How to facilitate investment
Since Pakistan’s economy is clearly struggling, and the political leadership across the board is focusing more on the next elections, it is time to review our administrative structures and suggest…
Ferrari fever? Classic cars roar into investment funds
In 1977, a Ferrari owner offloaded his 1962 250 GTO because his wife complained it was too noisy, recounts Andrea Modena, head of Ferrari’s classic car division. It was either…
Dire need of investment in Pakistan
The other day, as I was going through a newspaper and something caught my attention. It was heartening to see Karachi proactively welcoming a corporate giant with open arms to…
Biden plans to bar some US investments in China, track others
The Biden administration plans to outright ban investments in some Chinese technology companies and increase scrutiny of others, three sources said, part of its plan to crack down on the…
EU recycles investment plans to counter US green subsidies
Confronted by competition from Washington’s vast green tech investment plan, European leaders are scrambling to loosen their own subsidy rules and redeploy an array of investment funds. Thursday’s summit of…
Is investor’s fright an investment’s flight?
Pakistan is nestled in the southern part of Asia, sitting precariously between Afghanistan, India, Iran, and below China, with the Arabian sea lapping on its southern shores and the Himalayas…
Credit Suisse rescue hinges on overhaul of its investment arm
The soundness of Credit Suisse’s “transformation plan”, set to be unveiled next week, will be mainly judged on the plans it has in store for its ailing investment bank. Ulrich…
SEZs – investments for future
My experience with the Board of Investment (BoI) allowed me a deeper insight into not only the workings of the economy but the necessity of a consolidated long-term vision that…
Investment platforms face hangover after pandemic party
The trillion-dollar retail investment express is losing steam, dampening the fortunes of British trading platforms that boomed during lockdowns on the back of a meme stocks frenzy. Many stock-pickers are…
Impediments to investment
Private investment has been declining in Pakistan for several years, which is no surprise given how rapidly private investors have been losing confidence in the economy. Investment is heavily based…
