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Related Keywords: boost exports, business related challenges, delay in strategic trade policy framework, lower global commodity price, Pakistan exports tumbling, power storage, TDAP, weakening external demand

Pakistan's exports are continuously tumbling from last some months due to the lower global commodity prices, weakening external demand, ongoing power shortages, and security and business climate related challenges. Despite all this, the government is yet to announce the strategic trade policy framework to boost the country’s exports.

Pakistan’s exports had come down by 13.42 percent to $6.9 billion during first four months (July-October) of the ongoing financial year 2015-2016 from $8 billion of the corresponding month of the previous year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data showed.

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Pakistan Japan Textile Day was organised by The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) on October 12, 2015 with several business generating events for the Pakistan textile industry such as workshop/seminar, B2B Meetings, Networking Reception in Lahore for the upcoming Japanese textile delegation to Pakistan. The delegation comprises experienced Japanese buyers.

Related Keywords: bed linen, carpets and rugs, curtains, focus on textile fabrics and garments, home textile, including bed sheets and covers, Old traditional and largest consumer trade fair, Pakistan as the guest of honour country, TDAP, The Ghent Fair, towels

The Ghent Fair, a 70-year-old traditional and largest consumer Trade Fair opened at Ghent, Belgium, with Pakistan as the guest-of-honour country. The opening was attended by a large number of VIPs, including ministers, European Union government officials and ambassadors of different countries. Representative of the king of Belgium, president of the government of Flanders, governor and deputy mayor of Flanders were among the attendees.

Pakistan returns to the Flanders Trade Show with resounding success after a lapse of fifteen years.

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Heimtextil is an international trade fair for home and contract textiles where more than 2,700 exhibitors and roughly 67,000 trade visitors participate. The trade fair serves as a business and information platform for manufacturers, retailers and designers from around the world. The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will be participating again in this fair to be held in 2016.

Related Keywords: Export development fund, export target, facilitate exporters with business friendly environment, failed to benefit economy, GSP facility, Pakistan textile sector, TDAP

Pakistani textile sector has benefited due to the GSP facility but has failed to benefit the country’s economy as the government has failed to facilitate exporters with business-friendly environment due to which Pakistan likely to miss its export target of $27 billion.

According to the Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) report, President Dr Murtaza Mughal said that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) could not pay original refunds of around Rs100 billion, while fake refund claims are being processed immediately.

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British Deputy High Commissioner and United Kingdom’s Trade and Investment Board Director John A Tucknott in a luncheon reception organised by Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) in his honour said that 18 percent increase was being witnessed in the trade volume in the year 2014 between Pakistan and the UK.

The textile goods made and produce in Pakistan have no comparison with the same being produced in India and Bangladesh.

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The 5th China-Eurasia Expo aimed to boost the regional economic cooperation among Central, West & South Asian and European countries and to further expand the collaboration in multilateral fields is scheduled to be held from September 02-07, 2015 and last date for the submission of applications for participation in the expo is March 30, 2015. The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has invited Pakistani traders to participate in 5th China-Eurasia Expo to be held in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, China.

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Pakistan is facing a challenge to turn the GSP Plus conditions into an opportunity as textile companies although best but unaware of how to avail the duties and tax concession under GSP Plus given by the European Union to Pakistan.

To put this is place Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), along with a foreign consultant, has shortlisted seventeen textile companies to guide them about availing the maximum benefits from the generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) plus status.

Related Keywords: Aalishan Pakistan, dashes of Pakistani fashion, desingers, FICCI, handicraft, Pakistan brands, Pakistan lifestryl exhibition, Pakistani textile, popular trade fair, TDAP

The stage is set for Pakistan’s Lifestyle exhibition ‘Aalishan Pakistan’, due to begin today in Delhi’s largest and most popular trade fair venues The exhibition will showcase a range of Pakistani products from textiles, handicrafts, jewellery, accessories, art, agro and dashes of Pakistani fashion.

The prominent brands of Pakistan which will be participating in the lifestlye exhibition will be, Khaadi, Gul Ahmed, Sana Safinaz, Chen One, Al-Karam, Asim Jofa, Bareeze and Lala Textiles.

Related Keywords: cotton yarn, Japanese market, Pakistani textile export, TDAP

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) learning that $ 90 million worth of textile products mostly raw material such as cotton yarn is exported to Japan held a workshop in collaboration with Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to provide valuable information through expertise to boost further exports to Japanese market on Wednesday.