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
Business & Finance Tajik envoy underscores need for restoring Karachi’s glory for investment KARACHI: Ambassador of Tajikistan Sharifzoda Yusuf, while highlighting the glorious history of Karachi which was a... Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am
Business & Finance Value-addition, diversification: APTMA secures Jam’s support to boost exports ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan has assured the delegation of All Pakistan Textile Mills... Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:17am
Business & Finance Senate panel told about economic potential of cannabis ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology was told on Monday that cannabis can be used in... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Business & Finance Leather, textiles striving to meet environmental standards: WWF KARACHI: The country's largest economic contributing exports sectors - leather and textiles are striving to meet the... Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am
Business & Finance CM seeks promotion of investment, trade ties with Spain LAHORE: “Punjab has rich investment opportunities for Spanish business community in textiles, food processing,... Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am
Print Early GSP renewal by US Congress: Pakistan reiterates its request ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated its request for early renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 09:19am
Business & Finance NTU to hold global moot on knowledge-based textiles on 5th FAISALABAD: 3rd International conference on Knowledge-based Textiles will be held from 5th to 6th March at National... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Opinion Completing the petroleum value chain Petroleum products, including crude oil, have the highest share in Pakistan’s external trade. Approximately 20% of... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Print Industries: Tariff cut plan requires an IMF nod ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has reportedly prepared a plan to reduce industrial tariff by up to 25 percent... Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:02am
Print Exporters likely to get DLTL worth Rs37.306bn Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries Dr Gohar Ejaz chairs a review meeting Updated 28 Dec, 2023 10:13am
Opinion A revisit of trade components critical Exports fuel domestic productivity and therefore employment and at the same time constitute the most desired form of... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Print Five major categories of ATT cargoes: 10pc processing fee abolished ISLAMABAD: The 10 percent processing fee on five major categories of Afghan transit commercial goods covering... Updated 28 Nov, 2023 09:49am
Pakistan Export Advisory Council of Textiles: PHMA urges MoC to ensure representation of apparel sector LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the Ministry of Commerce to... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
Opinion Why our exports still struggle to get meaningful boost?—I Many of us wonder why the Pakistani rupee is trading at 284 against one USD. A number of reasons are presented for... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
BR Research Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited (PS: CLVL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in... Published 03 Oct, 2023 08:52am
Supplements Digitalization of Commercial Industry TEXT: Digitization of industrial organizations has long been lagging behind retailers and B2B companies in ... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Textile industry continuously declining: HCSTSI president HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani expressed his... Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Opinion Trade winds: On falling exports The export figures for the eleven months of fiscal year 2022-23 are very disappointing. We had got used to export... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am
Print Additional tax on incomes, profits, gains: Textile exporters term move ‘harsh’, ‘anti-business’ KARACHI: The value-added textile exporters on Wednesday expressed concerns over “additional tax” on income, profits... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:56am
Business & Finance July-May textile group exports fall 14.72pc to $15.029bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 14.72 percent during the first eleven months... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 11:25am
Business & Finance Textiles exhibition in Milan: Italian envoy explains steps taken to facilitate would-be visitors KARACHI: Consul General of Italy in Karachi Danilo Giurdanella has said that in order to support the textile... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Business & Finance Textile exporters: FBR vows to ensure speedy refund payments ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Wednesday, assured textile exporters of restoring speedy payment of... Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Business & Finance PTEA appeals for govt measures to rescue ailing Punjab units FAISALABAD: Extreme cash flow problems and high production costs have greatly damaged the prospects for growth in... Published 23 Feb, 2023 07:30am
Opinion EU’s textile waste and used clothing in Pakistan With the rising global trends in fast fashion, the export of textile waste or unwanted clothes to destinations... Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance KPTMA urges govt to waive demurrage charges PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textile Mills Association (KPTMA) has urged the government to waive off demurrage... Published 24 Jan, 2023 08:00am
Opinion Faltering exports – the longer term for textiles When India was partitioned “West Pakistan” had only two cotton yarn spinning mills and “East Pakistan” had no jute... Updated 18 Jan, 2023 07:26am
Opinion GDP growth in 2022-23 The World Bank has revised its projection downwards of the GDP growth rate of the economy of Pakistan in 2022-23 ... Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Markets 'Not feasible': Another textile company cuts production by 40% Suraj Cotton Mills Limited says measure is temporary, will keep reviewing situation Updated 30 Dec, 2022 04:17pm
Markets China cuts cotton demand outlook on slowing global growth BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry lowered its outlook for cotton consumption on Friday, as slowing global... Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am