Pakistan’s economy has been on a ventilator. Our imports are manifold compared to exports, hence a great trade deficit exists. To handle this dilemma, we need short-term as well as long-term measures. One of the most important long-term measures that we must pursue, is to establish and support local businesses. Continue Reading
Pakistan is a country full of opportunities, with the year 2020 being slated as the year of growth. In fact, many tourism authorities across the world are placing Pakistan amongst the top destinations to visit in 2020, cementing its position as a growing economy. As Pakistan’s economy grows, it also Continue Reading
GSMA, in close collaboration with mobile phone operators, had been working on a Pakistan specific holistic report on digital transformation titled, “Pakistan: progressing towards a fully-fledged digital economy”. The report outlines the collective efforts required to advance as a digital society, while discussing the positive actions undertaken so far, along Continue Reading
By 2025, the average age of an entrepreneur will be 16 years, that’s how fast the business dynamics is growing. Every day we see new applications, innovations being brought on by young minds and more and more incubation centers are being made by government and organizations to facilitate those startups. Continue Reading
Syed Asim Ali Bukhari is currently doing his Ph.D. in Green Banking from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. He is a Senior Manager-Audit Division Bank Al-Habib Limited. Industry 4.0 is the buzz word in all industries across the globe. As the world is Continue Reading
DigiSkills LMS DigiSkills LMS is an app that enables you to access all the courses offered by www.digiskills.pk. It’s an amazing initiative taken by the Pakistan government, it’s a free program with the mission to train over one million people in developing digital skills. This would ultimately enable people to Continue Reading
On Sunday, December 8th, Code for Pakistan organized a Women SDG Challenge Cup 2019, an initiative by Jazz in partnership with Code for Pakistan and OPEN Islamabad. The event took place at the National Incubation Center in Islamabad. The Cup aimed to give a spotlight to powerful and inspiring women Continue Reading
Even after 20 years of online access, Pakistan is still at the beginning of a digital revolution. While we have progressed from modems to broadbands to smartphones and witnessed a transformation in the way we carry out our routine tasks, the truth is that Pakistan has been disinclined to fully Continue Reading
Pakistan’s e-commerce is expected to reach a benchmark of $1 Billion in 2020 as projected by an earlier report by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). But the potential of Pakistan’s e-commerce is far greater than what we are observing. Egypt is considered to have similar macroeconomic dynamics as Pakistan where Continue Reading
In this episode of Conversations@Jazz, we speak to the CEO and Managing Director of Sefam. Seema Aziz is a stalwart in her domain and is one of the first women CEOs to command a leading textile brand in Pakistan. She talks to us about the importance of education in terms Continue Reading
