years, the Lebanese hairstylist Michael Kanaan has been running a small, secretive, super-selective, luxury salon. Why is he expanding to Lahore now?
Security Paper and the case of the delayed elections
The company has not held its elections and there is little chance it will happen anytime soon
Asset management taking off? Not yet
By some measures, the Pakistani asset management industry is the largest it has ever been. By other measures, it has not even recovered its 2008 peak yet