Japan wants to increase its $1.6-2 billion bilateral trade with Pakistan where, Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata Friday said, the well-performing government still has to overcome challenges in three major areas: security, energy shortages and governance.
The plunging textile exports belie the PML-N government's claims of the GSP plus facility would turn the country's economy around with a $2 billion immediate jump. Nearly all textile exports nose-dived, except the towel and readymade garments one showing
Cotton futures rose on Friday on worries that unfavourable weather in Texas would hurt crops and strong US government export data in a session shortened by post-holiday trading hours and technical issues. Prices were bolstered by forecasts of freezing rai
Trade activity improved on the cotton market on Friday after an emergence of fresh buying interest by mills and spinners, dealers said. The official spot rate retained overnight levels at Rs 5,350, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 220
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The government has been accused of partially implementing recently-announced prime minister's relief package for farmers as neither interest rate was reduced nor exemption of duty and taxes on import of machinery was allowed. Members of National Assembly
The government has been accused of partially implementing recently-announced prime minister's relief package for farmers as neither interest rate was reduced nor exemption of duty and taxes on import of machinery was allowed. Members of National Assembly
The government has been accused of partially implementing recently-announced prime minister''s relief package for farmers as neither interest rate was reduced nor exemption of duty and taxes on import of machinery was allowed. Members of National Assembly
ICE cotton futures rose to a one-month high on Wednesday, posting their largest single-day gains in six weeks, as forecasts for rains with the potential to disrupt harvest in Texas, the top-producing state, prompted short-covering. "We're looking at some
A few changes were seen on the wholesale grain market on Thursday in the process of trading, dealer said. On the grams front, grams Australia No 1 gained Rs 200 to Rs 9000 and grams Dall Australia No 2 also picked up the same amount to Rs 10700, they said
Cotton prices continued to remain steady and stable and indeed recorded some increase at the beginning of this week due to sizeable decrease in output compared to earlier projection. Despite very poor performance of the domestic textile industry, cotton p
Cotton prices continued to remain steady and stable and indeed recorded some increase at the beginning of this week due to sizeable decrease in output compared to earlier projection. Despite very poor performance of the domestic textile industry, cotton p
The ginners showed some reluctance over finalising deals with the mills at the present rates, dealers said on the cotton market on Thursday. The official spot rate retained overnight levels at Rs 5,350, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were same
On Wednesday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 7,580 million. The number of lots traded was 49.53 million. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,583. Major business was contributed by gold amounting to PKR 7,487 million followed by
In a bid to offload year-long cotton stocks, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is attracting buyers with a 10 percent advance tax exemption. The TCP's move/offer follows the Economic Co-ordination Committee's (ECC) nod to retail the whole stockpil
In a bid to offload year-long cotton stocks, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is attracting buyers with a 10 percent advance tax exemption. The TCP's move/offer follows the Economic Co-ordination Committee's (ECC) nod to retail the whole stockpil
In a bid to offload year-long cotton stocks, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is attracting buyers with a 10 percent advance tax exemption. The TCP''s move/offer follows the Economic Co-ordination Committee''s (ECC) nod to retail the whole stockp
In a bid to offload year-long cotton stocks, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is attracting buyers with a 10 percent advance tax exemption. The TCP''''s move/offer follows the Economic Co-ordination Committee''''s (ECC) nod to retail the whole st
The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has postponed the approval of much-awaited price of LNG import till next meeting and allowed Wapda to raise Rs 244 billion for Dasu and Neelum-Jhelum hydro project.
The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has postponed the approval of much-awaited price of LNG import till next meeting and allowed Wapda to raise Rs 244 billion for Dasu and Neelum-Jhelum hydro project.