Tag: export
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Can African imports of Pakistani tractors save the ‘sinking industry’?
Farmers and tractor producers watched on as officials in Pakistan’s high commission in Kenya facilitated the export of Pakistani tractors. These tractors are headed to their new home in Tanzania: Masai Trekta Company Ltd’s tractor depot. The export deal marks a significant moment for ATS (ATS tractors), which does not operate on the same scale…
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Pakistani rice exports: A booming sector that needs government support
Pakistani rice is serving a purpose far greater than tasting good in Biryani: it’s turning into a lifeline for the country’s economy, bringing in nearly $4 billion annually. In July and August alone, exporters managed to export a staggering 620,000 metric tons of rice. That’s a huge deal, especially considering they did it without enjoying…
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Here’s when PayPal and Stripe payment services will be available in Pakistan
Dr Umar Saif, Pakistan’s interim Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunications, shared noteworthy developments on Wednesday regarding the imminent availability of PayPal and Stripe payment gateways within the country. Addressing the flourishing freelancing community, he drew attention to the current scarcity of financial tools to facilitate payments within this sector.
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Pak Suzuki CEO reveals plan to export upgraded cars meeting WP-29 standards
Hiroshi Kawamura, the Chief Executive of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd. (PSMCL), recently shared insights into the company’s endeavours to enhance the export capabilities of their cars, aligning them with numerous WP-29 standards. This significant development was reported by The News on Friday.
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Fungus found: UAE bans fresh meat imports from Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed a ban on the importation of fresh meat from Pakistan. This decision stems from the discovery of fungal contamination in frozen meat shipments from Pakistan via the sea route. As reported by ARY News, the presence of fungus on meat imported by a Karachi-based company prompted the UAE…
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UK introduces new trade plan, offering duty-free access to 94% Pakistani products
The United Kingdom has taken a momentous step in strengthening commercial ties with 64 nations, including Pakistan, by launching a new trading plan that offers duty-free access to goods.
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Export-quality rice production at risk: Rising theft incidents targeting water pumps, transformers
Pakistan is currently facing a major threat to its export-quality rice production as a result of extensive theft of high-voltage electric wires, transformers, and water pumps. This theft has left vast stretches of rice-producing land along the Lahore to Sheikhupura Motorway without access to tube-well water, precisely during the critical rice sowing season.
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No special treatment: Russia denies exclusive discounts on oil export deal with Pakistan
In a recent statement, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov clarified that his country is not providing Pakistan with oil at a special discount. The announcement came during an international economic conference in St Petersburg, where Shulginov confirmed that Russia had begun exporting oil to Pakistan.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet India’s PM Modi during store opening
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, is scheduled to meet India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the country’s deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the tech giant’s first retail store in India.
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Sri Lanka considering exporting 100,000 monkeys to China
Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister, Mahinda Amaraweera, has instructed officials to examine China’s proposal to import 100,000 toque macaque monkeys, which are native to Sri Lanka and classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The monkeys will be displayed in over 1,000 Chinese zoos with the minister suggesting that Sri Lanka…