“The health and wellbeing of our consumers, employees and the wider community – including any recipients of relief efforts – is our primary focus”, mentioned Aamer Sheikh, President and General Manager at PepsiCo MENA & Pakistan, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on food and […]

“The adoption of digitization will surely accelerate and how quickly Pakistan can adapt to it will determine how quickly we can see our economy bouncing back”, commented Zeeshan Hasib Baig, Country General Manager – Pakistan at Careem, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the […]

“The salient factor for success in this new landscape is adaptability” expressed Muhammad Fahad Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer, Decagon Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited – GoLootlo, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on overall economy and digital financial services landscape in Pakistan. 1. How this crisis will […]

“Healthcare has come out of hospitals and it is not going back inside anytime soon”, expressed Khaqan Sikander, CEO at doctHERs, while sharing his insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the HealthTech and Telemedicine industries in Pakistan, with our editor in Chief during an exclusive Q&A session. 1. What are the challenges and opportunities […]

  “Customers would be right in withdrawing trust, had we shut down and not helped them in this time and just managed our own risk”, expressed Kabeer Naqvi, President, and Chief Executive Officer at U Microfinance Bank Limited, during an exclusive Q&A session with our editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 on the […]

“The incumbents will of course pull through, but will become even more risk-averse. They may innovate slightly to accept life post-COVID, but not as much as FinTechs”, expressed Akmal Saleem, Co-Founder and CEO, Getrizq – UK, while discussing the landscape of financial sector and digital banking during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK under […]

  “Retail Sector contributes to around 17.5% of GDP and provides employment to 16% of the labor force in Pakistan but it might not be able to sustain the impact of this virus and it may take years to recover”, said Mohammad Qasim, Managing Director, Firhaj Footwear Pvt. Limited (the sole official licensee of two […]

Since its launch of Refinance Scheme to Support Employment and Prevent Layoff of Workers, called Rozgar Scheme in common parlance, State Bank has been constantly receiving feedback from various stakeholders, making the scheme more facilitative for businesses and creating incentives to prevent the layoff of employees under current COVID Pandemic scenario. Many of the changes […]

“Our customers have always been our highest priority, but even more so during these unprecedented times”, mentioned Mohsin A. Qureshi, Chief Operating Officer at Cheetay, while expressing his point of view on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on e-commerce landscape in Pakistan during an exclusive Q&A session with Daily NewsPK. 1. How do you see […]

“This recent pandemic has broken the inertia with respect to telemedicine services in the country, however for it to remain effective and useful even after the lock-down, we need a comprehensive digital health policy to make sure digital health can be integrated in the DNA of our health care system at a public as well […]