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Energy: Left-right political divide most evident in energy reform ideas
Parties agree on the diagnosis of the problem, but differ sharply on solutions.
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Reducing regulatory hurdles: Liberalising trade a low priority for most
Making life easier for businesses gets a mention in manifestos, but not much detail.
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Improving government efficiency: Local govt autonomy gets lip-service from politicians
Regional parties emphasise provincial autonomy.
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Fiscal responsibility: All parties want to raise taxes, none wants to say how
PPP has best revenue collection plan.
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Grading the manifestos: PML-N and PTI prioritise economy in their political agendas
Some parties ignore vast swathes of economic management altogether.
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Start killing off the channels
For the Pakistani television business to live, most of the news channels must die.
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Delisting process: Unilever appoints KASB to manage share buy-back
Gains formal approval for delisting from stock exchanges.
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Corporate results: First-quarter slowdown continues across banking sector
Allied Bank, Bank Alfalah, and Bank AL Habib announced their first results of the year.
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Is McKinsey & Company about to set up shop in Pakistan?
Company feels that the Pakistani market can afford its pricey services.
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Why Islamic banking is growing rapidly in Pakistan
Shariah-compliance is important to most customers, but service quality appears to be more important.
