Concerted efforts can help achieve cotton target on May 15, 2017KARACHI: It is not possible to ascertain the near-to-estimated cotton crop target without sharing input of members of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), Karachi Cotton Association (KCA), Cotton Ginners Forum (CGF), Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association and real stakeholders of the sector. For several years, Federal Cotton Committee sets target of […]
Industrialists express concern over rising inflation on May 13, 2017KARACHI: The executive members of export-oriented industrial sectors, agriculture and chambers of commerce and industry have expressed their concern over the rising inflation rate in the country. Inflation affects the lower segment of the society which stands more than 70 percent of the total population of the country very badly, and worse, it affects them […]
Conservation of crops, source to amass water vital for food security on May 13, 2017KARACHI: More than one billion people are suffering from malnutrition and continual hunger. They are facing interrelated challenges of food security, loss of agricultural biodiversity and climate change, experts on agro sector research and agriculturist opined. There is a dire need to enhance, implement and negotiate with the standards of growing food crops besides taking […]
PASDEC asked to encourage women entrepreneurship in marble sector on May 12, 2017KARACHI: The Pakistan Stone Development Company (PASDEC) is yet to provide much-needed and promised skills development training to women entrepreneurs in the country, people in the marble and onyx sector lamented. Women in the country have potential to contribute their business expertise in economic growth. There is dire need to concentrate on women skills development. […]
Measures vital to save country from bankruptcy-like situation on May 9, 2017KARACHI: There is an immediate need to thwart threat of insolvency like situation to the country and current economic condition does not allow Pakistan to increase development spending, expressed by financial experts and prime export sector people. They said the government could lessen pressure on rupee dollar parity and forex reserves by utilising overseas Pakistanis […]
Measures vital to save country from bankruptcy-like situation on May 9, 2017KARACHI: There is an immediate need to thwart threat of insolvency like situation to the country and current economic condition does not allow Pakistan to increase development spending, expressed by financial experts and prime export sector people. They said the government could lessen pressure on rupee dollar parity and forex reserves by utilising overseas Pakistanis […]
Rejuvenating CFC for flower exporters is need of the hour on May 9, 2017KARACHI: There is a dire need to re-vigour ailing set up of Common Facility Centres (CFC) in Sindh and Punjab for providing more strength to exporting floriculture sector. The representatives of the flower export fraternity asked the Export Development Fund to look into the matter for the interest of the sector as Pakistan, mostly a […]
STPFs export target of $40bn impossible to achieve without SMEs input on May 7, 2017KARACHI: The claims to exports target of $40 billion in Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-18, still seem gloomy and will not be possible without contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector, as its inclusion is of vital importance. The Ministry of Commerce should re-devise its priorities and policy framework to vigorised SME sector, […]
Commercial sections in foreign missions ignorant of stone potential on May 5, 2017KARACHI: There is a dire need to create awareness and to develop export potential of marble sector of the country in commercial sections of foreign missions. In several countries, 90 percent of the people related to this sector were still not aware of the fact that Pakistan is one of the largest exporters of marble […]
Govt urged to consider budget proposals of trade chambers on May 3, 2017KARACHI: The representatives of 5-prime exports and members of leading business and trade chambers have asked the finance mangers of the government to consider the budget proposal of the business and trade community for fiscal year 2017-18. Finance experts in the government have been requested to take into account the suggestions, aiming to put the […]