Tag Archives: Export

A trade deficit occurs when an economy is importing more goods than it is exporting. The deficit equals the value of goods imported less the value of goods being exported. For example, Pakistan is importing goods worth USD 15 billion …

Reportedly, postharvest losses range from 10 to 20% for different crops in Pakistan. To achieve food security, containing such colossal losses should be the top priority of the Government of Pakistan (GoP). Analysts have the consensus that if such losses are contained, twin …

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said that Pakistan is the second state after Madina …

New govt must negotiate FTA with GCC nations for perfection of significant investment relations Interview with MR KHALID TAWAB – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization, please: Khalid Tawab: I am Chairman of …

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released new data on the volume of global arms exports between 2014 and 2018. During that period, the United States, Russia, France, Germany and China accounted for 75 percent of all arms exports. Between 2009-13 and 2014-18, the …

Steel production as well as consumption is contingent upon the economic growth. Whenever there is robust economic growth, the consumption and prices of steel move northwards. Economic growth entails monumental government spending on infrastructure which culminates in employment generation, surge …

Pakistan unlike China, India, United States, Iran, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Vietnam may not be among the top ten cement producing countries in the world. However, it is widely accepted in the world that the quality of …

Cement industry experts revealed in their statistics that Pakistani cement exports have remained robust despite a decline in local sales and a 200 percent tariff rise and cancellation of orders from India. This industry dispatched 3.325mt during February 2019 as …

There is a lot of potential for development in the agriculture livestock and dairy sectors, as Balochistan can earn a substantial amount of income by exporting the products in these sectors to the lucrative markets in the food deficit region …

Pakistan’s export performance has remained weak over the past few years. According to the World Bank, Pakistan’s export share in the world exports has declined over time, even less than 1 percent. In the same period, share of Pakistan’s competitors …

Dwindling exports from Pakistan have been causing the jitters over preceding decade or so. Substantial trade deficit leading to the unprecedented current account deficit calls for immediate steps to rein in the conundrums. Countless efforts have been made by the …

Remittances have remained a big source of foreign currency inflows, which partially help finance foreign expenditure, import payments and debt repayment. While the remittance gap between the formal and informal channel is narrowing, at the same time, the gap between …