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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post6840739533075812425..comments2020-01-21T21:31:25.031-08:00Comments on Haq's Musings: Pakistan's Exports and Remittances Rise to New HighsRiaz Haqhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-82626324178218129622016-03-24T16:28:04.943-07:002016-03-24T16:28:04.943-07:00#Pakistan ranks 8th with its 6 million strong dias...#Pakistan ranks 8th with its 6 million strong diaspora sending $20 billion home in remittances http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/?p=503292 via @ePakistanToday

Pakistan stands on the eight place among the top 10 recipients of remittances this year at $20.1 billion, according to a report.

According to Khaleej Times, the World Bank estimates that more than 247 million people, or 3.4 per cent of the world population, live outside their countries of birth among which more than six million are Pakistanis.

These Pakistanis, between July 2015 and January 2016, have sent an estimated $11.2 billion a marked increase of about 6 per cent compared with July 2014 to January 2015.

Overseas Pakistanis are remitting more than $1.5 billion a month, making a significant contribution to their families and bringing about a socio-economic change. The State Bank of Pakistan expects remittances to cross $20 billion this financial year, the highest ever and these expectations are in line with the World Bank's calculations that place Pakistan on the eight rung among the top 10 recipients of remittances this year at $20.1 billion.

"The inflows from remittances (at current levels) now fully cover the country's petroleum imports. Currently, international remittances are moving six per cent of the total GDP of Pakistan," says Rizwan Wyne, a Pakistan-based expert on international remittances from Middle East to South Asia. The Migration and Remittance Factbook 2016 produced by the World Bank notes as of 2015 international migrants are expected to have sent $601 billion to their families in their home countries, of which developing countries like Pakistan received $441 billion.

At more than three times the size of development aid, international migrants' remittances provide a lifeline for millions of households in developing countries. In addition, migrants hold more than $500 billion in annual savings. Together remittances and migrant savings offer a substantial source of financing for development projects that can improve lives and livelihoods in developing countries, says the report.Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-89886705946883259972014-07-13T07:32:55.151-07:002014-07-13T07:32:55.151-07:00As Indian pharmaceutical companies prepare to incr...As Indian pharmaceutical companies prepare to increase the volume of their trade in Nigeria, it is becoming clear that they would have to compete companies from their closest neighbour, Pakistan, which have given the signal that they are keen to take a slice of Nigeria's growing market in the health sector as well as pharmaceutical products.

The Pakistani companies plan to achieve this by establishing hospitals and partnering with Nigerians to establish pharmaceutical companies, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Muhammed Saleem, has said.

"We are also looking at having joint ventures in opening up hospitals. We are not looking at Nigeria as a market, we are looking at Nigeria as a partner and that is our intention in this part of the world", Saleem said.

As part of the move, the Nigeria-Pakistan Pharma Investment Forum (NIPIF 2014) was held in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, last month.

About 50 investors from Pakistan attended the forum together with two each from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ghana. This shows how serious Pakistani companies are in their bid to make an inroad into Nigeria.

Saleem said Pakistan, currently exporting $200 million of pharmaceutical products, was planning to increase that to $500 million. Out of the $200 million, trade with Nigeria accounts for only $7 million.

He said his country wanted to produce quality drugs and medicines in Nigeria which would be made available to hospitals locally.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/indian-pharma-firms-face-competition-from-pakistan-in-nigeria-114071300242_1.htmlRiaz Haqhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-11880168431788988032013-08-11T08:29:58.497-07:002013-08-11T08:29:58.497-07:00Here's PakistanToday on Pak trade figures in F...Here's PakistanToday on Pak trade figures in FY 2012-13:

KARACHI - The country's trade balance slid by a significant 19.7% MoM to a comfortable $ 1.743 billion in Jun-13, said the analysts at InvestCap Research citing data recently issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Whereas the exports on a monthly basis inched up slightly by 1% MoM to $2.197 billion in Jun-13, the imports stepped down by 9.4% MoM to USD3.940 billion. "Such a trend can be explained by the absence of fertilizer imports in Jun-13, whereas the same stood at 97k tons in May-13 (USD53.7mn), the contribution of Urea to Jun-13 figures was absent due to delay in supply which is now expected to be received by the end of July-13," said InvestCap analyst Muniba Saeed. Further, she said, contributors to the declining imports are expected to be fall in palm oil imports (importers already having stocked up for Ramadan), decline in imports of textile machinery and falling imports of generators. On an annual basis, the imports remained essentially stagnant increasing by a meager 0.08% YoY, climbing to a level of $44.950 billion in FY13. "Such a trend was witnessed despite decline in imports of petroleum products, fertilizer and the food group; the three heads combined contributing roughly 60% to total imports for the year," the analyst said. The same was, however, negated by increased imports of machinery and the textile group leading to the imports head remaining effectively the same as last year, she said. Exports on the other hand increased by 3.78% YoY adding an additional USD894mn to the head to reach USD24,518mn. Such expansion is expected to be led by increased exports from the food group where sugar is projected to be the major contributor in fuelling such growth. Exports from the other heads are however expected to have subsided during the same period where major contribution is anticipated from the textile and petroleum group. The trade balance for FY13 as a result posted a decline of 4% YoY, descending to an amount of USD 20,432mn.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/16/news/profit/rising-exports-providing-breather-to-fy13-trade-balance/Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-38024973117417292352013-01-15T10:26:10.941-08:002013-01-15T10:26:10.941-08:00Here's PakistanToday on record remittances fro...Here's PakistanToday on record remittances from Pak diaspora:

KARACHI - Economic observers expect the inflow of ever-increasing worker remittances to the country rise to a historic $ 16 billion by the end of this financial year.
"Home remittances continue to remain upbeat reaching the level of USD 7.1 billion during the first six months of FY13," said analysts at InvestCap Research.
Terming it as one of the major supporting tools for the current deficit, the remittances from expatriates, they said, continued its upward trajectory.
During the first half of FY13, remittances posted a colossal growth of 12.5% YoY to USD 7.12 billion, in absolute terms increasing by USD 791 million.
However, on a monthly basis, the head registered a growth of 11% reaching USD 1.13billion in December 2012.
Such increase was however misleading, emanating from a low base effect of November, 2012, rather than depicting an actual increasing trend.
"The country witnessed a huge influx of remittances, touching USD 1.37 b, in October, 2012, due to the Eid factor," viewed Abdul Azeem at the InvestCap Research.
Following this, the analyst said, remittances in November, 2012, remained extraordinarily depressed at the level of USD 1.02 billion thus leading to a low base effect in December, 2012.
The huge chunk of remittances received from the Middle East continued to play a significant role in the overall inflows into the country.
Within this region, the major oil economy, Saudi Arabia remained the key contributor with 28% weight in total remittances; remittances from Saudi Arabia posted a growth of 18% YoY to USD 1.96 billion during the first half of FY13. One of the strongest economies of the world, Saudi Arabia continued to import employees from Pakistan, therefore, a positive impact was observed in remittances from this country.
Another region of the Middle East, United Arab Emirates also remained a key source of remittances as it maintained 21% weight in total remittances from where the over all remittances increased by 3% YoY to USD 1.46 billion in the first half of FY13.
Amongst the Western countries, USA was the most important contributor, accounting for 16% share in the total home remittances although the growth was flat (0.5% YoY) but inflow of USD 1.16 billion was witnessed during the first six months of FY13. Furthermore, remittances coming in from the UK experienced massive growth of 38% YoY during the same period. UK ranked second amongst the major contributors to increase in remittances in the first six months of FY 13.
"We expect the consistent upward trend in remittances to provide support to the current account (C/A) during the remaining period of FY13," Azeem said.
However, he warned, IMF payments were likely to exert pressure on the current account deficit, as the country has to pay USD 1.7billion during the second half of FY13.
Although, lower imports and rising exports continue supporting the trade deficit, in the latter half of FY13, we expect a significant draw back to be evident in the form of shortage of gas, absorbing any such positives. We foresee such shortage to injure exports of the country, mainly the textile sector, being a major contributor to the country's exports.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/01/14/news/profit/remittances-to-swell-by-16b-by-end-of-fy13/Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-80617258452562132522012-12-21T22:40:40.357-08:002012-12-21T22:40:40.357-08:00Here's Fiber2fashion on Pakistan's rising ...Here's Fiber2fashion on Pakistan's rising textile exports:

 Pakistan's textile exports grew to US$ 5.4 billion during first five months of the current Pakistani fiscal year that began on July 1, 2012, showing a year-on-year rise of 7.81 percent, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data showed.

Pakistan exported textiles worth US$ 5.009 billion during same period of last fiscal.

Product-wise, the items that depicted positive year-on-year export growth during July- November this year, include cotton yarn which grew by 38 percent year-on-year, yarn increased by 62.73 percent, cotton cloth by 12.31 percent, towels by 10.98 percent, readymade garments by 14.26 percent, tents by 25.49 percent and other textile materials by 70 percent.

On the negative side were raw cotton, exports of which declined by 44.35 percent year-on-year, cotton carded by 86 percent, knitwear by 2.02 percent, bed wear by 9.61 percent, art silk and synthetic textiles by 18.1 percent and made-up articles by 2.14 percent.

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=119255 Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-58735823928581400342012-08-26T17:36:44.427-07:002012-08-26T17:36:44.427-07:00Here's Express Tribune of disproportionate imp...Here's Express Tribune of disproportionate impact of energy crisis on small textile mills:

The energy crisis has hit Pakistan's textile industry badly, but not all textile companies are hurt: the largest players are doing just fine, relying on a combination of the advantages of their economies of scale but also government-sanctioned privileges not available to smaller industrial players.

At least part of the reason why the bigger companies are doing better than the smaller ones appears to be the natural advantages that come with being a larger player, such as having a vertically integrated business model.

Kamal Yousaf, CEO of the Kamal Group of Industries, a textile conglomerate based in Faisalabad, says that part of his group's advantage over smaller rivals in their ability to harness synergies within the group. The weaving, processing and dyeing, garment manufacturing, and trading arms all work as a unit, helping the group weather price hikes in raw material or other issues.

The Nishat Group, meanwhile, benefits from the fact that it owns the fourth-largest bank in the country – MCB Bank – allowing it to avoid cash flow issues and raise capital for efficiency improvement projects. Nishat Textile, therefore, never has a problem in paying wages to its employees and was able to raise Rs1 billion to invest in a 6.2-megawatt power generation unit that runs on biomass. Electricity produced in this manner is expected to be about 6% more expensive than that provided by the grid, but is far more reliable at a time when Punjab's industry is especially hampered by severe power outages that last several hours a day.

And many larger textile mills are able to purchase large stocks of raw materials that insulate them from price shocks. More than half the cost of producing a piece of clothing is often still the cost of cotton, even for some of the largest players.

Yet at least part of the advantage appears to be built in by the government. One of the biggest reasons why larger textile mills, particularly in Punjab, have been able to do well is that most have installed captive power plants that – despite operating at one-third the efficiency of the grid's power station – are getting gas supplies to produce power at a marginally lower cost than what they would get from the grid.

However, these captive plants have been getting gas even at the expense of the rest of the grid, meaning that even while the largest and richest textile exporters save a few pennies on their production costs (power accounts for 3% of all costs for the larger firms), all of Punjab is going through massive power outages because the power plants that supply electricity to ordinary citizens and smaller industries are getting less gas, sometimes even no gas.

Meanwhile, smaller textile players have less reliable power from the grid, a supply that is made more intermittent by the fact that the fuel for the grid's power goes to their larger textile rivals. At the same time, banks charge the smaller players higher interest rates, since they are viewed as bigger risks for not having their own captive power supply.

"The smaller guys cannot afford to run their factories on diesel generators," said Muzammil Aslam, managing director at Emerging Economics Research....

http://tribune.com.pk/story/426553/while-small-players-get-squeezed-textiles-big-guns-are-doing-just-fine/Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-30892622547927154122012-07-13T09:09:20.735-07:002012-07-13T09:09:20.735-07:00Here's a BR story on inflow of foreign loans a...Here's a BR story on inflow of foreign loans and grants in 2011-12:

Rupees 114 billion ($1.3 billion) were disbursed to Pakistan in 2011-12 according to the Economic Affairs Division data, however, budget documents reveal Rs 226.1 billion ($2.6 billion) as revised foreign inflows for the year. The rupee-dollar parity taken for the budget 2011-12 stood at Rs88.

The economic managers budgeted Rs 413.9 billion as foreign inflows for 2011-12 but were compelled to revise the amount downward to Rs 226.1 billion due to three major factors. First, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not extend a Letter of Comfort which is a prerequisite for programme lending (budgetary support) by other multilaterals (World Bank and ADB).

This resulted in the non-materialisation of Rs 118 billion budgeted for the year under programme loans. Second, Pakistan had estimated Rs 44 billion under Euro Bonds but this also did not materialise due to international financial crisis as well as Pakistan's domestic economic crunch. And finally, the tensions between Pakistan and the US post-Salala led to considerable reduction in releases under Coalition Support Fund as well as under Kerry Lugar package.

Documents available with Business Recorder reveal that the country received Rs 89 billion ($1.01 billion) from multilaterals; $497.2 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), $479 million from the World Bank and $35.4 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) while the amount received from bilaterals stood at Rs 23.9 billion ($271 million).

The US remained the major grant provider to Pakistan during last fiscal year despite the fact that relations remained tense between the two for the latter part of the year. The US released $114 million to Pakistan with $2.7 million released by Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM), $0.4 million by the US government, $1.8 million from Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance USA OFDA, $108 million from USAID, and $0.5 million released by then United States Department for Agriculture.

During the last fiscal year, Australia released $23 million to Pakistan, Belgium $8.8 million, Canada $13.3 million, China $0.5 million, Denmark $1.6 million, UN $50 million, European Union $13.5 million, Netherlands released $18 million and $86 million from other bilateral donors such as UK, Germany, Switzerland, international private donors and France, etc.

http://www.brecorder.com/money-a-banking/198/1213603/Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-50456418490404148642012-06-30T20:51:20.732-07:002012-06-30T20:51:20.732-07:00Dr. Haq, To follow up on my previous post regardi...Dr. Haq,

To follow up on my previous post regarding Export Growth, I would also like to address the issue of Remittances, especially since you refer to them in this blog article.

So here are the remittances data--
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/sri-lanka/workers-remittances-and-compensation-of-employees-received-us-dollar-wb-data.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/pakistan/workers-remittances-and-compensation-of-employees-received-us-dollar-wb-data.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/india/workers-remittances-and-compensation-of-employees-received-us-dollar-wb-data.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/workers-remittances-and-compensation-of-employees-received-us-dollar-wb-data.html

What do we see?

Since the post-Cold-War reforms began all over South-Asia in 1992, the following are clearly observable:

1) Sri-Lanka's Remittances have increased from 0.55 Billion$ to 4.1 Billion$ (7.5 times)
2) Pakistan's Remittances have increased from 1.6 Billion$ to 9.7 Billion$ (6.1 times)
3) India's ERemittances have increased from 2.9 Billion$ to 54 Billion$ (18.6 times)
4) Bangladesh's Remittances have increased from 0.9 Billion$ to 10.8 Billion$ (12.0 times)

At the start of the South-Asia-wide post Cold War reforms, the 1992 Remittances were:
1) Sri-Lanka at 550 Million $
2) Pakistan at 1.6 Billion$
3) India at 2.9 Billion$
4) Bangladesh at 900 Million$

In 2010, 18 years after the reforms began, the Remittances were as follows:
1) Sri-Lanka at 4.1 Billion$
2) Pakistan at 9.7 Billion$
3) India at 54 Billion$
4) Bangladesh at 10.8 Billion$

In summary, here are the rankings in percent-growth terms over the 1992-2010 period:
1) India's Remittances Growth was 1860%
2) Bangladesh's Remittances Growth was 1200%
3) Sri-Lanka's Remittances Growth was 750%
4) Pakistan's Remittances Growth was 610%

Just as in the case of Exports, ONCE AGAIN we notice that while we are just about keeping relative pace with Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh has been zooming up from behind and has now surpassed us!

Something to keep in mind while our Government pats itself on the back on the issue of the rising remittances.

Thank you.HopeWins Juniorhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-79396464087810095952012-06-30T20:33:32.188-07:002012-06-30T20:33:32.188-07:00Dr. Haq, In a number of discussions, that Datacru...Dr. Haq,

In a number of discussions, that Datacruncher fellow has been pointing out to you that our exports have not been growing at the same rate as that of either India or Bangladesh.

Of course, as is typical of most posters, he did not provide any data or quality references to validate his assertion.

So here are the data--
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/sri-lanka/exports-of-goods-and-services-bop-us-dollar-wb-data.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/pakistan/exports-of-goods-and-services-bop-us-dollar-wb-data.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/india/exports-of-goods-and-services-bop-us-dollar-wb-data.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/exports-of-goods-and-services-bop-us-dollar-wb-data.html

What do we see?

Since the post-Cold-War reforms began all over South-Asia in 1992, the following are clearly observable:

1) Sri-Lanka's Exports have increased from 3 Billion$ to 11 Billion$ (3.7 times)
2) Pakistan's Exports have increased from 8.5 Billion$ to 28 Billion$ (3.3 times)
3) India's Exports have increased from 25 Billion$ to 350 Billion$ (14.0 times)
4) Bangladesh's Exports have increased from 2.5 Billion$ to 22 Billion$ (8.8 times)

At the start of the South-Asia-wide post Cold War reforms, the 1992 exports were:
1) Sri-Lanka at 3 Billion$
2) Pakistan at 8.5 Billion$
3) India at 25 Billion$
4) Bangladesh at 2.5 Billion$

In 2010, 18 years after the reforms began, the exports were as follows:
1) Sri-Lanka at 11 Billion$
2) Pakistan at 28 Billion$
3) India at 350 Billion$
4) Bangladesh at 22 Billion$

In summary, here are the rankings in percent-growth terms over the 1992-2010 period:
1) India's Export Growth was 1400%
2) Bangladesh's Export Growth was 880%
3) Sri-Lanka's Export Growth was 370%
4) Pakistan's Export Growth was 320%

While we are more or less keeping pace with Sri-lanka, Bangladesh has been zooming up from behind and is very close to catching up with us! In the next 4-5 years, there is a good chance that Bangladesh will be a bigger exporter than our country! And it's not just Jute...

Thank you.HopeWins Juniorhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-32083743864852399622012-05-21T22:33:28.156-07:002012-05-21T22:33:28.156-07:00Here's a News story on oil leading Pak imports...Here's a News story on oil leading Pak imports:

Pakistan has spent 43.5 percent (or $3.815 billion) more dollars during the July-April 2011-12 period on import of petroleum products as during the ten-month period the country imported petroleum products worth $12.58 billion against $8.76 billion in corresponding period last year, according to official data.

During the period petroleum imports were one-third of the country's total imports of $37.04 billion. Petroleum group was followed by agricultural and other chemical group imports of $5.98 billion showing an increase of 16.77 percent over $5.12 billion last year.

Machinery imports also secured a sizable share in country's total imports during the period under review and it stood at $4.567 billion against $4.41 billion last year, showing a rise of 3.5 percent.

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) bulletin indicates that under the petroleum group, petroleum products import stood at $8.35 billion against $4.92 billion last year, showing an increase of 69.8 percent. Besides, crude petroleum import also showed an increase of 49.9 percent to $4.23 billion during these ten months from $3.85 billion in same period last year.

Under the agricultural and other chemical group, manufactured fertilizers import up by 116.5 percent to $1.082 billion, plastic materials by 1.88 percent to $1.28 billion, while imports of insecticides were down by 9.76 percent to $110.39 million and medicinal products reduced by 3.1 percent to $548.66 million over July-April 2010-11.

In the machinery group, textile machinery import declined by 15.11 percent to $339 million against $399.4 million same period last year. Telecom sector import was up by 22.85 percent to $1.05 billion; power generation machinery import increased by 1.3 percent to $877 million; electrical machinery and apparatus import increased by 0.07 percent to $675.3 million; agriculture machinery by 32.7 percent to $103 million; office machinery by 22.6 percent to $239.8 million; construction and mining machinery by 12.6 percent to $111 million over same period last year. During the period, Pakistan spent $568.75 million which was 29 percent more than last year imports of $441.05 million.

In the transport group, imports reduced by 7.26 percent to $1.67 billion from $1.8 billion last year. However, under the completely built units (CBU) during July-April 2011-12 imports of buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles imports increased by 91.3 percent to $122 million and motor cars 161 percent to $285.4 million.

While, under the completely knocked down/semi knocked down category, imports of buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles imports up by 27.1 percent to $120.47 million, motorcycles 27.1 percent to $74.92 million, however, motor cars imports down by 1.14 percent to $389.78 million over same period last year.

The food import declined by 1.73 percent to $4.23 billion from $4.31 billion in July-April 2010-11. In this group, on palm oil import economy spent $1.89 billion which is 18 more than last year. Tea imports up by 4.76 percent to $301.9 million, while pulses import down by 7 percent to $320.27 million and spices imports down by 5.16 percent to $86.57 million over same period of last year.

In textile group, total import was of $1.98 billion against $2.42 billion depicting 18.26 percent decline over corresponding period of last year.

Under this head, raw cotton imports down by 56.68 percent to $369.4 million, synthetic and artificial silk yarn by 6.36 percent to $434.6 million, while synthetic and artificial silk yarn has up by 13.3 percent to $503.87 million and worn clothing import up by 16 percent to 122.48 million over last year...

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-109601-Pakistan-imports-petroleum-products-worth-$126bnRiaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-87197171465029645932012-04-01T08:30:04.396-07:002012-04-01T08:30:04.396-07:00Here's a Pak Observer report on Pak fishing in...Here's a Pak Observer report on Pak fishing industry exports:

Karachi—Holland's Ambassador to Pakistan Mr Gajus Scheltema disclosed that a powerful lobby of international fish exporters was strongly opposing the exports of fish from Pakistan to the European Union countries. Talking to mediamen in Karachi he said that the international fish exporters lobby was actively involved in creating obstacles in the way of Pakistan's fish exports to EU nations.

When asked to name the lobby, the Dutch Ambassador said that the leading international exporters do not want to see fish exports from Pakistan. He, however, that Netherland was assisting the Balochistan government to develop Pasni Port and Fish Harbour that would help Pakistan to enhance fish exports to European Union countries. He pointed out that a firm, engaged in the exports of fish, had demanded license to export fish from Pasni to EU.

Mr Scheltema pointed out that the government of Japan had provided a grant of Rs800 million for the rehabilitation of Pasni Fish Harbour in Balochistan. Holland is engaged in rehabilitation of the harbour so that it meets the required international standards to export fish to EU and other countries in the world.

He said that the Japanese grant would be utilised for the procurement of a dredger; maintenance and dredging of the harbour; and extension and improvement of the breakwater.

Holland's Ambassador further stated that his country could invest in agriculture, dairy and livestock in Pakistan. He said that Holland is one of the leading producers and exporters of dairy and livestock products in the world. He said that Holland and Pakistan should explore the agriculture, dairy and livestock sectors for mutual investment. Some Dutch companies are willing to explore avenues of investment in these areas in Pakistan and the companies could export agriculture, dairy and livestock products to European Union.

He said that Holland was keen to enhance trade with Pakistan and also supporting Pakistani business people who seek to export to the Netherlands. Scheltema said that their 'Centre for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries' waseducating Pakistani exporters for improvement of their products to export level quality.

He said that Pakistan has a huge potential in agriculture and food processing sector and Holland is planning to invest in these sectors. He also pointed some trade hurdles in importing of cows and cattle from Netherlands to Pakistan.

He further said that Holland was willing to help government of Pakistan in promoting the wind energy in the country. He said that he had recently met the Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar and apprised him of the Dutch companies interest in developing wind energy projects in Pakistan.

Mr Scheltema said that Holland had strongly supported Pakistan in getting the GPS+ facility from the European Union that would help this country to enhance its textile exports share to EU markets. He said Holland was enjoying very cordial relationship with Pakistan and he was making efforts to strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries. Holland plans to earmark 30 million euros for clean drinking projects in urban cities and some other water-related projects in Pakistan, he said. He said Holland had already worked in various water sector projects and keen to invest in water management, flood control, clean drinking water, waste water treatment and de-silting projects.

http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=147970Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-69793767721755474242012-03-30T22:51:15.098-07:002012-03-30T22:51:15.098-07:00Here's an APP report on Pak food exports so fa...Here's an APP report on Pak food exports so far this fiscal year:

The exports of fish and fish preparations surged by 14.69 percent during the first eight months of current fiscal year (2011-12) against the corresponding period of last year.

The exports of fish and fish preparations were recorded at $195.284 million during July-February (2011-12) as against the exports of $170.274 million during July-February (2010-11), according to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

However, in terms of quantity, the fish exports witnessed nominal increase of 0.34 percent by going up from 74,265 metric tons to 74,518 metric tons.

On month-on-month basis, the seafood exports also witnessed positive growth of 13.88 percent during February 2012 when compared

to the same month of last year.

The fish exports during February 2012 were recorded at $21 million against the exports of $18.441 million during February 2011.

However, as compared to the exports of $21.401 million recorded during January 2012, the exports during February witnessed negative growth of 1.35 percent, the data revealed.

In terms of quantity, the fish exports increased by 5.57 percent in February 2012 when compared to the exports of February 2011, however decreased by 2.62 percent when compared to the exports

of January 2012.

The overall food exports from the country witnessed nominal increase of 0.59 percent during the first eight months by going up from $2.601 billion during July-February (2010-11) to $2.616 billion in July-February (2011-12).

The major food products that witnessed positive growth in exports included.

The food products that witnessed increase in exports during the period under review included rice (other than basmati), exports of which increased by 2.91 percent, fruits (15.02%), leguminous vegetables (1,315%), tobacco (37.85%), oil, seeds, nuts and kernels (59.84%), meat and meat preparation (16.46%) and other food products

(45.80%).

The commodities that witnessed negative growth in exports included basmati rice (17.78%), vegetables (36.69%), wheat (53.22%) and spices (1.49%).

The overall exports from the country during the period under review witnessed negative growth of 0.48 percent by going down from $15.263 billion to $15.189 billion.

Imports into the country, during the period, increased by 16.36 percent by going up from $25.600 billion to $29.788 billion.

Based on the figures, the trade deficit during the first eight months of the current fiscal year was recorded at $14.599 billion, against the deficit of $10.337 billion last year, showing an increase of 41.23 percent.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-42262-Pakistan-seafood-exports-surge-by-15pc-in-8-monthsRiaz Haqhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-60151936569353119422012-03-16T18:07:57.313-07:002012-03-16T18:07:57.313-07:00Cotton availability in Pakistan rises 25% YoY, rep...Cotton availability in Pakistan rises 25% YoY, reports fiber2fashion:

There has been a substantial increase of more than 25 percent in arrival of cotton in Pakistan markets this season compared to last season.

Besides, there has also been a significant rise of 77 percent year-on-year in cotton exports from Pakistan this season.

Citing figures from Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), Mr. Muhammad Azam, Secretary-General and Chief Operating Officer of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), told fibre2fashion, "Compared to total arrivals of 11,502,408 cotton bales of 170 kg each during 2010-11 season up to March 1, 2011, a total of 14,378,962 bales have arrived in market this season up to March 1, 2012. Thus, there has been an increase of 2,876,534 bales or 25.01 percent over the previous season."

Informing about the number of cotton bales pressed by various ginneries across Pakistan, he says, "Up to March 1, 2012, this season, 14,301,516 bales were pressed at various ginneries. In comparison, 11,467,821 bales were pressed during the same period in 2010-11 season. Thus, 2,833,695 bales or 24.71 percent more bales have been pressed this season."

Talking about cotton exports, he says, "The exports have boomed 77.89 percent this season. Pakistan exported 920,706 bales up to March 1 this season, against exports of 517,567 bales registered during the same period last season. Thus, 403,139 more bales have been exported this season."

"The textile mills in Pakistan have consumed only 17.68 percent or 1,871,840 more bales this season compared to previous season. Up to March 1, 2012, textile mills in Pakistan purchased 12,462,112 cotton bales, against their purchase of 10,590,272 bales during the same period in 2010-11 season," he mentions.

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=109064Riaz Haqhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-80297495681812840142012-03-10T21:12:47.082-08:002012-03-10T21:12:47.082-08:00Here's a Business Recorder story on 23% YoY in...Here's a Business Recorder story on 23% YoY increase in remittances to Pakistan:

KARACHI: Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $8,592.79 million in first eight months (July 2011- February 2012) of current fiscal year 2011-12 (FY12), showing impressive growth of 23.40percent or $1,629.51 million when compared with $6,963.28 million received during same period of last fiscal year (July- February 2011).

Remittances received from all countries of the world showed growth in first eight months of current fiscal year. Inflow of remittances during July- February 2012 from Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, GCC states (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar & Oman) and EU countries amounted to $2,325.98 million, $1,903.89 million, $1,525.45 million, $991.20 million, $968.91 million and $244.91 million respectively as compared with $1,563.00 million, $1,627.09 million, $1,298.26 million, $770.91 million, $820.02 million and $220.24 million respectively in July- February 2011, State Bank of Pakistan SBP said Friday.

Remittances from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan and other countries in first eight months of current fiscal (July- February 2012) amounted to $632.45 million as against $663.73 million received in first eight months of last fiscal (July- February 2011).

Monthly average remittances for July-February 2012 period comes out to $1,074.10 million as compared to $870.41 million during corresponding period of last fiscal, registering increase of 23.40%. Last month, $1,156.81 million was sent home by overseas Pakistanis, up 36.86%, when compared with $845.28 million received in same month of February, 2011.

Almost all of this growth in remittances during February, 2012 over corresponding period of last fiscal year was through banking channels.

In February, 2012, inflow of remittances from Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, GCC states (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar & Oman) and EU countries amounted to $317.51 million, $259.55 million, $197.14 million, $137.73 million, $123.50 million and $29.27 million respectively as compared with $209.60 million, $190.04 million, $152.55 million, $101.21 million, $98.55 million and $24.58 million respectively in February 2011.

Remittances from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan and other countries in February 2012 amounted to $92.11 million as against $68.75 million received in same month (February 2011) of last fiscal.

The continued impressive growth in workers' remittances is result of efforts made by Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) in collaboration with other stakeholders to facilitate both Overseas Pakistanis and their families back home.....

http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/48902-pakistan-workers-remittances-rise-over-23pc-to-859bn-.htmlRiaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-57912772489915614272012-01-30T16:55:37.744-08:002012-01-30T16:55:37.744-08:00Here's an FT story on EU trade concessions for...Here's an FT story on EU trade concessions for Pakistan textile exports to Europe:

... the proposal has been held up in a series of negotiations at the World Trade Organisation, which must approve the exemptions.

EU officials are optimistic that countries that had raised objections – including India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam – are now prepared to endorse the measures at a series of WTO meetings in February. France, Italy and Portugal had also initially been wary of the deal, fearing it might hurt their domestic textile industries.

With the WTO hurdles cleared, the EU could enshrine the trade terms as soon as April or May, said Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, the EU ambassador to Pakistan.

"We are hopeful these trade concessions will finally be approved by the WTO, and then adopted into law by the European Union," Mr Wigemark told the Financial Times on Monday. "It looks very positive."

The EU hopes the concessions – which are due to last at least two years – will buttress a broader drive by Brussels to improve relations at a time when Pakistan's ties with the US are at their most strained in a decade.

Pakistan has long lobbied western countries for greater access for its textiles – which account for some 60 per cent of its exports – with limited success.

Under the deal, the EU will remove tariffs on a list of more than 70 items, mainly textile products but also some ethanol.

India, Pakistan's regional rival, had been one of the first countries to oppose the plan, but shelved its objections last year as both sides began to take steps to improve ties. EU officials have lobbied other countries who had raised objections to follow suit.

The prospect of EU concessions is a ray of light for Pakistan's battered economy. The country of 180m people achieved robust growth in the first half of the last decade, but expansion has slowed significantly in more recent years due to in part to energy shortages, floods and militant violence.

The central bank warned at the weekend that it would be difficult for Pakistan to achieve its target of 4.2 per cent GDP growth in the 2012 financial year as global prices for its farm exports softened and chronic gas shortages persisted.

Suleman Maniya, an analyst at IGI Securities in Karachi, the commercial capital, believes the EU trade package could generate $100m-$300m of additional textile export earnings a year. Pakistan exported about $13bn of textile products last year, he said. "It's not a game-changer, but it's still a welcome boost," he said of the EU deal.

Pakistan's textile industry is in the throes of a consolidation that has seen severe shortages of electricity and natural gas force smaller, family-run businesses to close, while the biggest players record healthy profits.

Mr Maniya believes the EU concessions will largely benefit major textile concerns such as Nishat Mills or Gadoon because he says many of the tariff exemptions apply to products such as yarn or cloth that such companies produce in large quantities.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6de2759e-4b63-11e1-a325-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1kzb4lWPlRiaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-33890243961995465752012-01-13T20:06:51.597-08:002012-01-13T20:06:51.597-08:00Here's a Daily Times report on Finance Ministe...Here's a Daily Times report on Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh's assessment of Pak economy:

Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh while briefing the parliamentarians about the national economy informed that the government would receive $2.5 billion in foreign exchange in the coming months from Etisalat's pending dues, CSF from US, and Auction of 3-G Spectrum Licence.

He highlighted the achievements so far made by this present government, hurdles and subsequent solutions in the way of Pakistan's economy. He apprised of the three factors, which are for causing the burden on our national economy. First, great flood in 2010, which caused damage of $10 billion as estimated by the World Bank, increase in oil prices at the international level and security situation.

While highlighting the tax revenue position he said that 17 percent increase has been achieved during the last six months, export touched historical way by up to 28 percent with respect to previous year, and remittances showed a star performance. In addition to that, foreign exchange reserves touched the highest figure in the history of Pakistan, he said.

He also said that we are facing certain issues in power and gas sector, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Railways (PR), and Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) but he said that the Cabinet Committee on Restructuring of the Public Sector Enterprises has been relentlessly working on revamping these enterprises and we have made certain very good advances in this regard, and hopefully these corporations shall start functioning under the economic vision of the present government. He said these issues are overshadowing our tremendous performance in the economy and said that like PSM are always source of criticism on our government and this must be seen in the political context only. While pondering on the PR, he said that the government has managed to create a consortium of banks to provide the requested Rs 6 billion to PR and said that government of Pakistan is paying the salaries and pension of PR's service and retired workers. Although the PR is a public sector corporation, which should by itself arrange their salaries and pensions, moreover the government is going to pay to the electricity bill of PR also.

The meeting was told that the government has reached single digit inflation and in addition to that, export witnessed an increase by 4 percent in last six months, import increased by 18 percent, which is also an indicator of increasing activity in our economic and commercial field.

The minister hoped that the government would receive $2.5 billion in foreign exchange in the coming months, from Etisalat's pending dues, CSF form US, and Auction of 3-G Spectrum Licence. The minister has also said that the government must be credited for some of the outstanding measures taken for the improvement of the country's poor, that is the provision of Balochistan package, funding to the Gilgit Baltistan province and AJK, plus the alleviation of poor through the Benazir Income Support Programme through which almost 6 million poor families are getting financial help. As the gas is not been provided to the fertilizer plants, the government has decided to import 1.2 million tonnes of fertilizers so that the poor farmers may not be affected. And in this regard, the government is providing subsidy of Rs 40-50 billion on the prices of fertilizer to the farmers, the minister said.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\01\14\story_14-1-2012_pg5_1Riaz Haqhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-80107485490952410462012-01-10T16:55:44.361-08:002012-01-10T16:55:44.361-08:00Here's Pakistan's report card on balance o...Here's Pakistan's report card on balance of payments in Jul-Dec 2011 period as reported by Daily Times:

"Cumulative figure shows that Pakistan's exports during July-December 2011-12 were $11.241 billion, while in the corresponding period of the last year 2010-11 exports were $10.815 billion, which shows 3.94 percent growth," TDAP official said. "Imports during July-December 2011-12 were $22.713 billion compared to $19.102 billion during the same period of the year 2010-11, registered a 18.9 percent growth," it added.

"Pakistan's exports during December 2011 were valued at $1.854 billion, which was 11.5 percent lower than the level of $2.094 billion during December 2010," the official said. "Imports during December 2011 were valued at $4.261 billion registering a growth of 13.6 percent over the level of imports valued at $3.751 billion in December 2010," he said.

According to the State Bank of Pakistan, overseas Pakistani remitted an amount of $6.33 billion in the first half (July–December 2011), showing an impressive growth of 19.54 percent or $1.034 billion compared with $5.291.43 billion received during the same period of last fiscal year (July- December 2010).

The monthly average remittances for July-December 2011 period comes out to $1.054 billion as compared to $881.91 million during the same corresponding period of the last fiscal year, registering an increase of 19.54 percent.

Pakistani currency (Pak rupee) fell to a record low against US dollar owing to the country's trade deficit.

Rupee slid 0.3 percent, most since December 27, before Federal Bureau of Statistics published trade data for last six months this week.

Rupee is being traded around at Rs 91.00 to Rs 91.50 against a dollar, weakest level at least since 1988. It may fall to 95 by end of June, Standard Chartered's Ali predicted.

Last week, the governor SBP has informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, "the likelihood of a sharper fall in foreign exchange reserves is strong in the second half of 2011-12 due to large repayments of external debt, including $1.2 billion of IMF loan, are due in second half."

SBP officials agreed with the members that in case foreign inflows were not materialised, reserves might fall by $5 billion from current level. It was informed that pressures on foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate have increased, reserves have declined by $1.2 billion up till December 30 ongoing fiscal year 2011-12. Rupee, against the dollar, has depreciated by 4.4 percent up till December 30. SBP is managing excess volatility in Pak Rupee, but is not going against market fundamentals. Timely realisation of planned official inflows is essential for maintaining comfortable level of reserves.

Inflation is declining but still high, trends in cotton and oil prices are severely affecting the external current account.

Net capital and financial flows are inadequate to finance the current account deficit.

The year-on-year inflation in December 2011 is 9.7 percent, but the full year inflation is expected to remain close to the target of 12 percent.

Country, foreign exchange reserves have again touched to $17 billion and keeping in view the trade trends, Pakistan trade deficit would not go beyond $14.5 billion.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\01\11\story_11-1-2012_pg5_1Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-863016405334909322012-01-08T07:45:56.675-08:002012-01-08T07:45:56.675-08:00Here's Express Tribune on Saudi Arabia hiring ...Here's Express Tribune on Saudi Arabia hiring thousands of Pakistani doctors:

Dr Nawaz* (not his real name) is a medical officer (MO) at Mayo Hospital and, like all government-employed doctors in BPS-17, got a Rs15,000 raise last year, taking his monthly pay to Rs44,000. Yesterday, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health offered him a job for 6,000 riyals (Rs145,000) a month.

"It's a handsome offer. I'm going to take it," said the doctor after an interview with the Overseas Employment Corporation, a Pakistani government agency that is hiring doctors for Saudi Arabia.

At Mayo Hospital, Dr Nawaz has to serve in shifts of up to 48 hours straight. In Saudi Arabia, he will get two days off each week and work eight-hour days.

"Here we have a lot of uncertainty. We cannot get a raise unless we protest and boycott work. I am getting out of it," he said.

Dr Nawaz has been in a government job for three years and said he would resign before leaving. However, many doctors with more years in government service will likely seek permission from the government to go on leave to Saudi Arabia so they can return to their government jobs upon coming back to Pakistan.

Two private Saudi agencies are also interviewing Pakistani doctors for posts in government hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Saturday was the last day of interviews in Lahore. Interviews in Islamabad will take place from January 11 to 13.

"Around 3,000 doctors have been interviewed in Lahore for different positions including residents and consultants," an OEC official told The Express Tribune.

He said that the Saudi government had recently built a lot of new hospitals and they were short of doctors. He did not say how many doctors the Saudis aimed to hire from Pakistan.

Residents (trainee doctors) are being offered salaries of between 5,000 (Rs121,000) and 8,000 riyals (Rs193,000), while consultants with a fellowship are being offered between 12,000 (Rs290,000) and 16,000 (Rs387,000) riyals. Senior professors and associate professors are being offered up to 30,000 riyals (Rs725,000) per month.

Last year, the Saudi Ministry of Health hired a thousand Pakistani doctors. Shortly afterwards, government-employed doctors in Punjab went on strike to demand better pay.

"This time they are going to hire more doctors," said a senior doctor who went for an interview.

"The Indian government has just increased the salaries of public doctors and no Indian doctors are going to Saudi Arabia. They are focusing more on Pakistani doctors this year." The Pakistan Medical Association warned that the country was losing its best doctors to Saudi Arabia and urged the government to improve the service structure for health professionals to stop the brain drain.

"The government on one hand claims to invest in health and education and on the other it does nothing to stop the brain drain," said PMA Joint Secretary Dr Salman Kazmi.

"The government announces a pay package for doctors and nurses only when they go on strike or take to the streets. This is no solution. The government needs to develop a structure otherwise we may run out doctors."

A Health Department spokesman said that the government couldn't match the salaries offered to doctors abroad, especially when they had only recently been given raises. He said the government spent hundreds of millions of rupees on educating and training doctors and they should consider reasons other than monetary for working in Pakistan.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/318194/saudi-arabia-to-import-thousands-of-pakistani-doctors/Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-88325854883415620232012-01-05T22:12:19.746-08:002012-01-05T22:12:19.746-08:00Here's a Reuters report on increase in Pak for...Here's a Reuters report on increase in Pak forex reserves:

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose to $16.85 billion in the week ending Dec. 30, compared with $16.77 billion the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday.

Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) were flat at $12.81 billion, unchanged from the previous week, while those held by commercial banks rose to $4.04 billion, compared with $3.96 billion the previous week.

Foreign exchange reserves hit a record $18.31 billion in the week ending July 30, but have since eased due to debt repayments.

Reserves were boosted in June last year by inflows of $411 million, including a $191.9 million loan from the World Bank, and a $196.8 million loan from the Asian Development Bank.

Higher export proceeds and a record inflow of remittances have also helped support Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves.

According to official data, remittances rose 18.33 per cent to $5.24 billion in the first five months of the fiscal year (July-June), compared with $4.43 billion in the same period a year earlier.

However, they fell slightly to $923 million in November, compared with $926.89 million received in November last year.

Islamabad has to start repaying an $8 billion International Monetary Fund loan in early 2012. Without additional sources of revenue, that will put further pressure on Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves.

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/05/pakistani-forex-reserves-rise-to-16-85-billion.htmlRiaz Haqhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-79377371932401502752012-01-05T20:51:36.782-08:002012-01-05T20:51:36.782-08:00Here's a News story on Pakistan missing kinnow...Here's a News story on Pakistan missing kinnow orange export target:

Pakistan's kinnow export target of 300 million tons for this year seems difficult to achieve due to the hurdles created by the customs authorities, an exporter said on Thursday.

The Co-chairman of All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) told The News that exporters suffered a loss of $10 million on export of kinnow, as shipments were delayed because of complete checking of consignments. "In many consignments planes left and cargo was not taken," he said.

CEO Harvest Tradings Ahmad Jawad said Japan may be good market for Pakistan kinnow in the coming years if Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) and Ministry of Commerce make serious efforts to explore this market as we did in mangoes last year. "The planners need to realise that there are certain areas where the private sector cannot help exports grow," he said.

The import of citrus in Japan has doubled in 2010/11 due to decline in local production Jawad said quoting a report of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The US and Australian citrus import to Japan has increased substantially during the period.

The import of fresh produce in Japan increased to 21,406 tons for the 12 months to September 2011, up from 10,797 tons for the same period a year before, the USDA Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report said.

The US accounted for the majority of the increased volume, with a 93 per cent jump to 17,650 tons giving it a market share of 82 per cent.

Matching with Japan's new role as Australia's largest citrus export market, Australian imports jumped 136 percent to 2,276 tons. New Zealand, Chilean and Taiwanese imports also grew over the period.

Japan's citrus imports are expected to decline by about 12 percent to 19,000 tons in 2011/12, the report added, because of Japanese Mikan production bouncing back.

"On the other hand Pakistan's export target for kinnow set at 300,000 tons this year is becoming harder to meet as the season unfolds due to unlimited blunders," he said.

The CEO Harvest Tradings further emphasized that starting with Pakistan's image building the trade or counsellors should work as marketing managers fully knowing about the market demand there and about the quality of products and selling tactics by Pakistan's competitors.

They should be very much in touch with the business communities there, exchange business data and information, provide businessmen at both ends with proper consultation meant to increase bilateral trade and investment, help resolve trade disputes between entrepreneurs of Pakistan and any other country.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=86002&Cat=3Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-19968689000466547812011-12-22T22:19:50.583-08:002011-12-22T22:19:50.583-08:00Pakistan's food exports are surging, reports P...Pakistan's food exports are surging, reports PPI:

ISLAMABAD, (Asia Pulse) - Pakistan's exports of food commodities surged by 22.73 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year to reach at $1.514 billion, Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) reported.
The overall food exports were recorded at 1.514 billion during July-November (2011-12) as compared to the exports of $1.233 billion during July-November (2010-11), according to FBS figures issued.

The food products that contributed to positive growth included fish and fish preparations, exports of which increased from $106.742 million last year to $125.959 million during the first five months of this year, showing an increase of 15.83 per cent.

Exports of fruits also increased by 13.94 per cent from $77.753 million to $88.595 during the period under reviews, showing positive growth of 13.94 per cent, the data revealed.

Exports of vegetables and tobacco increased by 28.47 percent and 27.62 per cent respectively during the period under review.

During the month of November 2011, the food exports witnessed negative growth of 25.85 per cent and 6.93 per cent when compared to the exports of October 2011 and November 2010 respectively.

The overall food exports during November 2011 were recorded at $223.360 million against the exports of $301.246 million in October 2011 and $239.984 million in November 2010, the data revealed.

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=152011880Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-62123923973031040862011-12-01T22:28:44.837-08:002011-12-01T22:28:44.837-08:00World Bank's new estimates released on Thursday pl...World Bank's new estimates released on Thursday placed Pakistan among top 10 recipients of remittances among developing countries, fetching $12 billion this year, reports Dawn:

India leads with $58 billion followed by China at $57 billion, Mexico $24 billion and the Philippines $23 billion.

Bangladesh follows Pakistan with $12 billion, Nigeria 11 billion, Vietnam $9 billion and Egypt and Lebanon $8 billion each.

Remittance costs have fallen steadily from 8.8 per cent in 2008 to 7.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2011.

The 'Outlook for Remittance Flow 2012-14' shows that the officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are estimated to have reached $351 billion in 2011, up 8 per cent over 2010.

Worldwide remittance flows, including those to high-income countries, reached $406 billion in 2011 and are expected to rise to $515 billion by 2014.

There are several sources of vulnerability to forecasts for remittances to developing countries.

The ongoing debt crisis in Europe and high unemployment rates in high-income OECD countries are adversely affecting economic and employment prospects of migrants.

These persistently high unemployment rates have created political pressures to reduce current levels of immigration.

There are risks that if the European crisis deepens, immigration controls in these countries could become even tighter.

This would affect remittance flows to all regions – especially to countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The World Bank report says that high oil prices, which have hovered over $100 a barrel in recent months, continue to provide a much-needed cushion for migrant employment in, and remittance flows from, the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and Russia. Oil driven economic activities and increased spending on infrastructure development are making these countries attractive for migrants from developing countries.

Remittances from the GCC countries to Bangladesh and Pakistan where the GCC countries account for 60 per cent or more of overall remittance inflows grew by 8 per cent and 31 per cent, respectively in the first three quarters of 2011 on a year-on-year basis.

The Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI), a joint initiative of the central bank and Pakistan's government, has been working actively with commercial banks and money transfer operators to lower the cost of inward remittances and improve the payments systems and delivery channels in order to bring a larger share of remittances into formal channels.

The indigenisation programmes being considered or implemented in the GCC countries like the 'Nitaqat' programme in Saudi Arabia have raised concerns of adverse implications for future remittances to the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other migrant-sending countries, it says.

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/wb-report-pakistan-among-top-10-recipients-of-remittances.htmlRiaz Haqhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-86087533970658369242011-12-01T15:26:58.578-08:002011-12-01T15:26:58.578-08:00Here's is an APP report on UAE Trade & Inv...Here's is an APP report on UAE Trade & Investment Expo 2011 in Karachi:

KARACHI, Dec 01 (APP): Speakers at UAE trade and investment conference at Karachi Expo Centre said Thursday that Pakistan was a growing market and UAE companies operating here would stay and make long term strategic investment. President and CEO of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) Walid Irshaid said that his company will make more investment in Pakistan to fully transform PTCL into a world class telecome company.
"We have transformed PTCL into a modern company offering all ICT products in Pakistan and we are here to stay", he said while sharing the experience of his company in Pakistan and investment opportunities.
He said that "Pakistan is a growing market and we are making long term investment to offer world class network to local consumers who are quality conscious". Do not underestimate Pakistani consumers, he suggested.
Regional general manager Asia Pacific North and Indian sub continent Etihad Airways, Joost den Hartog said that his airline was doing great business in Pakistan.
"We are running daily flights from Karachi, Islamabd, Lahore to UAE and twice a week from Peshawar. We are planning to enhance our operations in Pakistan in future with the expansion of our fleet", he noted.
Hartog said that his airline is now catering for Pakistanis living in USA, Canada, Europe and Middle East and will soon start lifting Pakistani passengers for Frankfurt and Munich.
Pakistani Ambassador in UAE Jamil Ahmed Khan advised Pakistani businessmen to take full advantage of opportunities in the Emirates for re-export business. He said that 40 percent of the exports to UAE are re-exported to African countries.
He said that Pakistani exports to UAE can be enhanced from 2 percent of Emirates' global trade to 6 percent with the help of planned efforts.
Chief Executive Officer of Bank Al Falah, Atif Aslam Bajwa said that his bank is growing fast in Pakistan and "we have plans to further expand our operations in the country".
Chief Executive Officer, FlyDubai, Ghaith Al Ghaith said that the business of his airline has increased in Pakistan by 10 percent while it is growing worldwide at 12 percent. "We are planning to further expand our business here".
CEO Dubai Islamic Bank Junaid said his bank has plan to expand its branch network from 73 to 100 in Pakistan by next year and offer the entire range of Shariah compliant products in Pakistan.
Director of IBA Dr Ishrat Husain said that foreign investors were never touched in Pakistan by any regime even during the nationalization in 1972.
He said Pakistan has liberalized its foreign exchange regime and profits, royalties, fees can be fully repatriated.
Acting President of FPCCI Khalid Tawab said that business chambers are playing their full to expand bilateral trade and investment between Pakistan and UAE.
Meanwhile, consul generals and commercial officers of USA, China, Germany, Japan, Russia, Afghanistan and Korea also visited UAE Expo 2011 Magnificent 7 and took keen interest in the products at display.

http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168041&Itemid=49Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-78047550864489748402011-11-22T16:29:00.805-08:002011-11-22T16:29:00.805-08:00Here's a Businessweek report on IMF's asse...Here's a Businessweek report on IMF's assessment of Pakistan's economy:

Pakistan faces a "challenging" economic outlook and should seek to contain its deficit while adopting a cautious monetary policy, the International Monetary Fund said after an annual review of the country's policies.

Economic growth is expected to reach about 3.5 percent for the fiscal year started July 1 and inflation is forecast to slow down, the Washington-based IMF said in a press release today.

Still, "the external current account balance is projected to return to a deficit, and global risk aversion and security concerns may limit capital inflows," the IMF mission said. Beyond fiscal and monetary policies, "a responsive exchange rate would reduce vulnerabilities, contain inflation and protect Pakistan's international reserve," the fund said.

An $11.3 billion loan program to Pakistan expired in September with no payments disbursed since May 2010 because the country didn't meet the conditions attached to it.

The IMF mission and Pakistani authorities, who met in Dubai and Islamabad Nov. 9-19, also discussed policies for the medium term, including changes to the tax system and in the energy sector.

A detailed report of Pakistan's economy will be examined by the IMF board in late January, the mission said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-22/pakistan-faces-challenging-outlook-may-grow-3-5-imf-says.html#Riaz Haqhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848640164815342479.post-89159403445329795922011-11-19T17:29:51.717-08:002011-11-19T17:29:51.717-08:00Here's the latest IMF assessment of Pak econom...Here's the latest IMF assessment of Pak economy, as reported by The News:

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday said that Pakistan's economy is braving serious challenges of an energy crisis and fast dwindling investment that is why it needs to ramp up efforts to carve out a long-term recipe to stimulate growth and reduce rising unemployment.

Pakistan's economy is exposed to the worst effects of the floods and appalling security. The government has though undertaken many economic reforms, yet there are many serious challenges of energy crisis and dwindling investment.

Adnan Mazarei, Assistant Director of IMF for Middle East and Central Asia, after a seminar on "Revival of Pakistan Economy" stated this during a press briefing here on Saturday.

Mazarei expressed his dissatisfaction over the government's performance in the energy sector and asked it to restructure the power sector to make it turn around. "The broadening of the tax base is also one of the biggest challenges the Pakistan economy is braving as the political consequences also negatively impact on the economy and people avoid paying taxes because they wanted an honest government and some dividends in return."

He said that fiscal imbalances are also needed to be addressed. "Pakistan needs inclusive growth and employment generation as well as better distribution of resources and lowering of poverty rate to ensure equitable benefit to the people."
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Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said that role of the government representative during the day-long seminar was to listen to the economists, business community and development partners and share with them the steps taken for the economic reforms in the country. He said the economic team held very constructive discussion with the IMF during Article IV discussion in Dubai on economic reforms and about way forward policy mix to move on to high growth path.

Hafeez Sheikh said that first four months of the current fiscal year were very positive with exports going over 6 billion dollar which were 23% more than the same period of previous year and remittances 4.2 billion dollars, 23% up by the same period of last year. The minister said the growth in taxes during the first four months was 28% with total collection of Rs509 billion compared to the same period of last year.

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More than a week has passed since elections were held, and new revelations regarding polling day continue to cast doubts about the final result. Yet, there can be no doubt that Imran Khan is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
It will be the culmination of a 22-year-old political struggle which was often forlorn.
Then, in the 2013 elections, his party became the largest single winner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, though falling well short of an outright majority. In a rare democratic gesture, Nawaz Sharif, whose PML(N) had a resounding win that year, instructed his own party not to explore coalition government formations in the province and leave that exercise to the PTI as it was the latter's right after the result.
In 2018, however, an upsurge of support across at least three provinces, and a pre-election environment that was made hostile for his opponents in Punjab, meant that the PTI leader was to emerge as a major player.
Perhaps, a level playing field which could have existed only in one's naive imagination, given the circumstances of PML(N) leader Nawaz Sharif's ouster, may have pulled down the ultimate margin of victory to a point where his quest for power would have had to be reliant on the support of one major bloc such as the PPP or MMA. But that was not to be.
In the end, the PTI appears to be scraping home, particularly because it has resourceful political personalities such as Jahangir Tareen and Aleem Khan within the party who are roping (and jetting) into Banigala members elected to the National Assembly in their capacity as independents. In addition, his influential backers are also seen to be shepherding uncommitted members to flock to Imran's side.
Despite the PML(N) emerging as the largest single party in Punjab, nobody seems in a democratic enough mood to allow it to form a government in the province from which it could potentially launch an assault on Islamabad as the PTI had done from Peshawar in its last term. The apparent consensus that had ousted Nawaz Sharif from power had not been achieved to let his party back in so soon.
This effectively means that the PTI is all set to lead governments in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar and play an important part in the Quetta setup. This, of course, leaves only the government in Sindh in the hands of a party other than Imran's. In this case, the PPP.
Regardless of the doubts being expressed over the conduct of elections, even in the badly bruised Pakistani media, it is apparent that nothing fundamental will happen that alters the election result.
Imran may sneak into office on a wafer-thin majority but his numbers will expand dramatically once he is installed as PM as the lure of power is irresistible for many of our politicians.
A lot is being written about the challenges facing Imran but this may be an appropriate moment to look at the challenges that will be staring the PML(N) and PPP in the face, given that the PTI will try and run a tight, clean ship.
Away from the corridors of power, historically, the PML(N) has suffered from poor health. The body of its elected members may shrink to a point that it starts looking emaciated. That is a distinct possibility if Shahbaz Sharif continues to lead the party as insipidly as he has done since Nawaz Sharif was ousted from the game.
To my mind the only leaders who can galvanise the PML(N) are Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz. Their long incarceration or travel abroad by special legal dispensation as Kulsum Nawaz remains critically ill can cast the future of the party into jeopardy.
The other main player in the field is the PPP whose leadership will face twin challenges in the coming days. The hint of the first is already there in the form of FIA summons to Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur to answer allegations of money laundering and illegal transfers of funds abroad. One can be sure this won't be the only instance of its kind.
The second challenge will be greater in a sense; the PPP can only remain relevant in Sindh in the long run and build on this to try and regain its past glory elsewhere solely on the basis of service and delivery.
It will need to be very concerned about any fresh corruption allegations and will also need to ensure that it does not test the blind trust of the poorest sections of the province which have yet again voted for it in great numbers.
The advantage accruing to building alliances with influential feudals and similar players in rural Sindh will soon have run its course. Going forward, delivery will deliver results. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has acknowledged as much this week. I suspect in that sense more than any other, including political slogans, it will be a "naya" (new) Pakistan.

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New beginnings..."
This is not a quote from the Tao Te Ching:
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
In his world there was nothing new, and if there was he would be very hesitant to praise it.
He talked repeatedly about the need for mankind to return to the ways and wisdom of old. The perspective of endings and beginnings was simply neither interesting nor relevant to him.
The quote, falsely accredited to Lao Tzu, appears all over the Internet. I bet it's a quote from someone else, but I have not been able to track its origin.
The earliest appearance I have found of it on the Internet is a Facebook post from March 29, 2010. It doesn't name any author. In 2011, there was suddenly a lot of Facebook posts with the quote, and most of them assigning it to Lao Tzu.
A Google book search shows no mention of the quote before that date, actually not after it either.
On the web in general, the first mention of the quote I found is in a blog post from March 15, 2008. It states Lao Tzu as the author, but gives no reference to the source.
A slight variation of the quote, also accredited to Lao Tzu, is, observe how endings become beginnings.
That is from chapter 16 of a version of the Tao Te Ching in Living the Wisdom of the Tao, by Wayne W. Dyer, 2008, p. 32.
This is how Dyer translates the whole sentence:
Here is my translation of the same lines:
But that would still be a wording so far off from Lao Tzu, the quote must be regarded as fake.
Stefan Stenudd
April 2, 2017
Fake Lao Tzu QuotesHere are some fake Lao Tzu quotes I have found, in alphabetical order. Click the quote to get to the webpage where I comment it. I plan to add more false quotes in the future, so do come back.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. – GNAC Insider returned Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. (PST) with a stacked show as the month of January rolls on.
Making his GNAC Insider debut was Saint Martin's men's basketball guard Rhett Baerlocher. A senior, Baerlocher is in his fourth season in Lacey.
No one is averaging more rebounds for the Saints than Baerlocher, who has pulled down an average of 5.1 boards per game. He is also one of five Saints scoring in double figures, averaging 10.1 points per game.
Now at 12-2 (5-1 GNAC) on the year, SMU sits in a four-way tie for first place in the league standings. Baerlocher will lead the team back to the court for a pair of big games this week, beginning on Thursday night at co-GNAC leader Western Oregon.
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The team will travel to Alaska this week for a pair of contests against Alaska and Alaska Anchorage, and joining the show to preview the week ahead was head coach Paul Rush. This is Rush's second year at the helm in Nampa, taking over the head job after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant.
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Jacquard have confirmed that all of their products are vegan (with no animal products) except for Cochineal which is made from insects, and Dorland's Wax which contains beeswax.
We have had customers enquiring about Ahimsa/Peace Silk, where silkworms are allowed to naturally emerge from the silk cocoon. This leads to much shorter lengths of silk as they eat their way out, and as it takes much longer the price of the silk is much higher. I found the following extract from the Wormspit blog to be interesting: "Most cultivated Ahimsa Silk is Bombyx Mori. It is raised just like conventional cultivated silk, right up to the point where the cocoons would be stifled, or processed with heat, in order to kill the pupa and keep it from breaking through the cocoon. The Ahimsa cocoons are all allowed to hatch and breed, and the silk is processed from the hatched cocoons. In some cases, the cocoons can be cut open and the pupa tipped out; this avoids the moth soiling the cocoon with urine. The main issue that I have with this style of cultivation being vegetarian-appropriate, is that each fertilized female moth will lay between 200 and 1000 eggs, averaging around 500. In some strains, the eggs will require refrigeration - without refrigeration, the living embryos within the fertilized eggs will wither and die over the course of a month or two. If they are refrigerated, they will hatch upon removal from refrigeration, in which case they have to be fed immediately, or they will die of starvation and dehydration. Either process will require the destruction of approximately 200 - 300 embryos or hatchling silkworm per moth, for any amount that exceeds what is required for the next crop. Instead of killing one pupa for the silk of the cocoon, it kills hundreds of caterpillars. In India, where the vast majority of Ahimsa silk is being raised, most silkworm strains are multivoltine. This means that the silkworms do not undergo refrigeration, and the eggs will hatch approximately two weeks after being laid. The ones that are not fed will die within a day of hatching, from a combination of dessication and starvation. In a batch of, say, 20,000 cocoons, this means that the next generation (if they were all raised) would be two and a half million, and the generation after that, three hundred twelve million. It's just not possible to feed so many. While it may be true that the individual caterpillar that spun the cocoon didn't die inside it, its offspring will have to be ruthlessly culled. Is it considered more virtuous to create conditions of wholesale starvation, to avoid killing the pupa quickly with heat?" See http://www.wormspit.com/peacesilk.htm
We have been asked to supply silk scarves without plastic wrapping. Unwrapped silk scarves are easily damaged, creased or marked, and also could be miscounted as they are difficult to separate. They could be damaged by water during transport, and also insect damage in storage. We are open to suggestions as we have given this problem much thought. We supply fabrics by the metre in sturdy polythene bags which can be reused, although scarf/tie packaging is likely to be single use. We are currently comparing different methods of packaging, but these may lead to increased shipping costs.
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Located in Manhattan, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Manhattan is in an area with good shopping. Flint Hills Discovery Center and Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Sunset Zoological Park and Konza Prairie Research Natural Area. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Ahearn Field House or Memorial Stadium.
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