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Opinion: Government dependence grows on cigarettes
Lop-sided tax policies encourage smuggling, fail to curtail smoking habits.
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Taking off: Jubilee to launch Takaful window operations
State Life to enter the market as well after chairman is appointed.
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State of corporate governance leaves much to be desired
Without full-time chairmen, many state-owned enterprises operating with difficulty.
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Incompetence: ‘A sensible PFC award needed’
Former provincial minister for finance says Commission key issue for Sindh.
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In line with expectations: SBP keeps monetary policy rate unchanged
Will remain at 10% for 2 months, statement mainly recounts positive developments.
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Pakistan-based companies to increase in MSCI index
Pakistan Tobacco, K-Electric, Lucky Cement and PSO chosen.
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Positive sentiment on KSE as MSCI increases number of Pakistan-based companies in its indices
Pakistan’s weight in MSCI FM Index will go up to 5.9%-6.2% from the existing 4.1%, says senior research analyst
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Govt borrowing in the negative, reveals data
Decline due to reduced reliance on local sources.
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Deposit growth slows down, SBP data shows
Attributed to SBP’s commitment to slowing growth in domestic money supply.
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Buzz kill: Taxing the risk an economy needs to take
Increase in CGT is likely to hurt investment and reduce capital formation