Like other countries, role of manufacturing sector in Pakistan’s economy is of paramount significance. Enhanced exports are believed to benefit…
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Since Donald Trump administration refused to extend waivers for Iranian oil exports, the United States and Iran have been giving…
Instead of devaluation, tariffs should be placed on all non-essential imports Also mass-scale marketing effort need to be executed to…
A trade deficit occurs when an economy is importing more goods than it is exporting. The deficit equals the value…
Reportedly, postharvest losses range from 10 to 20% for different crops in Pakistan. To achieve food security, containing such colossal losses should be…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
New govt must negotiate FTA with GCC nations for perfection of significant investment relations Interview with MR KHALID TAWAB –…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 11, 2019[/box] The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released new data on the volume…
Steel production as well as consumption is contingent upon the economic growth. Whenever there is robust economic growth, the consumption…
Pakistan unlike China, India, United States, Iran, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Vietnam may not be among the…
Cement industry experts revealed in their statistics that Pakistani cement exports have remained robust despite a decline in local sales…
There is a lot of potential for development in the agriculture livestock and dairy sectors, as Balochistan can earn a…
Pakistan’s export performance has remained weak over the past few years. According to the World Bank, Pakistan’s export share in…
Dwindling exports from Pakistan have been causing the jitters over preceding decade or so. Substantial trade deficit leading to the…
Remittances have remained a big source of foreign currency inflows, which partially help finance foreign expenditure, import payments and debt…
Historically, Pakistan has suffered from adverse balance of payment, because its exports are not enough to finance imports. The policy…
For the past 50 years, Pakistan’s export sector is confronted with some structural issues, like lack of value-addition and dependence…
Under the first phase of FTA, Pakistan’s trade balance with China had worsened, and it had registered $12 billion mark…
Interview with Engineer Daroo Khan Achakzai — President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) [box type=”shadow” align=””…
Pakistan Trades (Million US $) Period Exports (BOP) Growth Rate Imports (BOP) Growth Rate Balance of Trade Value Cumulative Value…
Textile industry gritty to double the exports in next 5 years Researchers find that the developing countries are rapidly growing…
Human capital development inevitable for manpower export and remittances With the contribution of human capital in total wealth growing globally,…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Pakistan capital market is likely to remain volatile and reactive to the news flows. Exchange rate parity will be the…
Imran Khan is a honest person and business community must support him Interview with Mr S. M. Muneer, leader of…
Pakistan’s accumulated current account deficit has reached US$19 billion and it faces payments worth US$9 billion for previously taken loans.…
The economists recorded that Pakistan’s terms of trade, which gauge the ratio of export to import prices, have not only…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Terence Huw Edwards, Loughborough University; Christian Soegaard, University of Warwick, and Mustapha Douch, Aston University[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Oct 12, 2018[/box] President Trump has stated his unwillingness to impose any kind of punishment…
Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited seeks to become a trusted partner by offering high-quality, affordable branded generic pharmaceuticals to a wider…
Exports compose ample role in liberalized economies. But Pakistan export growth has performed unimpressively over the last years, following the…
No doubt, the cement is the major ingredient used in the construction industry in any economy. Researchers revealed that the…
New Finance Minister Asad Umar will come up with a strategic plan about fixing external-sector issues. Any delay in seeking…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government with many other challenges inherited a trade deficit. Government has to first accept challenges and identify…
The first phase of 10-year Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) executed in 2007 failed in achieving the desired results because…
Pakistan is currently facing a foreign exchange crisis where boosting exports on a sustainable basis should remain the prime focus…
Trade is an important tool to boost the economic progress of any country. Researchers revealed that Pakistan facing tough challenges…
Pakistan’s Information Technology industry has demonstrated positive growth trends for the last four years. During 2016-17, Pakistan’s IT exports were…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Visual Capitalist[/box] For the first time in decades, trade barriers…
There is a prevalent assumption that currency depreciation is a trigger for the rise in exports. This historically does not…
The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased to US$16,798 million on 14th June 2018. The positive surprise was…
Pakistan’s trade deficit rose to all-time high nearly $34 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year.…
Despite strained relations, Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan reached a two-year high during the first 10 months of the current fiscal…
Interview with Mr Ghazanfer Ali Khan (A Renowned Industrialist) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Ghazanfer Ali Khan is the…
Mango exports of Pakistan earned $94.059 million in foreign exchange during two years as 129,423 tons of mangoes were exported…
Economists believe that growth in exports open various opportunities for any nation’s economy because exports are a main component of…
FDI has better future, saving culture needs improvement Interview with Syed Farhan Karim — Vice President, Equity Sales Arif Habib…
Pakistan has witnessed improvement in exporting food products during the last seven months of the current fiscal year 2018. It…
Balochistan is the poorest province but it has huge potential in trade and commerce by virtue of its strategic location.…
Draconian laws remain hard and mental torture to business and industrial community Interview with Mr. Muffasar Atta Malik – President,…
PAKISTAN EXPORTS OF CEMENT AND CLINKER Financial Years Cement Clinker Total Exports %age Incr/(Decr) Export Breakup Afghanistan Via Land India…
Prime ways of enhancing exports are to support new entrepreneurs, diversifying export from traditional items to non-traditional items plus value…
Exclusive interview with Mr Naeem Zamindar – Chairman, Board of Investment PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and BoI (Board…
Since Pakistan got independence it has been a key beneficiary of multilateral financial institutions. The World Bank, Asian Development Bank…
The balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of the country’s export and import over a certain…
Balochistan contributes 34% national production of apple and 70% of dates. Nature has bestowed the province with so many natural…
Pakistan would miss the export target of $35 billion this year by June 2018 set in the three-year Strategic Trade…
Keeping view of various issues related to the export of kinnow (orange) to Russian and Iranian markets, this year’s export…
Interview with Mr Anis Majeed – Chairman, Bombi’s Group, Karachi Wholesales Grocers Association (KWGA) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr…
Economic managers urge that the role of exports as a significant driver of economic growth in all over the world…
The caption may sound a little outrageous to readers, but it is a harsh reality. Over the years the country…
Pakistan emerged as a sovereign country in 1947 on the world map. The areas which comprise the country now didn’t…
Interview with Sheikh Nisar Ahmed Parcham Walay – Managing Director, VIP Flags [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Sheikh Nisar Ahmed…
The government has failed to adopt what is normally termed ‘any marketing strategy’ to boost manpower exports with a view…
Basmati exporting countries to EU to bring down MRL level for Tricyclazole to 0.01 mg per kg from Jan 1,…
The Sindh government has fixed sugarcane price at Rs180 per 40 kilogram for crushing session 2017-18. The sugar factories in…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Chairman: — All Pakistan Meat Exporters & Processors Association. Chief Executive Officer: — Anis Associates (Pvt)…
Various research studies have found that the food and beverage industry in any state; has an exclusive role in enlarging…
Highlights of 2017 8.5% growth in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Inflation rate of 3.9% Super strong growth in lending to the…
In the wake of widening external deficits, dwindling reserves and uncompetitive exports in the back drop of political uncertainty, the…
Pakistan’s leather industry, including leather products, is the second largest export earning sector after textile. Presently, this sector is sharing…
Interview with Mr Hamid Hussain Qureshi – Chief Executive, Macca Food International [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Hamid Hussain…
Interview with Mr. Badruddin Fakhri – CEO, Galadari Cement (Gulf) PAGE: Kindly tell me about yourself: BADRUDDIN FAKHRI: I may briefly…
Pakistan’s balance of trade statistics cumulative from July-October, 2017 were recorded (-) 12,107 million in US dollars while exports during…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite having an extremely well-developed cement industry, Pakistan’s per capita cement consumption which stands at 140 kgs, is the lowest…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Chairman: Saifigroup of Companies (U.A.E., Pakistan, Thailand & K.S.A.) Chairman: Standing Committee on Halal Food…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nfrastructure is an important tool for development of any country because it attracts the foreigners to invest in the country.…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite rising local sales the profitability of the cement industry has declined. Cement industry recorded an earnings decline of three…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ice is very famous commodity and ranks second among the staple food grain crops in Pakistan. Pakistan grows a relatively…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince 2000, the worldwide economic situation has been characterized by large global imbalances, in mainly elevated surpluses in the rapidly…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s rice exports witnessed a decline of around 14 percent during the last fiscal year due to lack of research…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]mong the essential commodities, rice is one of the most important grains and massively protected by governments worldwide. The global…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he persistent downward trend of the exports was substantially short of imports. This is something that needs urgent attention. Pakistan’s…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is the world’s fourth largest cotton producing country but power and gas cuts have stopped exporters from producing their…
Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar — a leading economist of Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Dr. Ayub Mehar is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Peter Holmes, University of Sussex and Michael Gasiorek, University of Sussex[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is commonplace to…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Government of Pakistan proclaimed in their statistical report that Pakistan’s balance of trade in August, 2017 was (-) 3,086…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Mr Khalid Tawab…
Interview with Mr Mahmood Baqi Moulvi – Chairman, M. M. Group of Companies PAGE: TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF AND…