trade

Liu will visit Washington on Jan 13-15

Businessmen fear massive foreign orders can be cancelled

Also sees drop in current account deficit that will be in range of 1.5-2.5% of GDP

Dip came due to import compression amid signs of weakening export growth

Ultimate challenge is to turn agreement into action and results

Misses first-half tax collection target due to low economic activity

Target gap in textile market as the US looks for alternatives

Chairman says govt should provide facilities to exporters to achieve targets

Beijing says it has resolutely safeguarded interests of country and people

Focus should now be on export growth by improving production quality

New Year cargo also pushes demand for shipment by over 3%

Both countries to sign the trade agreement in the first week of January 2020

Analysts say move is an indication of Beijing opening up after this month's mini deal with US

It will help achieve 7% economic growth without sparking twin-deficit crisis

SAPM Bukhari says the agreement will enable locals to work in 14 sectors of Japan

Both sides should also advance consultations which can yield early results, says Chinese FM

It is hoped NTP will be used for promoting trade, industrial policies

Unless savings rate is increased, country is likely to remain in debt trap

Abdul Razzak Dawood says deep seaport will reduce burden on Karachi port

High customs duties and lack of banking channels key issues that need to be addressed

US agrees to cancel planned tariffs, without a similar commitment from China

Washington agrees to suspend tariffs on $160b in Chinese goods due to go into effect on Dec 15

Move to support manufacturing sector by easing restrictions

Says his country can act as bridge between Pakistan, Central Asia

Contraction due to compression of imports as export growth remains tepid

Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla says visit was successful

Move will facilitate cross-border trade; ECC will take up matter today

Planning ministry argues task can be performed without burdening country

Pakistan must have recovery in real sense

Islamabad offers to set up plant in Gulf state to manufacture footballs

Says profiteers should be jailed

Analysts hope both sides will further enhance mutual trust, seal partial deal

FBR chief says by end of FY24, 90-95% of imports will be cleared via green channel

Saudi Arabia inks $3.5B deal with Moscow, Greece remains top buyer

Xi says China wants a deal but is not afraid to fight back if necessary

Says govt will continue to push industrialisation and growth

China insists on a rollback of existing tariffs, Trump says he has not agreed to it

PSO says matter will be settled as soon as PQA clears port charges

Orders commerce ministry to come up with comprehensive plan in three days

PM aide says efforts being made to eliminate bonded and child labour

Imran Khan says current account deficit turned into surplus for the first time in four years

The populations on both sides have to do with one of the lowest socio-economic indicators in the world

After earlier limiting rare-earth supply, Beijing suddenly jacked up quotas to record high

Better productive capacity, credible local brands can help reduce reliance on foreign products

As the two sides discuss core issues for the first phase of an initial trade agreement

Import-export gap stands at $7.77b which is in line with market expectations

Says Pakistan has come on a par with ASEAN states after FTA-II with China

Trump says there has been incorrect reporting about US willingness to lift tariffs

Washington has adopted a strategy to contain China’s economic rise

Dawood says this will give fresh impetus to Pak-China trade