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Corporate results: Al-Ghazi Tractors posts Rs1.6b earnings in 2015
Earnings up 1.1%, delay in subsidy causes declining sales.
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Govt doles out Rs274m in subsidy on sugar export
Shipments lead to artificial shortage, price rise in domestic market
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Market watch: Index closes below 31,500 as bank, cement sectors take beating
Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 356.38 points.
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Fertiliser companies resist urea import
Influx meant to bridge demand-supply gap, push prices down
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Australia offers LNG supply to cope with energy shortages
Will assist Pakistan in sectors including agriculture development, energy, exploration of natural resources and IT
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Close to 450 FBR officers transferred in 3 months
New management continues to play musical chairs, questionable officials promoted
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Pakistan-Egypt ties: Envoy highlights construction, tourism as potential areas
He said the CPEC will have positive implications for Egypt as it would lead to easy movement in Suez Canal as well
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Foreign exchange: SBP’s reserves continue to fall week-on-week
The SBP received $918 million in November from multilateral, bilateral and other official sources
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Skills-development university in the pipeline
Will be established in Islamabad, meant to cater to job requirements
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Govt seeks to revive trade deal with China, Central Asia
Economic corridor to prove instrumental in forging vital links
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Pakistan to sign five more LNG agreements
Pakistan will receive 3 LNG ships every month this year and next, number of vessels will increase to five after 2017
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Market watch: Volume goes down as index falls 324 points
Benchmark KSE-100 index settles at 31,820.54
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Gold demand remains flat, slight uptick in last quarter
Amounted to 35.9 tonnes in 2015, increases 0.84% year-on-year
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Resolving disputed claims: TRC recommends Federal Tax Ombudsman be given duty
Complex laws, poor assessment orders, audit objections causing issues
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Sindh demands its share in gas infrastructure cess
Centre appears to have spent entire amount on budget financing
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Car sales continue to shoot up
Increase 57% YoY in first seven months of 2015-16
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Govt clears 19 projects as austerity takes a back seat
Despite scarcity of resources, CDWP clears over one and a half dozen new projects costing Rs54b
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Attock Refinery turns things around
The company reported a net profit of Rs1.02 billion or Rs12.07 per share during the second half of 2015
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Bilateral ties: Malaysian envoy asks businessmen to do more
LCCI official says free trade deal has not proved useful for two sides
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ABL earns Rs15.1b profit, 0.7% higher
The net interest income of ABL amounted to Rs34.6 billion in 2015, up 30% from a year ago
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Corporate results: Pakistan Oilfields’ profit down 31%
Company reports Rs3.67b in earnings during six-month period
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Attock Cement’s earnings increase to Rs1.15b
Profit is up 12.5% during July-December 2015, result slightly above expectations
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Market watch: Index weighed down by oil, banks
Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 299.61 points
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Pakistan’s trade gap broadens to $13.7b
Despite plunge in global oil prices, trade deficit is $564 million higher than one in comparative period, last year
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: 70-80% of land acquired, remaining to be bought soon
Special monitoring teams save Rs2.7b due to effective measurement
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Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis reach $11.2b
Represent 5.98% rise compared to same period of previous year
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Ministry of Commerce: TDRO draft to be introduced in parliament this year
Proposed law will help resolve international disputes effectively
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Govt scales down development spending by 43%
Govt slows fund releases for rehabilitation of TDPs, beefing up security in aim to meet the budget deficit target
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Food ministry to set up WTO cell
Decision comes after absence of proper mechanism to assess international policy trends.
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US agrees to continue cooperation in energy sector
Will share expertise to enable Pakistan address power shortages
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MCB Bank posts profit of Rs25.5 billion
Result below market estimates, EPS amounts to Rs22.96.
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Corporate results: Attock Petroleum announces Rs1.6 billion earnings
Six-month result accompanied by dividend of Rs15 per share
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With decline in oil prices, consumers expect low inflation
January edition shows improvement in households’ perception about state of economy
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Hiring process: Committee being formed for OGRA chairman selection
Petroleum, finance ministers are part of body; 2 dozen candidates are in race.
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Market watch: Index’s 11-day positive streak ends with profit-taking
Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 262.02 points
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Bosch opens its doors in Pakistan
German envoy speaks of country’s potential as company inaugurates office in Lahore
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Sindh objects to LNG-based power plants in Punjab
Sindh govt asks regulator not to give approval without Council of Common Interests' consent
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Currency: Rupee stable against dollar
Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis
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Kinnow Exports: Pakistan sets target of 400,000 tons
This year, all big names in kinnow export have cut their shipments by 50%,” he said
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Agriculture Research: VEC recommends 14 new rice hybrids
The VEC rejected fifteen (15) rice hybrids due to poor paddy yield, BLB disease susceptibility and poor grain quality
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Pakistan leads South Asia in ‘mobile money’
World Bank report reveals 9% of men and 2% of women in the country move money on their mobiles
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No all-clear from US for IP gas pipeline project
Some American sanctions against Iran still in place, says US assistant secretary
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Standard Chartered: Bank to double business in Pakistan
Standard Chartered is one of the major and longest-operating banks in Pakistan
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Opportunity: Malaysia hopes to take part in CPEC
He said that apart from China and Turkey, Pakistan should also focus on the potential of the ASEAN
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OGDC to add 125mmcfd to national system next month
Addition comes after discovery of significant reserves in Sindh and K-P
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Corporate results: Engro Fertilizers posts Rs15 billion profit
Lower gas price, decline in financial cost main reasons behind rise in earnings
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Market watch: Stock market leaps on back of banking results
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 227.24 points
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Expanding fleet: Amid PIA crisis, private airlines start inducting 9 jets
Airblue receives first of four A321, Shaheen has four Airbus 330-200 in pipeline
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Trade body elections: Businessmen hit out at Muneer for interfering in FPCCI politics
Also criticise PM for congratulating TDAP chief for winning chamber polls
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SBP to auction sukuk worth Rs100b this week
To float bonds with fixed rental rate this time, it will be paid on semi-annual basis

















































