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Recent floods have adversely affected four out of ten borrowers of a small loan.

Launch of bundles accompanied by a TV commercial that has been drawing considerable attention for its off-beat theme.

World Bank urges Pakistan to take steps to reassure donor countries it is capable of using flood aid transparently.

Bank could provide up to $2 billion in trade finance, ADB said in a statement.

A 20 kg bag of flour is going for Rs610 in the outskirts of Islamabad, as opposed to the set price of Rs580.

The shutdowns and large-scale power outages the media so craved never materialised.

Fortune-tellers, precious stones sellers, and palmists set up shops on overhead bridges across the city.

The government needs to design an integrated transport policy where goods are enlisted for economical carriage.

Bar codes make it easier to track in-store inventory but are not without their shortcomings.

If there are 10 people willing to invest in the market today, at least four of them will eye mutual funds, said Sabir.

Credit history is the profile of an individual that tracks their entire record of credit-based financial transactions.

Experts come out with a host of proposals in the face of a report that Pakistan has lost millions of jobs.

Journalism has always influenced economics through the ability to shape perceptions and opinions.

A similar IDP tax following military operation in South Waziristan was declared unconstitutional by SHC.

The price of 24-karat gold on Saturday was Rs40,600 per tola, up from Rs39,700 per tola.

CEO of Topline Securities, said that the government has a fair number of options to produce the required funds.

The end to zero-rating of exports would open the floodgates of corruption.

The 12-megawatt plant will operate exclusively on agricultural waste.

Cotton supply from farms to ginning factories increased by 45 per cent.

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association has called upon the government to not impose the value added tax (VAT).

The ministry has released Rs12 billion on an urgent basis to Pakistan State Oil.

The benchmark KSE-100 share index rose 1.8 per cent in the short four-day trading week.

TAPI Gas Pipeline Framework Agreement (GPFA) will be signed in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan on Monday.

DG Khan Cement announced a 55 per cent decline in net profit for fiscal year 2010.

Nepra rejects a tariff readjustment request by Nishat Power to pass on part of the additional costs to the consumers

Electronic retail payments showed an increase of 6.2 per cent in number in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Foreign direct investment flows to the country fell to $69.5 million in August 2010.

Pakistan’s bad track record becomes a hurdle in winning substantial trade benefits from Europe.

Pakistan has decided to request WB and ADB to either ease the conditions of a $3 billion loan.

The local bourse ended the week in the green despite the fact that Karachi wore a deserted look on Friday.

Pakistan gives guarantee to the International Monetary Fund that it will keep paying back loans and interest charges.

Pakistan State Oil stops the supply of fuel to the Hub Power Company and Kot Addu Power Company.

Analysts predict strong demand for the iPad in China, the world's largest internet market.

Federal Minister Syed Naveed Qamar will sign the agreement along with his counterpart ministers on September 20, 2010.

SECP approves the concept paper of much-awaited leverage product – margin trading system.

Government grants exemptions from GST on the use of electricity and natural gas to 150 registered industrial units.

President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry says Pakistan has potential to reclaim football market from China.

The open cycle of the project is expected to be completed in 30 months while the combined cycle will take 36 months.

The increase varies between 21 paisa and Rs6.18 per unit.

The stock market opened on a positive note gaining more than 100 points.

Gold has hit a fresh record after rising by Rs275 to reach Rs40,550 per tola (11.7 grams) on Thursday.

Building large dams without a broad consensus could be detrimental to national integrity, according to Zardari.

Cotton prices have shot up seven per cent in about one week.

A subcommittee has been formed to finalise details concerning the import of sugar into the country.

Deal involves Pakistan receiving "immediate and time-limited reduction" in duties on key imports to EU.

Adnan Khwaja has been removed as chairman OGDC as he is a NRO beneficiary.

CM Shahbaz says the government has decided to provide free seed to farmers as crops have been destroyed due to floods.

Delegation of the World Bank, headed by Carlos Silvani, arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday.

Munda Hydropower Limited has served a legal notice on the Water and Power Development Authority.