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<ul><li>Pakistan's listed cement sector reported earnings of Rs38.41bn in 4QFY26, up by 23% YoY and 12% QoQ.</li><li>In FY26, sector profitability increased 13% YoY to Rs143bn, driven by improved retention prices, stable gross margins, and lower finance costs.</li><li>Net sales for the cement sector increased 9% YoY and 3% QoQ to Rs179.3bn in 4QFY26.</li></ul>

Pakistan's listed cement sector reported earnings of Rs38.41bn in 4QFY26, up by 23% YoY and 12% QoQ.In FY26, sector profitability increased 13% YoY to Rs143bn, driven by improved retention prices, stable gross margins, and lower finance costs.Net sales for the cement sector increased 9% YoY and 3% QoQ to Rs179.3bn in 4QFY26.

Pakistan Cements - Cement Sector Profits Rise 23% YoY in 4QFY26; Led by Improved Retention Prices and a Lower Effective Tax Rate

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>The United States of America (USA) has announced revised reciprocal tariffs on trading partners on Jul 31, 2025. This was as per the Aug 01, 2025 deadline announced by the US government for making negotiations with trade partners over tariffs.</li><li>To recap, Pakistan exports US$6bn goods to USA (18%) and is country’s largest trading partner.</li><li>Last night, revised tariffs were announced by the US government, wherein Pakistan will now face reciprocal tariffs of 19% compared to earlier rate of 29%, reducing the impact by around 10ppts. However, some of the peer countries who were at much higher bracket before are almost at par with Pakistan now.</li></ul>

The United States of America (USA) has announced revised reciprocal tariffs on trading partners on Jul 31, 2025. This was as per the Aug 01, 2025 deadline announced by the US government for making negotiations with trade partners over tariffs.To recap, Pakistan exports US$6bn goods to USA (18%) and is country’s largest trading partner.Last night, revised tariffs were announced by the US government, wherein Pakistan will now face reciprocal tariffs of 19% compared to earlier rate of 29%, reducing the impact by around 10ppts. However, some of the peer countries who were at much higher bracket before are almost at par with Pakistan now.

Pakistan Market - Pakistan To Face 19% Reciprocal US Tariffs; Better Than India, But Largely At Par With Vietnam And Bangladesh

Podcast by Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway, Odd Lots

Odd Lots

Podcast by Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday.

<ul><li>Bloomberg Audio Studios podcast featuring discussions on the US energy system, particularly electricity generation and the nuclear power industry in China</li><li>Odd Lots podcast with hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal discussing the complexities of the US energy system, the growth of EVs and renewable energy in China, and the challenges in replicating China's nuclear power development model in the US</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Bloomberg Audio Studios podcast featuring discussions on the US energy system, particularly electricity generation and the nuclear power industry in ChinaOdd Lots podcast with hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal discussing the complexities of the US energy system, the growth of EVs and renewable energy in China, and the challenges in replicating China's nuclear power development model in the USThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

This Is How China Builds So Much Nuclear Power

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

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<ul><li>China’s largest state-owned companies have poured hundreds of billions of yuan into wind and solar power projects, putting the country on course to hit its clean energy target six years ahead of schedule.</li><li>But the investment frenzy has also raised concerns over profitability and waste.</li><li>China has seen explosive growth in photovoltaic and wind power over the past three years as Beijing pushes to achieve a carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. To meet these goals, China in 2020 set a target to install 1.2 billion kilowatts of wind and solar power capacity by 2030. The country has moved faster than planned.</li></ul>

China’s largest state-owned companies have poured hundreds of billions of yuan into wind and solar power projects, putting the country on course to hit its clean energy target six years ahead of schedule.But the investment frenzy has also raised concerns over profitability and waste.China has seen explosive growth in photovoltaic and wind power over the past three years as Beijing pushes to achieve a carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. To meet these goals, China in 2020 set a target to install 1.2 billion kilowatts of wind and solar power capacity by 2030. The country has moved faster than planned.

State Companies’ Rush to Clean Energy Sparks Bubble Fears 

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

In 1998, before the US and China entered into Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China in 2000, the US Congress enacted a law requiring the Clinton Administration to publish a list of Chinese companies in the US which did business with the People's Liberation Army (Public Law 105-261, Section 1237), and a "Communist Chinese military company" was defined in that law as any company named in to Defense Intelligence Agency documents from 1990 and 1995 and "any other entity owned or controlled by the PLA and engaged in providing commercial services, manufacturing, or exporting."That law basically lay dormant until last year when the Pentagon launched a review of such companies following the Trump White House's labelling of China (and Russia) a "revisionist" power in its first National Security Strategy <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NSS-Final-12-18-2017-0905-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> in 2017. The goal was to investigate and warn about supply-chain vulnerabilities. The Department of Defense published a list in June 2020 of 20 companies which were "Qualified Entities". It updated the list in late August 2020. The former Secretary of Defense was ousted several days ago and the new Secretary of Defense is now responsible for the list. There is, as of last night, an Executive Order by the White House blocking US 'persons' investment in any of the names mentioned - a list now 31 names long.More below on the impact.

In 1998, before the US and China entered into Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China in 2000, the US Congress enacted a law requiring the Clinton Administration to publish a list of Chinese companies in the US which did business with the People's Liberation Army (Public Law 105-261, Section 1237), and a "Communist Chinese military company" was defined in that law as any company named in to Defense Intelligence Agency documents from 1990 and 1995 and "any other entity owned or controlled by the PLA and engaged in providing commercial services, manufacturing, or exporting."That law basically lay dormant until last year when the Pentagon launched a review of such companies following the Trump White House's labelling of China (and Russia) a "revisionist" power in its first National Security Strategy report in 2017. The goal was to investigate and warn about supply-chain vulnerabilities. The Department of Defense published a list in June 2020 of 20 companies which were "Qualified Entities". It updated the list in late August 2020. The former Secretary of Defense was ousted several days ago and the new Secretary of Defense is now responsible for the list. There is, as of last night, an Executive Order by the White House blocking US 'persons' investment in any of the names mentioned - a list now 31 names long.More below on the impact.

Trump's Executive Order on Chinese Military Companies

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Pakistan Cements - Cement Sector Profits Rise 23% YoY in 4QFY26; Led by Improved Retention Prices and a Lower Effective Tax Rate

Pakistan's listed cement sector reported earnings of Rs38.41bn in 4QFY26, up by 23% YoY and 12% QoQ. In FY26, sector profitability increased 13%...

Topline Securities

Pakistan Market - Pakistan To Face 19% Reciprocal US Tariffs; Better Than India, But Largely At Par With Vietnam And Bangladesh

The United States of America (USA) has announced revised reciprocal tariffs on trading partners on Jul 31, 2025. This was as per the Aug 01, 2025...

Topline Securities

This Is How China Builds So Much Nuclear Power

The podcast episode discusses the differences and challenges in energy infrastructure between China and the US, focusing on nuclear power,...

Odd Lots

State Companies’ Rush to Clean Energy Sparks Bubble Fears

China’s largest state-owned companies have poured hundreds of billions of yuan into wind and solar power projects, putting the country on course...

Caixin Global

Trump's Executive Order on Chinese Military Companies

The White House announced an Executive Order prohibiting "US persons" from "providing capital" to a list of "China Military Cos" which has been...

Travis Lundy

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