First Virgin Atlantic flight lands at Lahore airport
A week after landing a direct flight from Manchester to Pakistan, Virgin Atlantic landed its first flight at the Lahore International airport on Monday.
The...
Reddit to buy TikTok rival Dubsmash
SANFRANCISCO: Social network firm Reddit said here on Sunday it would buy short-video platform Dubsmash, becoming the latest company to expand in a space dominated...
China urges US to stop abusing state power to crack down on foreign firms
BEIJING: China on Monday urged the United States to stop abusing state power to crack down on foreign companies, after Nasdaq said it will...
Oil prices rise on vaccine hopes, tanker blast at Saudi Arabia
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Monday, pushing Brent back above $50 a barrel, buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift...
The fortune at the bottom of the digital pyramid
It is time to recognise that access to the internet being equitable is good for business
Is National Savings the right investment vehicle for you?
The government agency sells federal government bonds directly to individual investors and is a favourite among many savers, but some of its competitors are giving it a run for its money
At large companies, investing in startups is a means to get around innovation-stifling bureaucracy
Both Engro and HBL announced investments in their own venture capital arms and startups, including in some businesses that may be seen as rivals to their traditional core business
Thal Ltd to invest Rs1.7 billion in creating new business line
The investment would go into setting up a line to manufacture woven polypropylene bags
Tri-Pack Films to invest Rs9 billion in capacity expansion
Move comes as part of a series of expansion projects the company has undertaken over the past several years
Pak Datacom revenue and profits decline in 2020
The state-owned telecom data services provider has seen its business stagnate in recent years as more technologically advanced rivals overtake it
Extinction or integration: how ad agencies can survive in the age of Google and Facebook
As creative services and media management face automation, coupled by the self inflicted wounds of refusing to unite against the tyranny of price slashing advertisers, Profit looks at how the top advertising agencies in the country are fighting for survival and relevance
Is the Punjab government’s model bazaar project a success?
The company established by the government to run the bazaars might be on its way out, and to be replaced by an authority
Pakistani cotton is collapsing. What does this mean for farmers and the textile industry?
The country was once one of the largest cotton producers but lately it is finding it hard to meet its cotton production targets, and all the players blame each other
Why bother with ‘targets’?
Of all the bad habits the government of Pakistan has, perhaps one of the worst is the one picked up by the Ayub Administration...