During July, total exports rose by 11.3% YoY to $3.01bn compared to $2.71bn in the same month of last year. While it fell 2.2% as against the exports of $3.08bn in the previous month. Total imports rose 12.2% YoY to $5.6bn as compared to the imports worth $4.99bn recorded in July of last year. Compared […]
The grain, introduced as a part of a program designed to increase the output of the regional staple food and cut dependence on imports, allows rice growers to get two harvests per year, with a yield of up to 5 metric tons per hectare. This shift signals a potential boost for local farmers and the […]
According to sources, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) took the decision to ban the state-level import of wheat as the flour prices in Pakistan are stable and the country has enough reserves. Sources within the government revealed that Pakistan has ample amounts of wheat to meet the needs of the country. The decision came after […]
The production of cotton declines in the fiscal year 2021 to 5.57 Million Bales ( of 155 Kg per Bale) compared with the last year’s 8.48 Millin bales (of 155 Kg per Bale) during the same period. On the 3rd of February, 2020, the Pakistan Cotton Ginner Association (PCGA) released its arrival report showing a […]
What comes to your mind when you think about buying a car in Pakistan – taxes? Duties? Little or almost no safety and quality features or almost no value for your money? That’s right; not only this is what produced and sold but, at the moment; there is no focus at all on the production […]
Pakistan has been severely hit by the skyrocketing price of tomatoes, an essential food item, across the country. The wholesale price of tomatoes has exceeded Rs200 (Dh4.71) per kilogram for the first time in the country’s history. While shops and street vendors are selling it at Rs250 to Rs. 300 per kilogram. Meanwhile, traders in […]
