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Tariffs and trade

FROM the bustling mills of Faisalabad to the humming ports of Karachi, clouds of uncertainty hover over Pakistan’s export industry as proposed tariff hikes under the new US administration threaten…

Lessons from trade agreements

Trade agreements help boost exports, attract FDI, and generate jobs. Vietnam is an excellent example of how this can be achieved. Through trade agreements with virtually all the important trading…

Strategic trade shift

AS the world’s attention remains squarely focused on geopolitical conflicts, a silent revolution is reshaping global trade by linking trade, innovation and national security. Given such momentous changes, Pakistan appears…

Pakistan’s carbon trade test

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is poised to reshape its international trade dynamics by introducing a carbon price on imports of specific goods. This measure is designed…

A revisit of trade components critical

Exports fuel domestic productivity and therefore employment and at the same time constitute the most desired form of earning foreign exchange. Pakistan’s exports are consumer based and traditional – rice,…

How to reform trade

Pakistan’s economy faces a pivotal juncture, marked by the imperative need to reassess its import tariff structure. Recent trade data underscores the urgency for policy reforms to stimulate economic growth,…

Illicit trade damaging country’s economy

Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These methods encompass land routes through the rugged mountainous…

Building back global trade

Ever since May 2023, when the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) reached an agreement on strengthening the resilience of global supply chains — a crucial aspect of the framework’s second…