Amazon hit from all sides as crisis
As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism from activists, politicians and others who question the tech giant’s…
Not yet Amazon Prime time: Australia retail sell-off overblown?
Since Amazon.com Inc said in late April, it would bring its Marketplace for third-party sellers to Australia, shares of leading bricks-and-mortar retailers have tumbled on fears their growth prospects would…
The future of our economy – Part III
Coming to the third structural reform: investment rates have lingered around 15 per cent of GDP in the last decade thus constraining the rate of growth. Savings rates are dismally…
Amazing e-Commerce opportunities
Amazon, the e-Commerce giant, has recently added Pakistan to its approved sellers list, making it the 102nd country on its platform. This is expected to open up new opportunities for…
Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say ‘greenwash’
Tens of trillions of global investment dollars are pouring into companies touting robust environmental, social and governance credentials. Now short-sellers spy an opportunity. Such hedge funds, often cast as villains…
Oil and gas policy steps
The government seems to be quite active in the energy sector; the hard work of the last one year of the Energy Task force has started yielding results. Earlier, an…
Digital economy, the next winner
Pakistan is fast running short of dollars. One sure way of earning these is to boost exports, which in the case of Pakistan have remained sluggish over the last at…
Tax reforms and real estate
In its efforts to modernise the tax system, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced various reforms in tax policy and administration over the last three years. Some of…
