Pakistan
Japan to Assist Pakistan in Textile Industry Improvement
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to assist Pakistan in improving its textile…
Pakistan: Exports to Flourish Under Soon-to-Be Implemented Textile Policy
Once Pakistan’s new growth-geared textile policy takes effect, likely in early July, the country expects to…
GSP Plus Triggers Growth of Pakistan’s Textile and Apparel Exports to EU
To Pakistan exporters’ delight, after two months of implementation, the Generalised System of Preferences…
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Pakistan’s Textile Sector to Face Shortage of 400,000 Skilled Workers
Pakistan’s value-added textile sector is already facing a shortage of at least 40,000 skilled workers, and…
US Calls on Pakistan to Improve Labor Standards
The United States Deputy Counselor for Economic Affairs Susan McFee met with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for…
Pakistan’s New Textile Policy to Boost Global Exports
Pakistan’s new textile policy, designed in part to raise textile exports to the U.S. to $26 billion over the…
Pakistan Removes Duty Exemption On Imported Cotton; Cotton Industry Struggles
Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), an arm of the country’s Cabinet, decided to lift the…
USDA Estimates Decline in U.S. and Global Cotton Production
The US Department of Agriculture estimated that cotton production and ending stocks would be lower for…
Pakistan Cotton Market Pleas for Gov’t Assistance
Still straining to capitalize on the preferential trade status it recently gained from the E.U. under its…
Pakistan Considers Imposing Duties on India Yarn Imports
Contradicting the trend towards thawing commercial ties, the Pakistani government is considering…
Disney Pulls Out of Bangladesh, Pakistan Over Factory Safety Concerns
In a move sure to prove historically important for the evolving world of social compliance, the Walt…
Punjab Textile Industry Hit with Chronic Energy Shortages
The textile industry in Pakistan continues to suffer from chronic energy shortages, threatening its…
Will Financial Challenges Undermine Pakistan’s GSP Opportunity?
All eyes have been on Pakistan’s progress as an apparel and textile exporter ever since it was granted duty…
India Eases Restrictions on Pakistani Textile Products
The Indian government announced it is prepared to eliminate restrictions on the importation of textile…
Pakistani Rupee Skyrockets 11%; Apparel/Textile Industry Braces for Price Hikes
The Pakistani rupee has surged an astonishing 11 percent against the U.S. dollar trading at Rs 99.75 on…