Sialkot dominates leather export awards
23/11/2009
Pakistan’s prime minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, presided over an award ceremony for the country’s top leather garments and leathergoods exporters in mid-November.
Leather Field from Sialkot won a trophy for its performance in achieving exports of leather garments worth $43.4 million between July 2008 and July 2009. Blue Horizon, Mahr Garments and Kampala Industries, all from Sialkot, picked up awards for exports of leather gloves.
Pakistan’s total exports during 2008-09 were worth $17.7 billion, with companies in the leather sector contributing a share of $545 million, a decrease of 22.1% compared to the previous financial year.
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