Vice President and Regional Chairman of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) S M Naseer has nominated Agha Saiddain as Chairman Regional Standing Committee on the ...

According to Saiddain, though South Asia accounts for 26% of the global population of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat, it has only a 3.57% share in global exports.

The members of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) in the annual election have elected Agha Saiddain as its Chairman and Khurshid Alam as Vice Chairman, said a press release issued on Saturday.

Talking to Daily Times, Saiddain said the leather sector fetched $0.981 billion during fiscal year 2015-16 as against $1.049 billion during 2011-12.

Citing reasons for the decline, Saiddain said rising cost of inputs due to high inflation, dearth of incentives compared to competing countries, lack of government support, smuggling and export of ...

The leather sector exports have declined around 21 percent during last eight months 2017 from $1.221 billion in FY 2008-09 to $991 billion in 2016-17, said Saiddain.

Mr Saiddain cautioned that any move to burden import of industrial raw material, like chemicals, accessories and raw skins, by more taxes would make our products uncompetitive against neighbouring ...

Mr Saiddain cautioned that any move to burden import of industrial raw material, like chemicals, accessories and raw skins, by more taxes would make our products uncompetitive against neighbouring ...

Agha Saiddain, former chairman of Pakistan Tanners Association said that in 2007-08, the leather exports were $1.25 billion per year and now it declined to $833 million.