Expensive gas hits textile exports

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KARACHI: High gas prices appeared to have made textile exports uncompetitive on the world market resulting in an eight per cent month-on-month and 7pc year-on-year decline to $1.3 billion in November. In rupee terms, the country’s textile exports clocked in at Rs376bn, down by 7pc month-on-month but rose 19pc year-on-year owing to rupee depreciation against the dollar, said a note by Topline Securities on Thursday. Basic textiles witnessed a fall of 14pc MoM and a rise of 20pc YoY to $243m in November. The YoY substantial increase resulted from the…

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Asia Diesel Profits Wane as China Boosts Exports Market Adapts to Russia Russell

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The benefit for making diesel in Asia has dropped to the most reduced in nearly 12 months, a sign that the market is adjusting such a long ways to the European prohibition on imports of the vehicle fuel from Russia. The net revenue, or break, on creating a barrel of gasoil, the structure block for diesel, at a commonplace Singapore treatment facility slipped to $22.05 a barrel on Feb. 17, the most minimal since Walk 16 last year. The break is down 43% from its pinnacle up until this point…

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