Pakistans oldest brewery, Murree Brewery, has begun exporting beer after decades of restrictions were lifted, according to NPR on January 31, 2026. The brewery, located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, produces over 1 million cans of beer each month.
Inside Murree Brewery's factory, green-and-red cans move down a conveyor belt to get filled with frothy golden beer.
In other news, Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, shared his leadership philosophy, emphasizing the importance of balancing optimism with realism, Fortune reported. Bourla, who led Pfizer during the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, believes that "optimists have the vision" while "pessimists land you to reality and help avoid pitfalls." He sees these two perspectives as complementary forces in effective leadership.
Meanwhile, Kevin Warsh is set to inherit a significant challenge as the newly-named Federal Reserve chairman, a challenge not faced since the post-World War II era, according to Fortune. The U.S. is grappling with a substantial budget crisis, with interest payments consuming a significant portion of tax revenue. "Gigantic interest payments now devour one in every five dollars we collect in taxes," Fortune noted, adding that the CBO predicts these costs will exceed Medicare expenditures by 2035 if interest rates rise.
In the tech world, Goldbridge, a Y Combinator-backed company, is developing an AI-powered banking platform for real estate owners, according to Hacker News. Goldbridge aims to create the "financial operating system" for the real estate industry, addressing the trillions of dollars in rent flowing through landlord bank accounts annually. The company is focused on optimizing idle reserves, security deposits, and property expenses, particularly as $2.5 trillion in real estate loans are set to mature in 2027-28. Goldbridge's CEO is a 2x YC founder, former White House advisor, and 100-unit real estate owneroperator.
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