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[24 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Imran Maqbool]
Pakistan’s Economy On the Edge

The State Bank’s annual report makes special mention of the issues of governance and sends out a red alert to the government to fix the economy before Pakistan faces an economic collapse.

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[1 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Has the Maker of the BlackBerry Lost the Connection to Consumers?

A look at the recent major events bruising RIM and impacting the company’s long-term prospects.

Business, Technology »

[13 Nov 2011 | 5 Comments | Farieha Aziz]
Pakistan Shines at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards

This year, Team Pakistan earned another seven-medal haul at the APICTA ceremony. But this time it added some gold to the final tally.

Business, Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

[7 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments | Babar Khan Javed]
Economic Recovery, Capitalism and Uncle Sam

Is it time for corporations to stop laying off employees to preserve earnings and prop up stock prices? Will more compassion be better for long-term business prospects?

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[25 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Amir Zia]
Obey or Depart: Being a State Bank Governor

What exactly led to Shahid Kardar’s departure from the State Bank of Pakistan?

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[4 Aug 2011 | 2 Comments | Raisa Vayani]
Xbox Games, 24 and Thor: Why We Need to Counterbalance Pakistan’s Image

Why the co-owner of t-shirt brand Uth Oye! feels that “we haven’t done a good enough job of promoting a feasible image of ourselves as a country.”

Business, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[9 Jul 2011 | One Comment | Bushra Zulfiqar]
Budgets and Equitable Human Development in Pakistan

With federal budgets, it is important to explore beyond the numbers to see how just how inadequate the government’s plans are, especially when economic justice is not part of the calculus.

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[8 Jun 2011 | 5 Comments | Babar Khan Javed]
Customer Research Looks Very Different in the Social Media Age

Leveraging social media for customer insights benefits the bottom line.

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[3 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Online Editor]
Extortion: The Top Crime in Karachi

It’s not surprising that as crime spirals out of control, a climate of fear and insecurity, and a general sense of hopelessness, prevails among the citizens of Karachi.

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[25 May 2011 | Comments Off | Amir Zia]
The Stalling Game

Faced with increasing pressure from the IMF and the World Bank, will the PPP government swallow the bitter pill of reforms or resort to stalling tactics yet again?