Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan unveiled a three-year Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-18, aimed at achieving ambitious export target of $35 billion by 2018 with main focus on higher export potential sectors ie leather, pharmac
Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan unveiled a three-year Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-18, aimed at achieving ambitious export target of $35 billion by 2018 with main focus on higher export potential sectors ie leather, pharmac
Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan unveiled a three-year Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-18, aimed at achieving ambitious export target of $35 billion by 2018 with main focus on higher export potential sectors ie leather, pharmac
Pakistan's textile export has declined by 8.76 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year to $8.363 billion in July-February 2016 against $9.166 billion for the same period of last fiscal year. According to trade figures released by
Pakistan's textile export has declined by 8.76 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year to $8.363 billion in July-February 2016 against $9.166 billion for the same period of last fiscal year. According to trade figures released by
Pakistan''s textile export has declined by 8.76 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year to $8.363 billion in July-February 2016 against $9.166 billion for the same period of last fiscal year. According to trade figures released by
Cotton futures rose on Monday to their highest single-session gain in a week as investors covered bearish bets, stemming losses in the previous session spurred by news surrounding the release of massive Chinese stockpiles. Speculators boosted their net sh
Business community has expressed mixed reaction over Strategic Trade Policy Framework announced by Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan on Tuesday. Some of the businessmen said that the export target of $35 billion, which the newly-unveiled pol
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association Chairman Tariq Saud has said the Strategic Trade Policy Framework 2015-18 have no mentioning of the textile industry, which constitutes 57 percent of the country's exports. "How the government can achieve a targe
On Friday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 4,019 million. The number of lots traded was 12.26 million. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,724. Major business was contributed by gold amounting to PKR 3,277 million followed by cru
Prices failed to maintain present levels on the cotton market on Monday in the absence of leading participants, dealers said. The official spot rate was down by Rs 50 more at Rs 5,250, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2000-2200, and i
The March vaida was unchanged on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. The March vaida closed at Rs 2050.30 and it commenced with no change in the early hours, they said.
Textile is the mainstay of national economy and on the specific directive of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Ministry of Textile is working on a comprehensive strategy based on value addition to invigorate the entire cotton chain in order to double the texti
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed corporate sector that all the companies must meticulously follow the legal requirement for preparing and circulation of interim accounts, as this provision was introduced so that share
The business community of Southern Punjab has welcomed the Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif's Rs 100 billion package for the growth and development of the agriculture sector in the province describing it a good step to save the agriculture. President of
Jocelyn G. Brown is the Deputy Administrator in USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). In this position, she oversees USDA's international food and technical assistance programs. Before serving as Deputy Administrator, she covered trade policy
Jocelyn G. Brown is the Deputy Administrator in USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). In this position, she oversees USDA's international food and technical assistance programs. Before serving as Deputy Administrator, she covered trade policy
Cotton futures slipped over 2 percent Friday on rumours that world's top consumer China is preparing to auction off some of its vast stockpile of the natural fibre next month, potentially unleashing fresh supply on a saturated global market. Traders said
US seed company Monsanto is welcome to leave India if it does not want to lower prices of genetically modified cotton seeds as directed by the government, a minister said on Wednesday, in a sign the rift between New Delhi and the firm is widening. The com