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Monetary policy: Status quo expected once again
All eleven analysts in a poll expect discount rate to remain unchanged.
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Confusion reigns: Govt scares meat exporters with talk of ban
Initial commerce ministry handout suggested a ban may have already been enforced before clarification of...
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Market Watch: Bourse dips to two-month low
Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 167 points
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Investors buy Rs122b worth of treasury bills
Longer term papers attracted the highest amount.
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Mutual funds grow 25% in fiscal 2011
Equity funds category outperforms stock market.
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Road reconstruction: World Bank approves $8m grant for Swat
Improved access to markets will help residents to sell their produce.
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Pakistan 5th in Asian mobile phone users
10 million new connections were issued domestically last year, while cell phone users in Pakistan reached 131 million.
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Cloud computing: Intel brings cloud promise to reality
The group has seen $17m in savings after two years of journey.
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Disaster recovery management: NBP enters into deal with IBM
Outsources disaster recovery to Big Blue due to lack of internal resources.
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Islamic banks show interest in SBP’s discount facility
Institutions preparing proposals which will be sent to SBP, finance ministry.
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Natural Resources: Govt urged to review mineral policy
Government urged to review its mineral policy so that natural resources are exploited to their full capacity, ICCI.
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Corporate results: Fauji profits double
Immense growth in sales and other income drove earnings of Fauji fertiliser higher.
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Going down: Rupee hits new all-time low
Demand for the dollar for oil import payments increases.
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Market watch: Bourse drops 90 points amid widespread selling
Pakistan Oilfields sparks profit-taking frenzy.
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Gold peaks at Rs44,742 per 10 grams
Precious metal undervalued by Rs600 in the local market.
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Floods – one year on: Much more needs to be done to improve rural livelihood: FAO
UN food agency says it requires $96m to support farmers.
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Iron and steel: Ship breaking industry meeting 70% requirements
Number of people employed at Gaddani shipyard increases.
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Cost of inefficiency: ‘Pakistan could collect Rs5t in taxes’
Tax ombudsman says system flaws allow collection of only a fraction.
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Private sector can help nation tackle crisis: Qaim
Role of accountants has shifted in present era, say conference speakers.
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SECP to develop markets, corporate sector
Establishes forum to start dialogue with stakeholders.
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Nokia doubles spending in Ramazan
Finnish giant increases applications and teams up with TV channels.
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UN report: Exports led Asia-Pacific out of global economic crisis
Growth will remain difficult if new regional markets are not explored.
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Solar power: Study on financing of household products initiated
Main purpose of this study is to save energy through promotion of solar-powered products.
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Power loom workers go on strike
Demand payment of minimum wage.
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Corporate Results: The season kicks off
Quarterly results were promising as MCB posted improved profits while Honda managed to halve its losses.
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PaCCS operations restored after FBR, Agility negotiations
19-hour suspension caused losses of millions of rupees.
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Oil prices likely to rise by up to Rs1.15 per litre
Final assessment will be based on average global crude prices for July.
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Perishable items: Fruit exporters suffered the most
Over 60 containers carrying mangoes and onions were delayed in clearance of cargo.
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Market watch : Stock market drops in dull session
NIB Bank right shares worth one paisa ends as volume leader
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Pakistan, Vietnam to hold trade talks
Delegation leaves today, to discuss market access.
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Amendments: DG trade organisations stripped of powers
Hyderabad Chamber passes unanimous resolutions.
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Market watch: Bourse starts week on subdued note
Trade volumes nosedive 74% to dismal 32.82m shares.
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NESPAK secures 110 projects worldwide
Secured 110 new engineering projects worth Rs546 billion through an international competition.
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Railways privatisation: SHC issues notices
Petitioner points out corruption in allotment of 400 prime plots.
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FESCO tender: Three companies caught bid rigging
CCP issues show-cause notice, expects response in 14 days.
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Bilateral trade: Govt considers more imports from India
Final decision after Economic Coordination Committee approval.
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Pakistan Railways loses Rs26 billion in 2010-11
Enterprise to procure 150 new diesel locomotives for Rs55.4b.
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Mark-up subsidy: State Bank to release third installment
Borrowers of FATA, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa asked to submit claims.
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Exports of sports and leather goods jump
Gloves and tanned leather goods amongst highest earners.
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OGRA scraps plan to register LPG distributors
Distributors asked to avoid dangerous practice of decanting.
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SSGC puts off gas outages plan temporarily
Company bows to pressure from industry and CNG outlets.
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Tax scandal: NA committee to probe ‘figure fudging’ fiasco
Revised Rs1,550b revenue collection by tax authorities is higher than SBP figures.
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The week in focus
Energy and industrial production not increased at pace that country could cater to needs of its growing population.
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India marks 20 years of reforms
'We shall make the future happen': Singh, then finance minister, in presenting his landmark budget on July 24, 1991.
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Pakistan among lowest consumers of steel
Unless industrialisation is kick-started this sector will stay neglected.
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End of the ride?: Cracks appear in China’s economic model
Experts warn growth has become too dependent on investment.
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Consequences of energy crisis: As export orders become harder to meet, textile sector turns to local market
Many firms moving out of clothing business, getting into developing shopping malls.
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Between a rock and a hard place: Security, regulated pricing squeezing opportunities for gas sector
Gas sector facing rising costs and is unable to sell their product to the market at global prices.
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Financial conundrum: Pakistan needs to declare an economic emergency
Excessive govt borrowings have dented private sector investment and growth remains stunted.
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Opec: Iran remains second-largest producer
OPEC reports that Nigeria has now obtained the rank.

















































