"Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine." – Peter Sondergaard
If VLOOKUP’s unidirectional and underperforming search has held you back, and INDEX MATCH’s multi-argument structure seems daunting, VLOOKUP_IM is your solution. This custom Excel VBA function is engineered to provide the advanced lookup capabilities of INDEX MATCH, including the crucial ability to search columns to the left of your lookup value with better performance, within…
The VBA file is designed to merge data from multiple Excel workbooks into a single “master” workbook. The file is placed in a folder among other files that you intend to merge together. First all Excel files are identified in thate directory excluding the master itself. It then populates a list box with these file…
When I started as Head Business Analytics and MIS, my first major challenge was to compile and report the daily performance of all our field offices to higher management. This was a critical task that happened every night after business close. The raw data, detailing the daily efforts of our field officials, arrived in various…
Foreign remittances, often referred to as “workers’ remittances” or “migrant transfers,” represent the non-commercial transfer of money by foreign workers, members of a diaspora community, or citizens with familial ties abroad, for household income in their home country. For a developing nation like Pakistan, these financial inflows are not merely a supplemental income source but…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is the sole stock exchange in Pakistan, formed in 2016 through the merger of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE), and Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE). This consolidation aimed to create a unified, more efficient, and robust capital market. The journey began with the establishment of the Karachi…
Weighted Average Lending Rate is the average interest rate that banks charge on loans, weighted by the size of the loans. It provides a more accurate picture of the cost of borrowing than a simple average because it takes into account the fact that larger loans have a greater impact on the overall interest income…