1. How do you see the overall landscape of economy in Pakistan post COVID-19? The entire global economy will be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis because of the lockdown response taken by all the countries to try and minimize the spread of this virus. But Pakistan will face a much bigger […]

1. How do you imagine the financial sector post-COVID-19? Covid-19 is an unprecedented event. The Pakistani economy will most likely sustain Rs2 trillion to Rs2.5 trillion losses in just three months, which will lead to an expected 18.5m jobless in Pakistan, and there will definitely be effects seen in the financial sector due to these […]

1- What are the challenges and opportunities there for you in the current crisis? The steady rise in COVID-19 cases has drastically changed day-to-day life across the globe and most importantly has completely shifted business operations all over the world. The pandemic has completely rearranged how business is conducting as well as show-cased change in […]

A nonprofit platform named HelpTrace that provides an accurate mapping of the COVID-19 has been launched by two Pakistanis and spread at a global level. Tahir Siddique, a Pakistani – Danish who is a serial entrepreneur and Omar Chaudhary, a Pakistani – French, is the Global Project Manager for HelpTrace.org. HelpTrace.org is a multi-lingual web […]

Mastercard has signed an agreement with Askari Bank Pakistan for a multifaceted partnership to enhance customer experience and launch new products for a growing number of the bank’s customers. The agreement is part of Mastercard and Askari bank’s commitment to bring innovative payment solutions to more people across the Middle East and Africa region and […]

  The State Bank of Pakistan today released its Second Quarterly Report for FY20 on the State of Pakistan’s Economy. According to the report, the stabilization efforts and regulatory measures yielded notable improvements during the first half of FY20. The current account deficit contracted to a six-year low, foreign exchange reserves increased, the primary budget […]

Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sehat Kahani, shares the idea behind the health-tech social enterprise, Sehat Kahani and explains how is she with her team trying to create a positive impact in the society by this proposition.

Karachi, Pakistan – 28th March, 2020 – In order to discuss the challenges faced by the banking sector in Pakistan in the time of COVID-19, a virtual one-day conference was conducted on March 28th, 2020 by co-hosts and organisers, Abdul Basit and M. Umair Khan. The event brought together industry experts, practitioners and regulators and […]

Chief Executive Officer at Pakistan Society for Training and Development (PSTD), Zubina sadick discusses the overall training and learning landscape in Pakistan and shares her insights on the significance of training for any organisation in achieving its objectives in an efficient manner.  

Halima Iqbal, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer and Farwah Tapal, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Oraan share their journey at Oraan and discuss the significance of financially inclusive society while explaining their value proposition in the market.