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GSP Plus: beyond textiles

Pakistan can beef exports to the EU by 15 times and not just in textiles (read more: “GSP Plus potential: 15x). In fact,

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 01:44pm

Textile

Textile exports: winning on volumes

Textile exports during 2MFY20 increased 2.3 percent year on year against a growth of 3 percent in total exports during t

Updated 27 Sep, 2019 06:06am

Textile

Mixed bag for textile

Textile is a story of two worlds – 70 percent of the market is exports as per the textile players, and is doing better t

Updated 30 Aug, 2019 06:58am

Textile

Textile has a talent problem

The good thing about Pakistan’s quinquennial balance of payment crises is that it brings economic discussions into mains

Published 08 Jul, 2019 06:27am

Textile

Textile exports: dismal performance

The textile sector has not been happy lately with the decision of the government to remove the zero-rated status granted

Published 28 Jun, 2019 05:39am

Textile

Textile’s crocodile tears

Pakistan’s textile sector has been raising hue and cry over the removal of zero-rating regime announced in the latest fe

Published 24 Jun, 2019 06:28am

Textile

Budget FY20: Textile loses favour

The recently unveiled budget has put in words the worst fear of the textile sector. The zero-rated status given to the s

Published 14 Jun, 2019 06:13am

Textile

Textiles: product diversification wanted (ii)

If Pakistan’s textile exports are to be increased then product diversification has to take place in tandem with evolving

Published 30 Apr, 2019 05:33am

Textile

NML: margins witness up-tick

It has been a good year so far for Nishat Mills Limited (NML) and the recently released third quarter result has not dis

Published 29 Apr, 2019 06:29am

Textile

Textiles: product diversification wanted

Much of the issues that have been haunting the textile sector for some time now have been resolved. These include bringi

Published 25 Apr, 2019 05:25am

Textile

Textile continues to disappoint

Those betting on textile export numbers to show some improvement would be disappointed on the recent export data reveale

Published 19 Apr, 2019 06:10am

Textile

Betting long on textile exports

There is negativity around, but one sector that is bullish in today's so called gloom and doom environment, is textile.

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:00am

Textile

Skills development in garments

Readymade garments are one of Pakistan’s top exports but a number of constraints are inhibiting the sector’s true potent

Published 15 Apr, 2019 06:55am

Textile

Textile: Pak-China FTA needs revision

When it comes to trade, the products matter as much as the agreements that govern them. Free trade agreements signed by

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:42am

Textile

Kill only one bird with one stone!

In policymaking, outcomes cannot be seen independently of intent. Consider policymakers rediscovered love for textile ex

Updated 22 Mar, 2019 06:58am

Textile

Textile troubles: size matters; so does organization

With more than half share in total exports, there is little doubt that Pakistan must stop relying solely on textile expo

Published 20 Mar, 2019 05:45am

Textile

Textiles: the big picture

Competition is on rise in the global apparel and textile markets and things are going to heat up even more. Countries li

Published 07 Mar, 2019 05:15am

Textile

Time is of the essence

With a rising cost of production, textile firms have been facing a liquidity crunch which has mostly been compounded by

Published 06 Mar, 2019 06:12am

Textile

NML 1HFY19: decent top line growth

Nishat Mills Limited (PSX: NML) released its 1HFY19 result recently which saw the company beat market expectations and r

Published 28 Feb, 2019 05:32am

Textile

Impressive half for FML

Feroz1888 Mills Limited (PSX: FML) announced its 1HFY19 result for yesterday, which saw the company register decent grow

Published 27 Feb, 2019 06:32am

Textile

Good month for value added textiles

The numbers for textile exports were released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and contained no surpr

Published 19 Feb, 2019 04:58am

Textile

Ball in textile tycoons’ court

There were a number of long standing demands of the textile industry for their revival. Now it seems that almost all of

Published 08 Feb, 2019 06:22am

Textile

Promissory notes to the rescue

The textile sector in Pakistan has suffered considerable liquidity constraints in recent years due to delay in processin

Updated 29 Jan, 2019 06:26am

Textile

Lacklustre half for textiles

There were no surprises in the 1HFY19 numbers for textile exports which show the sector continues to struggle. According

Published 21 Jan, 2019 07:07am

Textile

Textile refunds — another circular debt?

The textile sector in Pakistan is riddled with problems which include a high cost of production, unreliable supply of ut

Published 09 Jan, 2019 05:55am

Textile

Textile exports: quantity up, value down

If anyone had posed the question “What is the surest way to increase textile exports” a year back, most industry players

Updated 21 Dec, 2018 06:11am

Textile

Textile ready to take off

The currency has depreciated over 30 percent in last 12 months but textile exports grew by a mere 6 percent during Nov17

Published 14 Dec, 2018 07:38am

Textile

Textile exports remain glum

Zero. That’s the growth witnessed by Pakistan textile exports for both the month of October 18 as well as the Jul-Oct FY

Published 19 Nov, 2018 07:25am

Textile

Profile of Pakistan’s yarn trade

In the last column, the curious case of Pakistan’s growing raw cotton imports (HS code 5201) in absence of concurrent in

Published 29 Oct, 2018 06:36am

Textile

Cotton trade: what’s happening?

Pakistan has been a net importer of raw cotton (HS codes 5200) for a long time. This is not a bad thing for a number of

Updated 26 Oct, 2018 06:57am

Textile

Dismal quarter for textile exports

Textile numbers for the first quarter of FY19 were released yesterday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The fi

Published 19 Oct, 2018 06:12am

Textile

Textile machinery imports: steep decline

Even though there are many factors at play in the demise of Pakistan’s textile sector, an often overlooked reason is the

Published 11 Oct, 2018 06:59am

Textile

Woeful cotton exports

Back in 2011, the fourth largest producer of cotton had enough clout to drive the commodity price sky-high. That’s when

Published 28 Sep, 2018 08:42am

Textile

Textile exports: modest increase

Textile exports continued to inch up in Aug-18 as value added segments witnessed moderate growth while there was also in

Published 27 Sep, 2018 06:13am

Textile

More H2O2 for the textile sector

Unarguably, textile is the backbone of Pakistan’s exports. Though smooth supply is essential for its growth in domestic

Published 10 Sep, 2018 07:28am

Textile

Textile exports remain lackluster

Textile export numbers for the month of Jul-19 have disappointed to say the least. The provisional numbers released by t

Published 29 Aug, 2018 07:42am

Textile

GADT FY18: export growth leads

Gadoon Textile Mills Limited (PSX: GADT) announced its FY18 result yesterday which saw the company post solid growth in

Published 31 Jul, 2018 06:46am

Textile

Textile exports FY18: modest growth

Textile exports in FY18 witnessed a modest increase of 9 percent as compared to the previous year. The growth in exports

Published 26 Jul, 2018 07:00am

Textile

Textiles: paying for polyester protection

Adaptability holds paramount importance in today’s continuously evolving consumer landscape. After all, the customer kno

Published 13 Jul, 2018 06:08am

Textile

Textile exports continue recovery

At long last, textile exports seem to be building some momentum with value-added segments pushing the sector’s growth. A

Published 25 Jun, 2018 06:52am

Textile

Textile sector gasping for tax refunds

In recent days, the textile industry has been desperately appealing for their pending sales tax refunds as well as outst

Published 31 May, 2018 06:17am

Textile

Textile relief: too little, too late

Textile exports managed to continue recovering in the 10MFY18 period with modest growth of 8 percent as compared to the

Published 28 May, 2018 06:58am

Textile

Textile sector left hanging

Textile stakeholders have been left disappointed with the recent budget unveiling, calling it insufficient and inadequat

Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:16am

Textile

PTI’s textile policy

With elections around the corner and the state of the textile sector in doldrums, the Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) recen

Published 10 Apr, 2018 05:42am

Textile

APTMA’s budget proposals (ii)

The Rs180 billion Prime Minister Incentive Package for the textile sector was launched last year. Yet, the impact textil

Published 29 Mar, 2018 05:10am

Textile

APTMA’s budget proposals (i)

With the budget season just around the corner, associations and trade groups have started lobbying to get incentives for

Published 28 Mar, 2018 06:07am

Textile

Textile exports 8MFY17: modest growth

Textile exports continue to increase at a moderate pace with value added segments once again leading the growth. Accordi

Published 22 Mar, 2018 06:18am

Textile

US GSP scheme revival – implications

Pakistan’s renewal of EU’s GSP plus status was smooth sailing. The revival of US’s GSP scheme is another story. Admitted

Published 19 Mar, 2018 06:39am

Textile

Textile and chemical conflict – PTA & PSF

The unhappy symbiotic relationship between the chemical and textile sector has been discussed earlier in this space (“ T

Published 14 Mar, 2018 05:24am

Textile

Textile and chemical conflicts – H2O2

A flourishing textile sector, export-oriented, value-added, and globally competitive, would benefit all stakeholders and

Published 13 Mar, 2018 05:31am

Textile

Will textile output post zero growth in FY18?

Annual growth in the production of cotton yarn and cotton cloth has suffered stagnancy over the last few years. Would th

Published 08 Mar, 2018 06:30am

Textile

APTMA’s ambitious proposal

There has been much hue and cry by textile players against adverse policies of the government recently. The most pressin

Published 06 Mar, 2018 06:29am

Textile

NCL’s gloomy 1HFY18

Nishat Chunian Limited, one of the country’s prominent textile composites, recently announced its 1HFY18 financial resul

Published 01 Mar, 2018 06:54am

Textile

NML in 1HFY18

Pakistan’s textile juggernaut, Nishat Mills Limited (PSX: NML) recently released its 1HFY18 result which saw modest grow

Published 28 Feb, 2018 06:14am

Textile

Gasping for gas

According to various estimates, more than 70 percent of the textile industry of Pakistan is located in Punjab. Yet, when

Updated 20 Feb, 2018 07:03am

Textile

Rethinking cotton dominancy

As textile exports start to pick up, the focus should be on keeping the momentum going. Currency depreciation will undou

Published 08 Feb, 2018 07:17am

Textile

Textile exports witness uptick

The alarmingly high current account deficit has resulted in the government finally taking measures to arrest falling exp

Published 25 Jan, 2018 05:41am

Textile

Textile: value-added growth persists

According to the State Bank of Pakistan’s latest quarterly report “The State of Pakistan’s Economy (1QFY18)”, textile ex

Published 23 Jan, 2018 05:30am

Textile

Textile sector welcomes depreciation

An overvalued rupee has been one of the major contentions of textile exporters in Pakistan. The recent 5 percent currenc

Published 15 Jan, 2018 06:35am

Textile

Textile exports: value-addition leads growth

Textile exports for the 5MFY18 have shown a moderate increase of 8 percent on a year-on-year basis to clock in at $5.51

Updated 26 Dec, 2017 07:52am

Textile

Garments: paucity of skilled workforce (ii)

Being the highest value-added sector in the textile value-chain, ready-made garments bring in substantial amount of fore

Published 13 Dec, 2017 07:05am

Textile

Garments: paucity of skilled workforce

After almost thirty years of being governed by the Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA), garment trade was opened up to free comp

Published 12 Dec, 2017 07:40am

Textile

Separating garments from textile

There has been strong contention between the value-added segment of ready-made garments and their suppliers lower down t

Published 08 Dec, 2017 07:44am

Textile

The credit goes to textile sector!

Bank credit to private sector businesses has surely galloped in the first four months of current fiscal year. The net cr

Published 06 Dec, 2017 08:35am

Textile

Eroding textile cost competitiveness

The nails just don’t stop being driven in the coffin when it comes to the textile sector. As if the already high cost of

Updated 30 Nov, 2017 10:03am

Textile

Revised textile package fans optimism

The textile sector’s response to the original incentive package announced last year by the government was lukewarm at be

Updated 06 Nov, 2017 09:25am

Textile

Textile: uptick in value added exports

The textiles number released earlier in the week by the PBS indicate broad based growth in textile exports for Sep-17. R

Updated 27 Oct, 2017 09:51am

Textile

Changing trends in textiles

Lack of innovation and not keeping abreast with global trends are just some the reasons emphasized time and again for f

Updated 26 Oct, 2017 10:39am

Textile

Textile: Evolving consumer preferences

The textile sector’s performance for FY17 was described as marginally better in the central bank’s recently released ann

Updated 24 Oct, 2017 07:49am

Textile

Nishat Mills Limited

Pakistan’s largest textile composite, Nishat Mills Limited (PSX: NML) released its result for FY17 recently which saw th

Published 27 Sep, 2017 05:35am

Textile

Value-added textiles fueling export growth

The recently released textile export numbers provide room for some cautious optimism regarding the future trajectory of

Updated 26 Sep, 2017 06:15am

Textile

Revising the textile policy

Policymaking is one of the most important tools the state has to shape a particular sector and provide a roadmap of wher

Published 08 Sep, 2017 06:23am

Textile

Illogical protectionist measures

When it comes to manufacturing and exports, the aim for any country should be to eventually focus on those industries an

Updated 29 Aug, 2017 03:16pm

Textile

Textile exports: stagnancy prevails

Textile export numbers for July-17 are out with the sector once again showing lacklustre performance. While many have pi

Updated 25 Aug, 2017 07:05am

Textile

On aiding value-added textile exports

Even though many of the issues affecting the textile sector affect the entire value chain such as currency devaluation a

Published 21 Aug, 2017 06:15am

Textile

What we have not learnt

Adverse global economic conditions, overvalued rupee, political instability, and unfavourable international trade ag

Updated 28 Jul, 2017 11:37am

Textile

Textile exports disappoint yet again

The recently released textile export numbers paint a bleak picture of the sector. Even though there was an increase

Updated 25 Jul, 2017 05:48am

Textile

APTTA: walking in the dark

On June 3 this year, Pakistan Customs announced that the Goods-in-Transit-to-Afghanistan (GITA) train service was re-lau

Published 13 Jul, 2017 03:51am

Textile

On textile and market linkages

The garments sector of Pakistan holds great promise when it comes to increasing export-led growth primarily because

Updated 10 Jul, 2017 11:46am

Textile

Textile, load-shedding & Ramazan

In addition to people feeling the heat, our industry is feeling the heat of load shedding too. Last week, the Pakist

Published 14 Jun, 2017 03:53am

Textile

GSP Plus and creating linkages

This year’s Economic Survey has a brief section on GSP Plus, which highlights some positives on Pakistan’s market ac

Published 01 Jun, 2017 06:42am

Textile

Textile exports 10MFY17

The latest PBS trade data is here and the numbers are not very convincing; for the month of April 2017, total textil

Published 24 May, 2017 03:24am

Textile

Textile refunds

One of the core issues in the textile industry – or really, any export-oriented industry – that keeps grabbing headl

Published 22 May, 2017 02:42am

Textile

Nishat (Chunian) spins success

In spite of the ongoing malaise of the textile industry, Nishat (Chunian) Limited (PSX: NCL) has been performing excepti

Published 02 May, 2017 04:27am

Textile

Nishat Millsâ€™ troublesome 3Q

The textile powerhouse, Nishat Mills Limited (PSX: NML) is losing profitability; for the nine months ended FY17, despite

Published 25 Apr, 2017 06:24am

Textile

Textile exports 8MFY17

For all the fanfare and attention it received, the PMâ€™s export package doesnâ€™t seem to have worked so far; for the m

Published 03 Apr, 2017 05:11am

Textile

Pakistan Textile City: another story of failed SEZs

Last month, the ECC approved the winding up of Pakistan Textile City â€“ a 1,250 acre project in Karachi that never took

Updated 30 Mar, 2017 12:05pm

Textile

No roses in Gul Ahmed's bottomline

In September 2016, the directors of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills (GATM) said they were optimistic for a positive bottomline growth in the remaining nine months of FY17.

Published 02 Mar, 2017 05:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 18	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 18	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 18	154.71
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 18	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
India Sensex / Nov 18	77,426.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 18	38,220.85
Hang Seng / Nov 18	19,562.62
FTSE 100 / Nov 18	8,080.78
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 18	19,274.60

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 18	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 18	67.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 18	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 18	231,396
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 18	2,583.36
Diesel/Litre / Nov 18	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 18 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 18 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 18 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 18 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 18 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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