Formed in July 2009, BR Research is the research wing of Pakistan's premier financial newspaper, the daily Business Recorder. In keeping with the newspaper's tradition of pioneering economic journalism in the country, BR Research is Pakistan's first and only research-based mainstream publication by any media house in Pakistan.
Its main product is the newspaper's agenda-setting column that focuses on wide ranging topics - from business and markets, corporate and financial affairs to matters related to politics, economy, public policy and development. While the column's centre of attention is Pakistan's economy with a focus on economic reforms, it also covers key issues relating to regional and global economy.
Unlike opinions and features on economic issues published elsewhere, BR Research has an emphasis on evidence- based commentary with an aim to provide actionable intelligence where need be.
Ideas and suggestions put forth by our senior editorial staff backed by a dedicated research team have been helpful to the point of steering policy decisions. We have truly been a bridge between you and the policymakers.
The department comprises of financial analysts and economists, most of whom have had prior experience in financial and media sectors, after being schooled in leading local and foreign universities. Although the department is still quite young, a few of BR Research alumni have moved on to lucrative careers in reputed global and local organizations.
Team BR Research maintains close interaction with business leaders, trade and industry associations, policymakers, think tanks, regulatory authorities and government officials. This helps readers identify changes and challenges to macro economy, business and industries as well as social- economic development.
BR Research's columns feature Monday to Friday on page-2 (inside front) of the newspaper. Aside from these columns, we have three other products: a) periodic sector-specific publications that provide in-depth perspectives of the emerging challenges and opportunities; b) bi-weekly interviews of public, private, and third sector leaders; and c) thrice-weekly performance review of a selected firm. The latter two are published Monday to Friday in a section called Brief Recordings.
On this auspicious occasion of BR's 50th Anniversary, we welcome opportunities to collaborate with public and private sector organizations, research houses, academia, think tanks, and policy research institutes to help reform Pakistan's economy and put the country on the path of development.