Trump tariffs – a threat to our exports
The imposition of 29% additional tariffs on our exports to the USA will be highly disruptive to our exports to the USA even if they are removed or reduced after a…
The imposition of 29% additional tariffs on our exports to the USA will be highly disruptive to our exports to the USA even if they are removed or reduced after a…
US President Donald Trump’s administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter…
In March 2019, Pakistan's textile and clothing exports witnessed the largest monthly decline since May 2017. They fell 9.47 percent year-on-year basis to $1.088 billion, as uncertainty in the continuity…
Pakistan’s merchandize exports have shown double-digit growth rate of 10.5 percent in the first half of 2024-25. This must be deemed a good performance for two reasons. First, this is…
The Central African Republic (CAR) sought Tuesday to convince the regulatory body for global diamond trading to lift all restrictions against it, ending an export embargo in place for more…
WHEREVER in the world you go, you are bound to come across Pakistanis in various states of despair. These days, travel to any European capital — Athens, Rome or Paris,…
WHY are our exports less than half our imports? Why are our imports more than twice our exports? I have posed these seemingly identical questions because their answers are very…
It seems that our economic planners are living in a fantasy world. Contrary to our budgetary expectations, which portray our exports rising from the current 30 billion dollars a year…
The strategy I propose aligns with a National Export Vision, echoing the principles of a sovereign, progressive, and efficient welfare state. The short to medium-term mission statements encompass prioritizing export-led…
In the current economic landscape of Pakistan, a clarion call for transformation resounds. The economic woes, manifested in perpetual borrowing, mounting external debts, and a precarious balance of payments, demand…