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Shahid Sattar

Cotton roadmap
Markets

Cotton roadmap

Cotton was always considered to be a resilient and reliable lifeline of Pakistan’s economy; however, the reduction...
Published 19 Nov, 2020 02:55am
Private sector investment
Markets

Private sector investment

ARTICLE: Pakistan is amongst the nations with the lowest investment and saving rates in the world. This has...
Published 13 Aug, 2020 02:31am
Exports for economic growth
Markets

Exports for economic growth

ARTICLE: Trade and technological advancements provide the fundamental impetus for sustainable economic growth....
Published 22 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Actualizing budget targets
Opinion

Actualizing budget targets

ARTICLE: The task of preparing a perfect budget is challenging in normal times. Today, when coronavirus is ravaging...
Published 18 Jun, 2020 03:05am
Textile sector on the verge of collapse?
Print

Textile sector on the verge of collapse?

With the imposition of 17% GST on the previously zero rated textile sector, FBR is looking at collecting Rs 600 billion from the sector and giving a refund of approximately Rs 480 billion on exports. This is only part of the story, there are many other mi
Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am
The snake has truly bitten
Markets

The snake has truly bitten

There have recently been a spate of ill-informed articles on the stagnation of textile exports, subsidies to the textiles sector, under-taxed domestic sales, rationale for removing zero rating and APTMA's lack of professionalism. It is time that the recor
Published 02 Jul, 2019 12:00am
Ladder and the snake
Markets

Ladder and the snake

The story of our why Pakistan has not been able to maintain or increase its market share in the rapidly growing textile market has been very much like the game of Ludo. Each time industry has been poised to take off we land on the proverbial snake and hav
Published 22 May, 2019 12:00am
Ladder and the snake
Markets

Ladder and the snake

The story of our why Pakistan has not been able to maintain or increase its market share in the rapidly growing textile market has been very much like the game of Ludo. Each time industry has been poised to take off we land on the proverbial snake and hav
Published 22 May, 2019 12:00am