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CORPORATE WINDOW: Driving auto antiques

While electric vehicles (EVs) have already made deeper inroads in various countries, consumers in Pakistan are still using around four decades old two-wheeler models and four-wheelers over 30 years old. In the digital age, buyers usually use the internet to verify automobile prices, especially cars and SUVs available in Pakistan, compared to rates in the world market. However, in the case of mo

Buying into future changes

While Sri Lanka may not be a model of democracy, the outcome of its presidential elections demonstrates that the country is moving in a democratic direction. The polls were free and fair, and their results were accepted by all contesting political parties. No less significant was the promise of the newly-elected president of Sri Lanka, Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to get some of hi

Losing talent to AI

Pakistan is at a crucial juncture, facing both a growing brain drain and the global impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven job displacement. While AI transforms industries and automates jobs, some nations are turning to universal basic income (UBI) as a safety net. Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of AI”, has warned that without such measures, AI could deepen inequality, benefiting only t

Institutional profit-taking drags PSX from peak

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended its winning streak on Thursday and rapidly declined in a volatile session, driven by institutional profit-taking as uncertainty loomed over the government's tax reforms under the $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme. Earlier, trading began on a robust note, with the KSE-100 index reaching its intra-day high of 82,905.73 points. However,

BF Biosciences raises Rs1.93b in IPO

BF Biosciences has successfully raised Rs1.93 billion by selling 25 million shares at Rs77 each through a two-day Dutch auction that concluded at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday. The funds will be utilised to acquire export certificates to boost sales in Central America, Africa, and Afghanistan, increase working capital, and add new products, it was learnt. The offering was oversu