Realigning business ties with Europe
The European Union Ambassador Dr Riina Kionka is reported to have stated this Tuesday that European companies are recognising Pakistan as a potential business destination and are exploring new avenues…
When business starts politicking
“I want to leave, it is getting too political”. “I cannot breathe, it is choking”. “Nothing I say gets across to the right quarters”. “They know how to butter up,…
Transforming agri landscape through ICT-enabled agribusiness management
As Pakistan is struggling to improve its falling agricultural economy, the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agricultural enterprise management is proving to be a game changer. This…
Bad business
IN my lectures about audience metrics — who and how audiences view and share stories — I always bring up Freaks and Geeks, a 1999 TV show that was cancelled…
Better business
Since the World Bank’s inaugural Doing Business (DB) report came out in 2003, this is the first time that Pakistan’s reforms across six out of a total of 10 indicators…
Businesses, rights defenders decry internet slowdown
Government is throttling the internet and social media while it tests new controls to crush dissent, activists and business leaders say, putting the country’s economic recovery at risk. Internet networks…
IT business migration to Dubai
Pakistanis, having systematically moved their capital overseas and invested $ 11billion in properties in Dubai, there is now a flow of business investments from Pakistan into the emirate, notably in the…
The rising cost of doing business
The rising cost of doing business plays a role in stalling economic development much like a lethal weapon does after being fired. It strikes at the heart of economic vitality,…
The big fat wedding business
OMG. Incredible. Astounding. Mindblowing. Stunning. Mesmerizing. And, you can go on and on with adjectives that laced the unfolding of the wedding of the century. The Ambanis are mega rich.…
Clear message of no more business as usual—I
Change is taking place slowly and subtly. Recent Cabinet Committee on Economic Reforms’ (CCER’s) deliberations on Sept 25, 2023 highlight increasing interdependency, thereby necessitating a Planning Commission on the lines…
