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Car Assemblers decry relaxation
CCP says anticonsumer practices in local car manufacturing industry, assemblers say rupee depreciation to blame.
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Age limit for import of used cars increased
Decision not to apply to imported cars awaiting clearance.
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Inflation remains above 15 per cent
Food, fuel prices and house rent not the root cause of surge
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Deep-sea trawlers threatening livelihoods
Social activists call for creation of policies for uplift of coastal communities.
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Attari check-post to be completed next year
India proposes to develop 13 integrated check-posts.
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Preview: November CPI seen rising 15.37%
Inflation to peak in coming months.
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Pakistan to allow visa on arrival to Turkish businessmen
Applicable to valid US, UK or Schengen visa holders.
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FBR to collect information regarding amnesty scheme
Some who benefitted from scheme failed to file tax returns.
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PTCL surveys lost customers
Telecom giant will also text message customers to remind them to pay bills.
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President set to sign TAPI gas pipeline project
President Asif Ali Zardari is leaving for Turkmenistan for a two- day visit on December 11.
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Mobilink’s parent company sells Tunisian stake to repay debt
Mobilink not concerned about Orascom's deal to sell LINKdotNET and Link Egypt.
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Agriculture credit share a mere five per cent
SBP forms committee to devise strategy for credit growth.
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Market watch: Stocks rally on back of oil, banking sectors
Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-share index ended 1.74 per cent or 198.92 points higher at 11,629.93.
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Report card: Pakistan below average in budget transparency
The country has got worse in recent years and was outperformed regionally.
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Phone wars: Nokia N8 vs HTC Desire
The Express Tribune compares the two phones to help you decide which phone you should buy based on your preferences.
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Fresh Peak: Gold prices cross Rs39,000 mark
Gold prices rise by Rs664 to reach fresh peak of Rs39,064 per 10 grams.
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Economic policy moot on Dec 21
State Bank of Pakistan is organising two-day international conference on ‘Economic Policy after the Financial Crisis'.
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Trade: Russia’s envoy for strengthening ties
There is a need to diversify areas of cooperation says Russian Ambassador to Pakistan.
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Recognise meritorious citizens: Ishrat Husain
Engro Corporation to award high achievers, launches Engro Excellence Awards.
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Islamic banking: Shariah advisers to attend meeting
SBP advises all Islamic banking institutions to invite Shariah adviser for discussion on Shariah compliance.
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Investment to strengthen ties: US ambassador
P&G executives all praise for local employees.
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Cement sales drop 12 per cent
Prices expected to jump following international coal rates.
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Female workforce: One of every two women faces opposition from family
Gender differences rampant at the workplace, says survey.
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Chinese bank to get licence soon
SBP to issue licence before Chinese PM’s arrival on December 17.
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OGDCL bid for BP assets delayed by legal hitch
December 6 deadline missed due to a legal issue.
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Stocks end dull amid plummeting volumes
Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-share index ends 0.08 per cent or 9.06 points down at 11,431.01.
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GST Bill: Govt postpones NA panel meeting
Centre, provinces unable to resolve dispute on tax on services.
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Unlimited export of wheat allowed
Move to help pay back debt taken from central bank, may result in food crisis.
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ECC allows wheat export
Ban on wheat export be lifted to capitalise on higher global prices and retire central bank debt.
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RGST to hurt exports: industry
Tax refunds a major concern.
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Review: Curtail gas outages, recommends NA standing committee
Committee recommends the present schedule of outages be curtailed so that labour unemployment may be avoided.
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RGST: Food items should be exempted: economist
Tax expert Shabbar Zaidi says apprehensions should be met with positive assurance by the government.
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FBR forms anti-corruption cells
List of suspected corrupt officers to be made.
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OGDCL, PPL to jointly bid for BP assets
No details given on price to buy out British Petroleum’s Pakistan operations.
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Four big gas projects needed
One Mashal project will not meet demand: SSGC.
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Mobile operator aims for younger demographic
Mobilink joins the race, incentives geared towards youth with limited financial resources.
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Public-private partnerships pivotal for economic growth: Shaikh
Government to increase development programme resources.
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RGST bill an important first step
Taxing agriculture makes sense, says US ambassador.
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Oil companies seek review of pricing formula
Circular debt and government receivables compound problems, say representatives.
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Consumerism rides high
FMCG profits up 29 per cent on a quarterly basis, despite flood losses and inflation
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Market watch: Stocks firm on foreign buying
KSE-100 rises 33 points to 29-month high.
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Greater market access: US might follow EU’s lead
Ambassador Cameron Munter sees great investment potential in energy sector.
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Google’s monopolisation of the internet
Google has established a precedent of offering whatever it takes to purchase growing businesses.
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The looming asset bubble
The money supply needs to be contained soon to bring back valuations to their rightful levels and shun speculation.
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Talking business
The hearings before the standing committee on finance have turned the serious question of tax reform into a joke.
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The week in focus
Sugar millers have expressed their inability to set up power plants across the country.
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A wire cutter away from freedom
In the beginning there was wire, and then we said ‘wireless’.
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No free lunch: The new tax and the issue of documentation
Tax structure must reward, not punish, businesses for disclosure.
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Power play: Petroleum ministry stands ground on LNG project
Ministry says ‘best offer’ will be lost if govt does not act; delay in awarding contract has already caused $1b loss.
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Stop being petty, Delhi
India fears even temporary preferential access to European markets will give Pakistani goods a competitive advantage.