report in DSaily FT, Oct 23, 2023Sri Lanka’s main export engine, apparel, saw its shipments plunge further in September worsening the sector’s status quo. Apparel exports in September were down sharply by 26% to $ 332 million whilst performance in the first nine months was down by 20.5% to $ 3.4 billion. “September was a bad month. The industry was hoping to see some signs of slight recovery but that may now be October at…
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report in The Express Tribune, Oct 10, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce was informed on Monday that the government took measures to rectify anomalies in the Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) system, as imports by Afghanistan were six times higher than its exports. The committee met with its chairman Zeeshan Khanzada in the chair. The meeting took up several matters including the concerns raised by the media regarding the ATT. During the meeting, the…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in ToloNews, Sept 5, 2023 at 5:48 PMOfficials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that exports to Pakistan have decreased by $66 million compared to last year. They added that the most exported items are coal, cotton, fresh fruit, and dried fruit, and in the first five months of the solar year the trade with Pakistan reached $842 million. “Our trade with all countries is running normally, especially with…