Government releases Rs6.2bn for textile industry to resolve liquidity issues, encourage exports

LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday announced the release of an additional grant...

Nishat Mills: the PPE orders help, but do not make up for the loss of exports

You may have seen the same posts floating around on your Instagram feed or Facebook timeline: a high-end fashion designer in Pakistan,...

Textile exporters fear ‘severe liquidity crunch’, seek PM’s intervention

LAHORE: Textile exporters on Wednesday made an appeal to Prime Minister Imran Khan to intervene and ensure the suspension of sales tax...
Apparel industry

Govt lauded for lowering power tariff for export sector

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) and the Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) on Thursday lauded...
Textile Pakistan

Power tariff reduced for textile sector

LAHORE: The federal government has agreed to provide electricity to the textile and other zero-rated industries at the rate of 7.5 cents/kWh...
spinning mills

High energy cost hindering investment in spinning sector

LAHORE: The spinning industry in Pakistan has seen little investment in spindles (spinning machinery) in the last decade or so as the...

TEXPO attracts $600mn export orders

LAHORE: Pakistan's biggest textile exhibition at the government level, TEXPO-2019, has attracted $600 million trade through export orders by foreign buyers, claimed...

Fashion industry leading to environmental pollution, says business leader

ISLAMABAD: The trend of fast fashion is growing globally which is polluting environment, spreading toxins in water and encouraging the use of...

Interloop gears up for March IPO, roadshows to commence in Lahore, Karachi next week

Interloop’s IPO could become the country’s largest private sector listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, eclipsing that of the bourse which raised Rs4.5 billion in 2016

Waiving taxes, duties on cotton imports to cost Rs29 billion to national exchequer: Report

This is in addition to an Rs25 billion gas subsidy extended to five zero-rated export-focused industries of which textile titans are the biggest beneficiaries

Is the mini-budget a ruse?

Measures announced in the mini-budget, the confusing stance regarding approaching the IMF could weigh heavily on the government's ability to tackle the issues threatening the economy

Mini-budget to have negative revenue impact of Rs6.8 billion during remainder of FY18-19

Despite the major shortfall of Rs 158 billion during the past six months, the FBR has kept the tax collection target unchanged at Rs 4,386 billion for this financial year ending June 2019

Govt foregoes 50% of GIDC or Rs200 billion to fertilizer, CNG and textile sector

Due to the 50% waiver provided by the government, the fertilizer and CNG sector is required to pay Rs80 billion each

FCCI asks govt to scrap duties on polyester and cotton yarn in mini-budget

Due to the positive steps of the government, he said the imports started decreasing whereas transactions witnessed 10 percent increase and exports 2 percent increase

Pakistan’s textile industry receiving higher import queries from US

According to the official, the current administration was working upon rationalizing subsidies for agricultural crops in hopes of enhancing cotton cultivation