Farmer's market

Article Abstract:

Shah Mahmud Qureshi's efforts as chairman of the Pakistani Prime Minister's Task Force on Agriculture led to the elimination of controls on cotton prices and other changes benefitting farmers and, to an extent, spinners. The latter, though they can now buy on the international market, are nonetheless upset at losing the cotton controls that made them competitive even with outdated equipment. Meanwhile, Qureshi has built a following of other young, educated farmers and landowners like himself who are likely to keep the reforms going.

Economic aspects, Textile industry, Cotton industry, Cotton trade

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Casually smart: Pakistan's Crescent Group tries on jeans

Article Abstract:

US denim maker Greenwood Mills has joined Pakistani powerhouse Crescent Group of Industries to build the world's first fully integrated blue-jeans plant in Pindi Bhattian. While turning raw cotton into 6,000 pairs of ready- to-wear jeans a day (capacity is 27,000) it is also trying to create a market and modernize an industry. The state-of-the-art plant has high standards for ethics, the environment, and quality, and it hopes to lead the country in adding value to its commodity exports of cotton yarn and fabric.

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing, APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS, Men's & Women's Jeans, Foreign operations, Jeans (Clothing), Crescent Group of Industries, Greenwood Mills Inc.

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Gambling on the Kazakhs

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Kazakshtan economy is expected to improveas entertainment facilities such as casinos and hotels are being set-up for therich rich clientele of local businessmen, hoodlums, prostitutes and officials. The casino called The Mirage in Alma Ata was opened in 1992 under a $200,000 joint venture operation among Russian, Kazakh and US investors. It acquired permission from the Kazakh parliament to do business in US dollars.

Coin-operated amusement devices, Recreation, Kazakhstan, Casinos

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