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Pakistan’s apparel exports hit $6.2bn as commerce ministry charts growth plan

Textile industry regains its lost momentum with a growth rate of 9.3% in the first eight months of the current financial year 2024-25

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BR Research

Pakistan’s CA: A fragile balance

The current account was nearly balanced in February, posting a deficit of only $12 million compared to a deficit of...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:06am

Business & Finance

Textile garments manufacturing sector: SMEDA holds consultative session with stakeholders

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) held a consultative session with stakeholders...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

Unlocking the textile industry’s full potential

Pakistan’s textile exports have witnessed an 8.6 percent recovery in 2024, reaching US$17.45 billion in 2024 from...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

BR Research

HVA Textile exports: jubilation, but risk looming

A good year has come to an end for textile exports. The calendar year 2024 marked the highest ever (or near high)...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:06am

Editorials

Textile exports: successes and challenges

EDITORIAL: The 10 percent year-on-year growth in textile exports in H1-FY2024-25 is welcome news for an economy ...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Feroze1888 Mills to establish subsidiary in UK

Feroze1888 Mills Limited (FML), a leading Pakistani textile exporter, has announced plans to establish a...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 05:31pm

Opinion

USD25bn textile exports can be a reality

After a challenging year in 2023, Pakistan’s value-added textile sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:51am

Opinion

Oh, Textiles! What business you are in?

“A slow sort of country!” said the Queen. “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 05:49am

BR Research

Current account roundup 4MFY25: surpluses galore!

The current account posted a surplus of $349 million in October, and the 4MFY25 surplus stands at $218 million....

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:50am

BR Research

Redco Textiles Limited

Redco Textiles Limited (PSX: REDCO) is incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company. It began its operations...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct textile group exports up 10.44pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 10.44 per cent in first four months (July-October) of...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Retaining export competitiveness through traceability

Traceability has become essential in the modern textile supply chain as buyers increasingly demand transparency,...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:25am

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exporter slashes production amid cotton shortage, rising costs

In a concerning development for Pakistan’s critical textile sector, Ghazi Fabrics International Limited, a prominent...

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 06:34pm

Textile sector demands a long-term policy

KARACHI: The textile sector has called on the government to establish a long-term textile policy, developed in...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 02:44pm

BR Research

Textile working capital financing: high value added in remission?

By all accounts, Pakistan’s textile and apparel export profile has been transformed for the positive over the last...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am

Chinese investment company to set up textile parks

ISLAMABAD: The RUYI Group of China will establish textile parks of international standard in Pakistan. A memorandum...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 02:47pm

Business & Finance

Chinese investment company to set up textile parks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Chinese investment company RUYI will set up textile parks in Pakistan and will invite around 100 Chinese...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 09:25pm

Business & Finance

July-August textile group exports up 5.37pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 5.37 per cent in first two months (July-August) of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

BR Research

Textile exports: what does FY25 look like?

Will the rise in income tax on exportsblow textile exports out of water? Will the rising energy tariffs wipe out...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 09:08am

Markets

Pakistan can grab $5bn export orders as West shifts from Bangladesh, says Gohar

Dr Ejaz Gohar, Patron-in-Chief and Group Leader of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), said Pakistan’s...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 05:44pm

Opinion

Textile exports will start falling soon

It seems that our economic planners are living in a fantasy world. Contrary to our budgetary expectations, which...

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:35am

BR Research

Pakistan’s textile in a brave new world

Exchange rate, energy prices, or pricing in the global market – something will have to give, and fast. Despite fears...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 08:23am

Business & Finance

FY2023-24: textile exports up by around 0.93pc to $16.655bn

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by around 0.93 percent during the fiscal year 2023-24 and...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 06:50am

Business & Finance

First 11 months of FY 2023-24: Textile group exports up by around 1.41pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by around 1.41 per cent during the first 11 months...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

Editorials

Export growth

EDITORIAL: The unstated economic policy is to keep the current account deficit close to zero. For that, the trade...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:00am

Business & Finance

Jul-Apr textile group exports down 0.19pc to $13.683bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 0.19 per cent during the first 10 months...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Opinion

Time to act: 9 cents/kWh

The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to...

Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exports up 20% YoY in February, clock in at $1.41bn

Exports of Pakistan’s textile sector showed notable growth in February, clocking in at $1.41 billion compared to...

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 05:47pm

Opinion

Pakistan’s textile industry embraces ESG practices: Sustainability that lasts

Introduction In a transformative shift, Pakistan’s textile industry is setting new standards for sustainability as...

Updated 26 Feb, 2024 12:30pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	280.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	280.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
India Sensex / Mar 21	76,905.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	37,677.06
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Hang Seng / Mar 21	23,689.72
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	8,646.79
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	22,891.68
France CAC40 / Mar 21	8,042.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	68.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	3,028.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	65.27
Petrol/Litre / Mar 23	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 23	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 21 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.73 ▲ 0.25 (16.89%)
Lalpir Power / Mar 21 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	29.32 ▲ 2.67 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	23.16 ▲ 2.11 (10.02%)
Bela Auto / Mar 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	166.87 ▲ 15.17 (10%)
Sally Textile / Mar 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11 ▲ 1 (10%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 21 Agritech Limited(AGL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 21 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	122.16 ▲ 11.11 (10%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 21 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	117.76 ▲ 10.71 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	122.32 ▲ 11.12 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.96 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 21 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	126.06 ▼ -13.99 (-9.99%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435.56 ▼ -47.57 (-9.85%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 21 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.95 ▼ -27.73 (-9.84%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.80 ▼ -1 (-9.26%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73 ▼ -6.57 (-8.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 21 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	51.03 ▼ -4.08 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -8.64 (-7.28%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 21 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5 ▼ -0.39 (-7.24%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.5 (-6.67%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.60 ▼ -0.99 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	163,976,906 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Mar 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,899,654 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,149,230 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,183,687 ▲ 0.48
Sui South Gas / Mar 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,173,748 ▲ 0.42
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Mar 21 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,984,659 ▼ -1.09
Pak Elektron / Mar 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,229,211 ▼ -0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,221,041 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,981,776 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Mar 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	14,711,439 ▼ -2.32

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