Don’t do as you please, reform please! Earlier this week, the spokesperson for finance ministry noted that in case of surplus sugar production in the (just... Updated 11 Nov, 2021 10:05am
Opinion Better days for cotton Cotton, once acknowledged as the lifeline of Pakistan’s farmers and a source of raw material to more than 400... Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am
BR Research CCP Sugar Order: what is ‘sensitive commercial information’? Last week, the Competition Commission imposed Rs 44 billion worth penalties on Pakistan Sugar Mills Association and... Updated 23 Aug, 2021 08:01am
Opinion Sugar: health, industry, economy The role purportedly played by sugar in eroding society, environment, the health and consequently disposable income... Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am
Print Govt decides to import more sugar Will import 0.6 million metric tons instead of the previous target of 0.5 million tons through TCP as strategic reserves Updated 03 Aug, 2021 09:48am
Print Order to fix price of sugar rattles the industry ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued a new notification on July 30, 2021 through the Ministry of Industries... Updated 03 Aug, 2021 09:57am
Business & Finance ‘Sugar industry facing destructive propaganda’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum... Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am
BR Research TCP sugar import: money well-spent? Hardly a week goes by when market prices of refined sugar are not a matter of debate in routine meetings of federal... Published 30 Jul, 2021 07:25am
BR Research Price controls: enough already! Governments that allow themselves to be bogged down with periodic movement in market prices, lose all willingness to... Published 19 Jul, 2021 08:18am
Print Jul-Mar period: LSM sector generates 121,310 jobs KARACHI: Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector generated 121,310 employments in July-March of current financial ... Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am
Print Agriculture can bring about growth in the short run: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured the farmers that the government will not allow their exploitation... Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am
Markets Arabica coffee heads back towards four-year peak July arabica coffee rose 1% to $1.4445 per lb. Rust resistant plant varieties account for just over 84% of Colombia's coffee crops, with susceptible varieties making up the remaining 16%. Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:17pm
Business & Finance Sugar industry heading towards crisis: PSMA Punjab LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association, Punjab Zone, has claimed that the sugar industry is heading towards... Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am
Print CCP says govt should deregulate sugar prices ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a "Policy Note" recommending that instead of... Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am
BR Research Sugar: reconciling contradictory perspectives The last time sugar industry produced nearly half of its seasonal output during Q1 was 2007-08, it was followed by a... Published 17 Mar, 2021 07:30am
Print PM for putting in place ‘track, trace system’ to counter tax evasion ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday underlined the need for putting in place the track and trace system... Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:45am
BR Research Does the sugar industry need more consolidation? Economies of scale is considered the bed rock of achieving cost advantage over competitors. In industries such as... Published 16 Mar, 2021 07:30am
BR Research An interview with Cane Commissioner Punjab, Muhammad Zaman Wattoo “Delay in crushing prevents farmers from sowing wheat” Last week, BR Research published the interview of... Updated 15 Mar, 2021 11:47am
BR Research An interview with Iskander M. Khan, chairman Pakistan Sugar Mills Association “Banks should pay growers directly against sugar pledged by mills” Iskander Khan is a four-time chairman of... Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:45am
Markets US sugar stocks-to-use ratio climbs again NEW YORK: The United States’ sugar stocks-to-use ratio, a key indicator to evaluate supply and demand, jumped for... Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm
Markets Arabica coffee steadies near recent highs, London cocoa gains May arabica coffee rose 0.5% to $1.3445 per lb. May London cocoa rose 0.7% to 1,813 pounds per tonne, having hit a three-month high earlier. May raw sugar fell 0.5% to 16.35 cents per lb. Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:55pm
Pakistan PSMA for action against middlemen LAHORE: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has claimed that sugarcane rates have started rising which will also... Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?