Tag Archives: export

  Low-income countries depend heavily on just few commodities for the bulk share of their export earnings while commodity price fluctuations directly affect the incidence of poverty as the vast majority of the poor depend on primary commodities for their livelihoods. The types of commodities exported by a country are another important determinant of a country’s vulnerability to exogenous economic shocks. The majority of developing countries are dependent on primary …

  Pakistan’s total export volume is estimated at around $25 billion per annum, which is mainly consists of cotton and textile products while the global economic slow down has also an impact on the exports which are being witnessed on a decline. However, apart from external factors some of the major issues including energy shortages, such as gas and frequent loadshedding and of course the high tariff rates are some …

  Iran is expected to be a big buyer of Pakistani rice after lifting of sanctions Interview with Zulfikar Thaver – President UNISAME Pakistan is the 4th largest producer of rice following China, India, Indonesia. Rice is the major export product of Pakistan following wheat, cotton. It export earns about 13 percent of the country’s foreign exchange making it the second most important source of foreign exchange following cotton. Total …