Due to lack of protection of local industry, increasing cost of energy and undue duties, Pakistan’s exports have been losing international market very fast and import bill of the country has been increasing.
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December 20, 2017: Healthy foreign aid, Japan GDP growth and Bangladesh-Turkey talks
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Foreign aid inflow sees healthy growth Bangladesh received US$1.72 billion worth ...
Read More »Textile factory owners seek duty exemption on furnace oil import
Textile factory owners want to import high-speed furnace oil with exemption of all duties and taxes to run their captive power generation units which they say are suffering from a severe shortage of gas supplies.
Read More »December 19, 2017: Jute goods exports, Payra LNG terminal, WB loan and Chittagong port ranking
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Jute goods exports to India slumped 52pc The value of the ...
Read More »13 closed textiles mills to be rerun under public-private partnership
The government has decided to restart 13 textiles mills that were shutdown 25 years ago due to huge losses and run them under a public-private partnership (PP) initiative, according to an official of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
Read More »Garment sector failing to attract freshers
The country’s billion-dollar apparel industry is yet to attract graduates as a potential job market, apparently due to some untoward incidents that created a bad image of the sector among the people.
Read More »Pakistani garment exporters urge relaxation in duties on yarn imports
The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) is urging authorities to relax duties on yarn import to encourage value addition, reduce cost of doing business and bridge the gap between production and consumption.
Read More »December 18, 2017: Difficulties in digitising tax return, coal import resumption and Japan exports growth
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. NBR faces difficulties in automating tax return National Board of Revenue ...
Read More »EZ enterprises must contribute up to $1,500/month to workers’ welfare fund
Enterprises located at economic zones will have to contribute up to $1,500 per month, based on the number of workers employed at their factories and commercial establishments, to the workers welfare fund.
Read More »Vietnam garment and textile exports to hit US$31 billion
The garment-textile industry expects to rake in US$31 billion in exports by the end of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 10.23%. The Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) revealed the information at a press conference in Hanoi on December 4.
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