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Rising inequality: Choosing between focus on growth or focus on poverty
Nobel laureate believes the two development issues are intertwined.
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Commerce Initiatives: Gujrat chamber team visits Islamabad chamber
Bakhtawari called for strong networking among chambers, business associations for effective advocacy on common issues.
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Industry, trade associations criticise FESCO, SNGPL policies
Say overbilling, gas suspension hurting business activities in Faisalabad.
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Emirates targets growing passenger traffic in Peshawar
Opens office to assist customers from the city and its peripheries.
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‘Completion of hydel projects top priority’
Govt making all-out efforts to end power outages: power ministry.
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Sugarcane support price sparks uncertainty
Growers, millers of Punjab reject the price for their own reasons.
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Bootstrapped project: No finance puts CNG buses programme in doldrums
Banks refuse to finance project in absence of sovereign guarantees.
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Competition intensifies: EFU enters race to acquire MetLife Pakistan
Three insurance firms have already shown interest in the multinational giant.
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Weekly Review: KSE-100 breaches 16,000-point barrier, closes at historic peak
Upward trend mainly driven by monetary easing hopes, results season.
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CNG stations to be shut down indefinitely
The strike will start today, region chairman demands they be allowed to sell gas at Rs70 per kg.
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SECP extends deadline for amnesty schemes
Last date for availing the schemes moved to November 30.
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Domestically produced LPG to cost Rs6.6 per kg more
OGDC and PARCO have increased their base stock prices by up to Rs6,600 per ton.
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Pakistan Railways kick-starts multi-billion rupee signal project
Work on the seven-year project was delayed due to lack of funds.
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Seeking growth: Al Baraka Islamic Bank seeks major expansion of its branch network
CEO visits Lahore chamber to drum up interest among corporate clientele.
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Skeletons in the closet: SECP finally orders investigation into 2008 stock market crash
Former chairman of SECP will examine causes, factors and outcomes of crisis.
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Market watch : KSE-100 index breaches 16,000 points barrier
Index closes at all-time high of 16,101 points.
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Tax amnesty: FBR pins its hopes on upcoming caretaker set-up
Money laundering fears delay the launch of schemes.
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Frontier markets: Betting on Pakistan pays off for Swedish asset manager
Tundra Fonder’s Pakistan fund, launched a year ago, has outperformed the market.
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Believe it or not: Inflation at lowest in five and a half years
CPI comes down to 7.6% in Oct, economists express doubt, govt defends position.
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Self-sufficiency: Olive to be cultivated on 1,500 hectares of land
Once established, the olive gardens are expected to start bearing fruit after three years.
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ICI Pakistan: CEO Waqar Malik resigns
Waqar Malik will leave the office with effect from December 27, 2012 after 27 years of service with the ICI Group.
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Textile sector dejected with gas suspensions
Earlier, SNGPL authorised four days closure as per gas load management plan.
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Japan offers support to link Thar power with national grid
Envoy expresses positive sentiments regarding business climate in Pakistan.
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Customs to monitor cement exports to India
In past few months Delhi found narcotics in four consignments.
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Financial Development Index: SECP improves ranking on back of extensive reforms
Ranking goes up 5 notches to 37th place, China trails behind.
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Philippines operator fails to get more than 35% stake in PICT
Smaller investors unwilling to offload shares due to port’s profitability.
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Market watch: KSE-100 breaks record in intraday trading
Market breaches 16,000 points barrier, but closes with pared gains.
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As demand grows, Thai Airways increases flights from Pakistan
Airline is adding one flight each to Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore routes.
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Bucking the trend: Tauseef Group buys out rivals, targets IPO in 2013
Faisalabad-based conglomerate benefited from early investment in Bangladesh.
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Trade liberalisation: Pakistan to allow import of Indian agricultural goods
Farmers lobbies bitterly opposed to the move, threaten to take action by physically blocking imports.
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Gas supply: Punjab to receive gas for 3-5 days a week
Husain urged government to ensure equal distribution of gas supply to the industries ofPunjab province.
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LPG prices may rise by Rs3 per kg
Fuel’s international price for November contracts has risen.
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Urea off-take down 12% to 3.7 million tons
Local urea demand declines 50% in September due to floods and imports.
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Finance minister takes charge of energy committee
Will review energy situation every fortnight during winter season.
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HBL profits surge 11% to Rs17.4 billion
Earnings growth attributed to increase in core operations, lower provision expense.
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UBL outperforms its peers, with 42% earnings growth
Announcement of interim cash dividend of Rs2 per share takes cumulative payout to Rs5.
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Corporate results: Engro Corp hit hard by gas crisis; incurs significant losses
Gas outages plaguing EnVen fertiliser plant wipe out Engro Corp’s profitability.
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Market watch: Cement, oil stocks take KSE to historic high
Benchmark KSE-100 index surges 114 points.
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Financial development index: Pakistan slips three notches due to weak financial system
Country stands at 58th position out of 62 economies surveyed.
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The digital age: taking public relations to social media
Companies are increasingly looking to expand presence on Facebook and Twitter.
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Strings attached: EU unveils new zero tariff import preference scheme
To qualify, Pakistan has to show respect for human rights, ensure good governance.
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Leather industry in Pakistan continues to decline
Chairman Pakistan Tanners Association says the growth rate in Pakistan is declining by 3.94 percent
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Extra day of gas closure angers textile industry
Representatives claim Rs1.5b in daily losses, hit back at govt.
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Assets under CDC surpass forex reserves
Total market value of securities is $21.8b, exceeding reserves by good margin.
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Trained youth to help farmers improve livestock breeding
Punjab livestock board to train third batch of 300 young men and women.
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Cement exports to India fall 15% in July-September
Strict trade barriers in India blamed for weak sales
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PASSCO less active in commodities market since 2009
Defends itself, says it only intervenes on govt directives to procure major crops.
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Pakistan State Oil defers fuel oil tender again
Only one offer was received for LSFO; reasons for HSFO tender are unknown.
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Market watch: Stocks open dullish after long weekend
Benchmark KSE-100 index sheds 17 points.
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Govt missed revenue deficit target three years running: audit report
Report states that finance ministry has failed in achieving its core objective.
















































