First 11 months of FY 2023-24: Textile group exports up by around 1.41pc ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by around 1.41 per cent during the first 11 months... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Editorials Export growth EDITORIAL: The unstated economic policy is to keep the current account deficit close to zero. For that, the trade... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:00am
Business & Finance Jul-Apr textile group exports down 0.19pc to $13.683bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 0.19 per cent during the first 10 months... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Opinion Time to act: 9 cents/kWh The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am
Markets Pakistan’s textile exports up 20% YoY in February, clock in at $1.41bn Exports of Pakistan’s textile sector showed notable growth in February, clocking in at $1.41 billion compared to... Updated 04 Mar, 2024 05:47pm
Opinion Pakistan’s textile industry embraces ESG practices: Sustainability that lasts Introduction In a transformative shift, Pakistan’s textile industry is setting new standards for sustainability as... Updated 26 Feb, 2024 12:30pm
BR Research Six quarters of LSM decline The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Index was in red for December 2023 – marking the 18 th consecutive month of... Published 19 Feb, 2024 08:20am
Print Textile group: Jul-Jan exports decline 2.99pc to $9.738bn YoY Exports in January 2024 were $2.792 billion (provisional) as compared to $2.822 billion in December 2023 Updated 17 Feb, 2024 04:17pm
Markets APTMA urges govt to end unproductive cross-subsidies The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), which represents the largest industrial sector of Pakistan, has... Updated 14 Feb, 2024 09:28pm
Print Textile group: H1FY24 exports down 4.97pc to $8.283bn YoY The total exports in December 2023 were $2.822 billion (provisional) Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:22pm
Opinion Strategic integration for value addition: The path to compete, win, and grow in textile exports In the evolving Textile Value Chain (TVC) of Pakistan, the key to sustained exports lies in the traceability of the... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:53am
Business & Finance German CG visits KCCI: Textile exports need to be diversified for better trade volume KARACHI: Consul General of Germany Dr Ruediger Lotz has said that the textile sector was very important when it ... Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am
Business & Finance Christmas, New Year season ‘Rising production costs have slashed textile exports’ share by 24pc’ KARACHI: The galloping production cost and sledgehammer economic policies of the former PDM rule are seen as the... Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am
Print ‘$100bn export vision’: EAC charts course ISLAMABAD: The Export Advisory Council (EAC) on Friday held its inaugural meeting under the chairmanship of... Updated 09 Dec, 2023 09:53pm
Opinion Why our exports still struggle to get meaningful boost?—II Dynamics of documented and organised sector, The organised sector is mostly represented by listed and unlisted... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
Business & Finance PRGMEA North Zone’s chairman Ahmad Hanif assumes office LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) North Zone’s new... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
Markets Pakistan’s textile exports up 5% year-on-year in October, clock in at $1.43bn APTMA says exports also increased over 5% on monthly basis Updated 02 Nov, 2023 10:49pm
Business & Finance Vietnam’s 2023 garments and textile exports likely to drop 5.0%-6.3% HANOI: Vietnam’s textile and garment exports are expected to fall 5.0%- to 6.3% to between $40.5 billion and $41... Published 30 Oct, 2023 11:05am
Print Q1 textile group exports down 9.95pc to $4.127bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 9.95 percent during the first quarter... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance Textile exports: TDAP chief for more value-addition & exploring new markets LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) CEO Zubair Motiwala has stressed the need for more... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Markets High financial charges, costs: profit of Pakistan’s listed textile sector plunges 24% in FY23 High cost of financing and rising input costs took their toll on Pakistan’s listed textile sector, which saw its... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:43pm
Markets Pakistan eyes cotton output of 12mn bales this year, says caretaker minister Federal Caretaker Minister for Industries and Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz on Saturday said the government has projected a... Updated 07 Oct, 2023 10:55pm
BR Research Textile WPI: a return of competitiveness? The unthinkable has happened. Raw cotton prices in the local market have fallen to their lowest levels in 21 months... Published 06 Oct, 2023 08:49am
Markets Pakistan’s textile exports plunge 12% year-on-year in September: APTMA On a monthly basis, exports decrease nearly 8% in comparison to August Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:44pm
Markets Cotton arrival jumps nearly 28% in last two weeks of Sept: PCGA Cotton arrival in Pakistan witnessed a significant increase of 27.7% as of September 30 compared to September 15,... Published 03 Oct, 2023 01:24pm
Business & Finance Meeting with ministers sought: RLNG/gas supply and pricing need clarity: APTMA ISLAMABAD: While expressing concerns about the continuation of cross-subsidy, the All Pakistan Textile Mills... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug textile group exports down 9.49pc to $2.766bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 9.49 percent during the first two months... Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:51am
Print Textile exports: Govt sets $25bn target ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries and Production, Dr Gohar Ejaz, on Wednesday, set... Updated 31 Aug, 2023 08:43am
Business & Finance July textile group exports decline 11.44pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 11.44 per cent during the first month (July) of... Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:56am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s economic woes leave textile industry in tatters LAHORE: Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am