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
BR Research LSM: low base in play The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) marked the thirteenth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth – an... Published 19 Sep, 2023 08:53am
Print July LSMI output contracts 1.09pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output registered negative 3.62 percent growth in July... Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:11am
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
Business & Finance Export growth: towel makers come up with proposals KARACHI: Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA) Syed Usman Ali has submitted... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:41am
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
Markets Sindh & Balochistan: Textile units hit hard by two days per week gas suspension: TMA KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Chairman South Circle of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, has raised... Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am
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
Business & Finance 50-member ASEAN business delegation due tomorrow KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) announced the upcoming visit of a 50-member ASEAN... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Editorials Textile exports: where does Pakistan stand? EDITORIAL: Insofar as the enormity of Pakistan’s economic (balance of payments and manufacturing) challenges is... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Sapphire Textile teams up with Sourcery KARACHI: Sapphire Textile Mills and Sourcery join forces to revolutionize global textile trade with sustainable and... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance M&S Group mulling enhancing imports of textile products from Pakistan LAHORE: International fashion retailer Marks & Spencer Group is looking for enhancing imports of textile ... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am
Business & Finance Value-added textile industry assails ‘frequent increases’ in power tariffs LAHORE: The value-added textile industry has rejected the frequent increase in prices of electricity and gas, saying... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Decline in exports: PTEA seeks govt’s intervention FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has sought government’s intervention as textile... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
BR Research Textile export performance: not all gloom If full-pager ads by textile trade associations in leading newspapers are any guide, Pakistan’s export lifeline is... Published 21 Jul, 2023 08:37am
Opinion Setting the record straight In FY23, textile exports plunged by $2.8 billion (15% decline) compared to FY22, derailing positive developments... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:25am
Business & Finance Textile council decries discontinuation of SBP’s TERF facility KARACHI: In view of the recent news about the SBP’s now discontinued Temporary Economic Refinance Facility, TERF,... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Markets APTMA urges Primark to open office in Pakistan LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has invited Primark, an international fashion retailer,... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 11:21am
Business & Finance Pakistani textile makers participate in Paris fair KARACHI: Some 30 fabric, garments and leather manufacturers of Pakistan participated at Texworld and Apparel ... Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am
Opinion Zardari’s pragmatism Pakistan People’s Party Vice-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is widely described as an astute politician. Yes, he is. He... Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am
Opinion NCC — Get the ball rolling Textile is the mainstay of Pakistan exports, about 60% of the total in 2021-22. Pakistan’s share in global textile... Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am
Opinion Rent-seeking through revolving doors Kudos to Majyd Aziz for his highly informed perspective in the shape of an article ‘‘Is textile sector ‘rent... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Opinion Is textile sector ‘rent seeker’? The textile exporters of Pakistan are fond of championing that textile is the backbone of the economy and that it is... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:28am
Business & Finance Export industry: PHMA advocates a level playing field LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) on Wednesday called for promoting... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Pakistan EFS scam: PCA takes action against textile firm KARACHI: Pakistan Customs Authority (PCA) South has taken decisive action against a Karachi-based textile company... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Print Finance Bill 2023: Rate of GST on e-integrated textile retailers up 3pc ISLAMABAD: The government has enhanced the rate of sales tax on electronically-integrated textile retailers from the... Updated 10 Jun, 2023 08:49am
Opinion Beyond the needle and thread: Women’s empowerment through textile exports Women hold up half the sky, but whether they are compensated for this effort in Pakistan remains questionable. As of... Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:42am
Business & Finance Textile exporters term RRMC’s report ‘anti-export’ drive KARACHI: The value-added textile exporters have rejected the Reforms & Revenue Mobilization Commission’s... Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am
Business & Finance Texpo Pakistan starts today KARACHI: Texpo Pakistan will take place in Karachi Expo Centre from 26-28 May, 2023. Texpo is Pakistan's largest... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Business & Finance Realisation of export proceeds: Pak Apparel Forum demands govt restore 180-day limit KARACHI: Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF) on Wednesday demanded restoration of the Stats Bank’s previous procedure for... Published 25 May, 2023 06:26am
