Why do we keep having petrol shortages?
The government is not responsible for the price fluctuations, but it is responsible for exacerbating the problem through its hamfisted attempts at controlling the nation’s energy supply chain
Locusts threaten our food supply, and also the fertiliser sector
So far, the mantra for the year 2020 has been: everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Pakistan’s two biggest neighbours...
The numbers are in, and large scale manufacturing nosedived 42% in April 2020
In news that surprised absolutely no one, large scale manufacturing declined in April 2020, according to the latest data released by the...
Cement sector expected to rebound by 2021, thanks to tax cut and government incentives
At first glance, the cement sector looks like it is struggling. The numbers came in for May, and they were not kind.
Pakistan’s...
Textile exports down 37% in May, unlikely to pick up any time soon
If you run an export-oriented company, you have to prepare for shocks. Perhaps you have to be on the lookout for other...
As private hospitals rake it in, should the government use its pandemic powers, or simply let the free-market be?
Covid-19 patients and their families complain of extraordinarily high bills and lack of transparency on pricing
The retail supply chain is begging for a disruptor. Can these tech startups be just that?
New entrants Bazaar, Tajir, and Jugnu all seek to empower the retailer to make more efficient choices, but will they be able to create a scalable service?
What the SECP’s new NBFC regulations mean for the industry
The regulator is seeking to add more teeth to the enforcement mechanism both for companies that offer consumers investment and insurance options as well as consumer access to credit.
Covid finally got Pakistanis to spend on fashion online… but businesses were caught off-guard
After the pandemic-induced lockdown, apparel businesses that depended on brick and mortar locations as a footfall and revenue source had to make a decision: adapt or die? Most chose to shift online, with serious teething problems in the transition.
What the 2020 Companies (Amendment) Ordinance means for startups
It takes into account many of the changes that entrepreneurs & VCs had been clamouring for, but there is still a long way to go
Collapse in demand hits chemical manufacturing sector
Is there no sector of the economy that the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected? Look no further: the chemicals sector, which has...
The pandemic will hit bank earnings, but they have the capital buffers to walk it off
For all their pomp, and obsession with optics, banks in Pakistan do not actually do that well. And Murad Ansari, analyst at...
Pakistan needs a data privacy law. The Personal Data Protection Bill is not up to the challenge
While the 2020 Personal Data Protection Bill helps protect citizens against abuses by private companies, it does little to protect citizens from abuses of data privacy by the government itself
Despite losing constantly, Lahore Qalandars is gunning to be ‘the’ Pakistani brand, if the PCB will let it
The Rana brothers are hoping to turn Lahore Qalandars into the Pakistani Manchester United and a symbol of the country. But LQ’s often brilliant marketing is dogged by its horrific performance in the field.
Nishat Mills: the PPE orders help, but do not make up for the loss of exports
You may have seen the same posts floating around on your Instagram feed or Facebook timeline: a high-end fashion designer in Pakistan,...