Exports

India’s crackdown on Muslim-run leather units dents exports, hits jobs

NEW DELHI: A government crackdown on Muslim-dominated abattoirs and the trade of cattle dragged down… Read More

PM directs Ministry of Commerce to offer creative incentives for increasing exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has directed the Ministry of Commerce that continuous refinements… Read More

Pakistan witnesses considerable increase in defence exports

ISLAMABAD: The defence exports of Pakistan have shown considerable increase during the last decade, a… Read More

Goods transporters strike continues, hits hard businesses

KARACHI: A goods transport strike that has hit hard to the businesses across the country… Read More

Pakistan seeks tariff cutting accord with EU to boost exports: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan has urged European Union to provide a tariff-cutting… Read More

Indian cotton exports to Pakistan slump amid tensions

MUMBAI/KARACHI: Rising hostilities between India and Pakistan have brought their $822 million-a-year trade in cotton… Read More

Senior IMF official visits Iran

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sunday that its second in command was on… Read More

China April exports, imports fall in sign of weakness

BEIJING: The key export sector has shown year-on-year declines in dollar terms for nine of… Read More

Pakistani products among top three in EU markets: Spanish ambassador

ISLAMABAD: Spanish Ambassador to Pakistan Carlos Morales has stated that European Union (EU) is the… Read More

SBP clears financial transactions with Iran

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has cleared all commercial banks and financial institutions for… Read More

Qatar trade figures slump almost 60 per cent in year

DOHA: Qatar's balance of trade fell almost 60 per cent in the year to January,… Read More

Swiss watch exports fall for first time since 2009

ZURICH: Swiss watch exports slumped in 2015, marking their first fall in six years, an… Read More

Crude back below $30 as prices extend losses

SINGAPORE: Crude fell back below $30 a barrel in Asia Tuesday as worries about the… Read More

Exports record a year-on-year decline for the 3rd quarter in a row: SBP

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan on Monday submitted its First Quarterly Report of FY16 titled… Read More

World Bank sees depressed oil, commodity prices through 2016

WASHINGTON: The World Bank said that it expects global commodity prices, important for emerging economies,… Read More

EU trade deal boosts Pakistan exports by $1bn: minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani exports to the European Union increased by more than a billion dollars after… Read More

Heimtextil Expo 2015 begins in Germany

KARACHI/FRANKFURT: Heimtextil Expo 2015 kicked off in Frankfurt on Wednesday where Pakistan's trade volume is… Read More

Oil prices tumble to fresh five-year lows

SINGAPORE: Crude struck fresh five-year lows in Asia Tuesday, with analysts forecasting further falls owing… Read More

'Buckwheat panic' grips Russia as economic sanctions bite

MOSCOW: Hard-hit by falling oil prices and Western economic sanctions imposed over the Kremlin's role… Read More

Pakistan aiming for jet boost to defence exports

KARACHI: A revamped version of Pakistan's JF-17 jet fighter took centre stage at a defence… Read More