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Is Yamaha struggling to promote bikes?

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1 year ago

September 23, 2022

LAHORE: Yamaha Motor Pakistan has launched a restricted time supply whereby prospects will be capable to buy their motorbike of selection on a four-month fee plan with zero markup.

Talking to approved sellers the place this supply is relevant, Revenue discovered that prospects can avail the plan by making a down fee of fifty per cent for his or her mannequin of selection and pay the excellent quantity over 4 month-to-month instalments. The estimated time for the client to obtain the motorbike is 2 days, while the sellers additionally promise to help in the complete registration course of.

While initiatives like this are all the time useful to prospects, firms are unlikely to be doing this from the goodness of their coronary heart. Yamaha can also be famously identified for introducing on-payments to the motorbike business as effectively. Thus, rapid supply with no extra revenue past the ex-factory value is odd. Revenue speculates that Yamaha launched this initiative as a way to spur gross sales which have been lackluster this fiscal 12 months.

Yamaha offered 1,261 bikes in July and 1,242 bikes in August in accordance with the information they’ve launched to the Pakistan Automotive Producers Affiliation (PAMA). These figures quantity to a month-on-month (MoM) lower of 30 per cent and a pair of per cent respectively.

Nevertheless, what’s extra stunning is that by Yamaha’s figures for July and August 2021, these figures signify a 22 per cent and 48 per cent lower in gross sales year-on-year (YoY). The July and August figures additionally signify a 35 per cent and 36 per cent lower from the common month-to-month gross sales of 1,941 throughout FY 2021-22.

One of many approved sellers in dialog with Revenue said that the supply was an try by Yamaha to facilitate prospects amidst the excessive costs. Yamaha has beforehand launched 5 value will increase throughout 2022. The value will increase are as follows:

The value will increase have, per the PAMA gross sales figures launched by Yamaha, dented gross sales. Yamaha’s gross sales quantity for the primary half of FY 2021-22 from July 2021 to December 2021 stood at 12,193 items compared to 11,096 items for the rest from January 2022 until June 2022. This discrepancy in gross sales additionally interprets to Yamaha attaining a median 36 per cent M-o-M enhance in gross sales throughout the primary half FY 2021-22 compared to a median of two.41 per cent M-o-M lower in gross sales within the second half of the FY 2021-22.

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Exporters apprehensive as Afghanistan raises kinnow customs responsibility by 43.5pc

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31 mins ago

December 1, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

The Afghan authorities has applied a considerable enhance in customs responsibility on kinnow imports efficient from November 27, inflicting concern amongst exporters and native farmers.

Exporters report that Kabul is now imposing a customs responsibility of Rs2.9 million per 35-tonne container, marking a big 43.5 p.c surge from the earlier 12 months’s price, as reported by Daybreak. This growth coincides with the graduation of the fruit harvesting season.

Sajid Hussain Tarar, President of the Sargodha Chamber of Commerce and Business, expressed apprehension over the impression of the customs responsibility enhance. He emphasised that it might not solely have an effect on kinnow exports but in addition adversely have an effect on native farmers, resulting in a possible drop in fruit charges within the native market because of lowered exports.

Sargodha, a serious metropolis of province Punjab, and its neighboring districts are key contributors to the manufacturing of high-quality citrus fruit, making this tariff hike notably vital for the area.

Tarar highlighted Afghanistan’s significance as a considerable marketplace for Pakistani kinnow, underscoring that the Kabul authorities has persistently taken measures towards citrus fruit imports. He famous that the customs responsibility is elevated from Rs2.02 million to Rs2.9 million instantly, following final 12 months’s elevate from Rs0.53 million to Rs2.02 million.

Involved by the latest customs responsibility hike, Tarar disclosed that he has written a letter to the federal authorities and the commerce minister, urging them to deal with the difficulty with the Kabul authorities for a extra cheap tax construction and aid for exporters. He cautioned that reaching the export goal would turn into difficult, as virtually half of the overall Pakistani kinnow exports are directed to the Afghan market.

Recalling an analogous tax price enhance by Kabul final 12 months, Tarar highlighted that Islamabad’s intervention led to a 60 p.c discount within the tax price.

Former SCCI president Shoaib Ahmad Basra expressed fears that failure to resolve the customs responsibility situation may end in a big decline in kinnow costs within the native market, doubtlessly falling beneath Rs1,000 per 40kg in comparison with a mean of over Rs2,000 per 40kg final 12 months. This, he warned, may have devastating penalties for kinnow orchard house owners, particularly within the mild of challenges comparable to whitefly assaults in sure kinnow zones.

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SBP’s Foreign exchange reserves enhance by $77m to $7bn

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2 hours ago

December 1, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

The State Financial institution of Pakistan (SBP) reported an increase of $77 million in overseas alternate reserves within the week ending November 24, bringing the whole to $7.257 billion.

The nation’s general reserves additionally noticed a rise of $91 million, reaching $12.393 billion. Business banks skilled a $14 million uptick in reserves, totaling $5.136 billion.

Whereas the SBP didn’t present a selected motive for the reserve progress, analysts speculate that the central financial institution may need engaged in greenback purchases from the market to bolster its holdings.

This improvement follows Saudi Arabia’s extension of a $3 billion deposit with the SBP for an extra yr. Initially supplied as a mortgage to Pakistan in 2021, the deposit was set to mature on December 5 however has been rolled over into 2023.

In a press release, the SBP highlighted that this extension displays Saudi Arabia’s continued help for Pakistan, aiming to bolster the nation’s overseas forex reserves and contribute to its financial progress.

The extension of the Saudi deposit is seen as helpful for Pakistan, significantly because it nears its gross financing wants. Analysts counsel that this transfer strengthens Pakistan’s settlement with the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF), probably paving the best way for the approval of the following $700 million tranche below the standby association. If accepted by the IMF board subsequent month, the whole quantity disbursed by the IMF to Pakistan would attain $1.9 billion.

The monetary help holds important significance for Pakistan, addressing the challenges posed by a steadiness of funds disaster and the looming threat of sovereign debt default in July. The IMF has underscored the crucial want for exterior financing within the context of the $3 billion mortgage settlement established with Pakistan.

Upon approval of the forthcoming IMF mortgage tranche, an anticipated $1.5 billion funding injection from worldwide lenders, primarily multilateral companions, is predicted to additional help the nation’s monetary stability.

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Interloop acquires 64% stake in US agency Prime Circle Hosiery Mills

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3 hours ago

December 1, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

Interloop Restricted, a number one Pakistani textile firm, has introduced the completion of its acquisition of a 64% fairness stake in Prime Circle Hosiery Mills Co, a US-based hosiery producer with a subsidiary in China.

The deal was finalised after securing all company and regulatory approvals, based on a submitting on the Pakistan Inventory Alternate (PSX).

The acquisition is a part of Interloop’s technique to boost its shareholders’ worth, strengthen its place within the international market, and contribute to its long-term sustainability.

Prime Circle will now function as a subsidiary of Interloop, which is among the world’s largest hosiery producers.

Interloop’s acquisition could assist the corporate diversify its income sources and mitigate the affect of inflation.

Interloop is a Pakistani textile firm that makes a speciality of hosiery, denim, knit attire, and active-wear for varied worldwide manufacturers and retailers. It provides socks and leggings to retailers consisting of Nike, Adidas, H&M, Puma, Levi’s, Reebok and Goal.

It was based in 1992 by Musadaq Zulqarnain, Navid Fazil, and Tariq Rashid, and has grown to turn out to be one of many world’s largest hosiery producers.

In 2019, it raised greater than Rs 5 billion by Pakistan’s largest personal sector IPO, and in 2021, it introduced its Imaginative and prescient 2025 plan to increase its capability and supply value-added companies to its prospects.

Prime Circle Hosiery Mills Co is a US-based hosiery producer that produces socks for the world’s main manufacturers.

It was established in 1992 by Jerry Zhao and Leon Tune in Lengthy Island Metropolis, NY, and later moved to a brand new location in Weissport, PA, the place it upgraded its knitting machines and ending tools.

It additionally has manufacturing operations in Shanghai, China and close to Accra, Ghana, to cater to its prospects’ numerous and ever-changing wants.