The criticality of cotton cess payment Cotton is the backbone of Pakistan’s agricultural economy; yet the textile industry’s refusal to pay the cotton... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:55am
Business & Finance Smeda holds Industry 4.0 training session for apparel, textile sector LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), under its awareness programme on Industry... Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am
Business & Finance Texpo 2024 likely to attract $800m in export orders KARACHI: Texpo 2024, the 5th edition of Pakistan’s premier textile and leather exhibition, is expected to generate... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Markets Pakistan’s cotton import bill set to hit $1.9bn as local production plummets In a concerning development for Pakistan, the country’s cotton import bill is projected to reach $1.9 billion in the... Updated 19 Oct, 2024 09:47pm
Opinion Why PCCC crucial for Pakistan’s economy and textile industry Whenever we think of cotton research and development, the concept of cotton varieties often comes to mind. However,... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 07:24am
Markets Cotton arrival in Pakistan slumps in September 2024 Cotton arrival in Pakistan registered a massive decline of 59% as of September 30, 2024 compared to the same period... Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:46pm
BR Research Textile working capital financing: high value added in remission? By all accounts, Pakistan’s textile and apparel export profile has been transformed for the positive over the last... Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am
Print APTMA, minister discuss issues facing textile industry ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Tuesday held a meeting... Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:32am
Business & Finance APTMA chief underscores need for reducing electricity tariffs, restoring RCET LAHORE: Newly-elected Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Kamran Arshad has urged policymakers ... Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:34am
Business & Finance ‘Govt should devise strategy to accelerate industrial pace’ FAISALABAD: “The rising cost of doing business over the last several years has stalled fresh investment in the... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am
Business & Finance Despite higher sales, textile giant Interloop’s profit down 18% in FY24 Despite higher sales, Interloop Limited (ILP), one of Pakistan’s largest textile exporters, saw its profit decline... Published 26 Sep, 2024 03:34pm
BR Research LSM: Slow revival starts The fiscal year FY25 started on a positive note for Large Scale Manufacturing as the index for July2024 registered a... Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:56am
Print Different sectors: EDF Board approves number of projects ISLAMABAD: The Export Development Fund’s (EDF) Board headed by Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan has approved a... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:20am
Print Chinese investment company to set up textile parks ISLAMABAD: The RUYI Group of China will establish textile parks of international standard in Pakistan. A memorandum... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 02:47pm
Business & Finance Chinese investment company to set up textile parks in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Chinese investment company RUYI will set up textile parks in Pakistan and will invite around 100 Chinese... Published 20 Sep, 2024 09:25pm
Business & Finance PHMA wants interest rate in single-digit KARACHI: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the State Bank to cut interest... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am
Business & Finance Sohail Pasha elected PTEA chairman unopposed FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has elected unopposed Sohail Pasha as the Chairman of ... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
BR Research Pakistan’s textile in a brave new world – Part 2 In an earlier coverage of textile sector’s export performance during FY22 published in this section, BR Research had... Published 04 Sep, 2024 09:22am
Markets Nishat Mills Limited to establish company in UK The Board of Directors of Nishat Mills Limited (NML), the flagship company of Nishat Group, has given its nod to... Updated 02 Sep, 2024 11:35pm
Business & Finance Proparco eyes Pakistan’s textile sector for sustainable investment LAHORE: A delegation from Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency, visited the All Pakistan Textile... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Business & Finance Textile, leather industry spells out factors hurting exports ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile and leather industry has termed high electricity tariff, unsustainable taxation and... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:26am
BR Research Crescent Fibres Limited Crescent Fibres Limited (PSX: CFL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1977. The company is... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:45am
Business & Finance APTMA, German importers agree to boost bilateral trade expansion LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and a visiting delegation of German importers have agreed... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am
Print APTMA urges govt to do away with ‘regressive’ taxation policies ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to do away with regressive... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm
BR Research Shadab Textile Mills Limited Shadab Textile Mills Limited (PSX: SHDT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1979. The... Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:38am
BR Research LSM: Clocked back in the past Large Scale Manufacturing index for June 2024 went down 0.03 percent year-on-year – the first such instance since... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:46am
Print High energy, financial costs cited: Cotton output likely to decline, NA panel told ISLAMABAD: Cotton production in the country is forecast to decline in 2024-25 due to high energy and financial... Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:39am
Markets Pakistan can grab $5bn export orders as West shifts from Bangladesh, says Gohar Dr Ejaz Gohar, Patron-in-Chief and Group Leader of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), said Pakistan’s... Updated 15 Aug, 2024 05:44pm
Business & Finance Local textile industry facing severe crisis: KCBF chief LAHORE: The textile industry in Pakistan is facing a severe crisis due to unfavourable weather conditions, decreased... Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am
Opinion Bring back zero-rating Should the government ensure implementation of sales tax at the point-of-sale, ~Rs 293 billion in tax revenue could... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:51am
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