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Insight13 Sept 2022With ongoing floods and high rainfall in most parts of Pakistan damaging its economy, the country’s textile & clothing sector is bracing itself for the potential cancellation of export orders by international buyers.
Insight11 Sept 2019Pakistan textile mill owners have decided to import cotton from alternative destinations to India following the government’s announcement of the suspension of trade ties with their neighbour because of the dispute over Kashmir
Insightfree8 Jan 2019Pakistan’s textile sector, encouraged by the new government’s reforms to gas pricing, is now seeking exemptions from duties and taxes on imports of raw materials – and requesting the long-awaited release of refunds by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Insight5 Dec 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assist the textile industry representative body in relation to ease of doing business, training of companies’ directors and registration of new companies.
Insightfree22 Nov 2018Pakistan’s textile and clothing sector representatives have expressed conflicting views over an International Finance Corporation (IFC) initiative aimed at supporting textile industry efforts to reduce energy consumption with a view to improving sustainability.
Insightfree11 Sept 2018Pakistan’s textile industry is pinning high hopes on the country’s newly sworn-in government of Prime Minister Imran Khan for the revival of the textile sector – relying on it to fix the financial damage the industry has suffered through dwindling exports
