Pakistan: Govt eyes 6pc export-led growth
The government was pursuing a robust strategy for diversification of exportable products and market portfolios to achieve sustainable economic growth of at least six per cent and avoid a repeat…
Pakistan’s SMEs call for Africa market access amid Gulf export disruptions
Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have warned that disruptions in the Red Sea and tensions in the Middle East are hurting exports to key Gulf markets, prompting calls for…
Pakistan: TDAP trains Punjab farmers to boost sesame, maize exports
LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has concluded a five-day seminar series on export promotion and good agricultural practices for sesame seeds and maize across five districts of…
Pakistan – SEZ 2.0: From tax holidays to performance-based incentives
For more than a decade, Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones have operated on a simple promise: approved zone enterprises and developers receive a ten-year income tax exemption, along with a one-time…
China-Europe freight train trips exceed 130,000
China-Europe freight trains have made more than 130,000 trips and transported goods with a total value exceeding 520 billion U.S. dollars, latest official data showed Tuesday. By June 2026, the…
Profits of China’s electronics industry up 96.9 pct in H1
China’s electronics industry posted a 96.9 percent year-on-year increase in profits in the first half (H1) of 2026, contributing 8.5 percentage points to the overall profit growth of major industrial…