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Turkish Airlines making waves – in and outside Pakistan
CEO says company desires further increase in frequency.
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Financials: HBL manages to maintain steady profit
Improvement in NPL helps support earnings.
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Policy: SECP unveils insurance reform roadmap
Report contains framework for future policy changes.
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Market watch : Fall continues for the stock exchange
Benchmark KSE-100 index down 21.57 points.
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US opposes gas import to keep Pakistan ‘weak’
Ex-secretary fears Washington will again abandon support for TAPI project.
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Resurgence: Maker of Spectra, Santro making a cautious comeback
Dewan Farooque Motors restarts dormant factories, announces profit.
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T-bills: Government raises record Rs449b through PIBs
Intent is to re-profile domestic debt to longer terms, says analyst.
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Nowhere near completion: Vital energy projects to take more than nine years
Lack of resources, capacity constraints slow down 143 schemes costing Rs1.8t.
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Fuel prices change to be implemented from March 1
Price of petrol to go down by Rs2.72.
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Pak-India trade normalisation: Dar stresses on non-discriminatory market access
Finance minister says that it should be ensured that all the concessions are on reciprocal basis.
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New york conference: PC chairman meets top global investors
The conference was hosted by Elixir Securities – a brokerage house – in partnership with Credit Suisse.
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Stronger half: WIBCON 2014 celebrates women’s leadership role
Conference aimed to inspire upcoming drivers of change.
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Corporate results: Indus Motor revs up earnings
Announces earnings per share of Rs17.20 for 1HFY14.
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Corporate results: Lucky Cement’s profit rises 20% in first half
Revenues swell in wake of higher cement prices, weak rupee.
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Market watch: Index’s slide continues amid fear of foreign selling
Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 59.11 points.
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Agriculture: Sindh expects exhibition to attract Rs2b business
Livestock, dairy, fisheries and poultry fair to start on March 1.
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Trial: Mobile phone operators to test 3G, 4G services
PTA grants free trial licence to prepare ahead of spectrum auction.
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Microfinance industry: Savings and savers go up, PMN data shows
Tameer Microfinance Bank CEO satisfied with growth rate.
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Fizzling revenue: Capacity tax could be increased further
Industry players and government to enter new agreement.
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Duty-free purchases: Ban on gold import to stay for one more month
Govt yet to come up with mechanism to curb smuggling.
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Tackling energy crisis: Nawaz inaugurates Tarbela-IV project
The project would add 1,410 MW of cheap hydel electricity into the national grid and will be completed in 3.5 years.
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Zuckerberg promises Facebook won’t ruin WhatsApp
Entreprenuer’s aim is to keep Facebook and WhatsApp’s policies different and maintain the original services.
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State sell-off: Legislators, trade unions oppose privatisation
Speakers criticise past privatisations, question logic of further sales.
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Create and seek: Incubating entrepreneurship
Private companies and universities trying to bring about an attitudinal change in freshmen.
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Fiscal year 2014-15: ‘Trimmed’ uplift budget proposed for next year
Economists warn of repercussions from reducing PSDP share.
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Weekly schedule: PIA starts flight to Mashhad
PIA is also planning to start flights to Najaf, Iraq.
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Cotton season: Crop sowing target to be set tomorrow
Federal ministries will convene to coordinate efforts.
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Purchasing Managers Index: MCB’s first PMI shows an optimistic picture
Over 200 companies across the country selected for survey.
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‘Many sectors can benefit from GSP Plus’
German ambassador urges Pakistan to take advantage.
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Corporate results: Jubilee Life Insurance chalks up healthy profit
Head of business strategy says company has consolidated lead.
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Market watch: See-sawing index falls again
Benchmark KSE-100 index loses 214.20 points.
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Economy of Tomorrow: Experts call for tax reforms and redistributive policies
Decisions about privatisation must account for consumer and labour welfare
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Turbulence: Air Indus embroiled in another scandal
Former pilots allege non-payment of salaries, claim breach of contract.
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Freight margin collection: Byco accuses government of anti-competitive practices
Petroleum ministry, OGRA dismiss refinery’s claims.
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‘Restricted’ demand: PTA to sell licences for 3G services at base price
Will not hold open bidding if demand does not beat supply.
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The privatisation problem
Should govt decide to privatise any national asset, it must find proper buyer, ensure completely transparent process.
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Building ties: Dar pushes FWO on early completion of Torkham-Jalalabad highway
The director general of the FWO requested the support of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the finance ministry.
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Pakistan-Iran pipeline not possible due to Western sanctions
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh insists that his country was ready to go ahead with the pipeline agreement.
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Businessmen urged to join hands with CCP
Law addresses cartelisation, abuse of dominance and deceptive marketing.
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‘Disabled persons prove to be more efficient’
Employer sensitisation workshop takes place in Sialkot.
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IPO: Hascol ready to make stock market debut
Company to become fifth OMC to be publicly listed.
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Power outage: Crops go bad from load-shedding
Farmers said lands irrigated through Dadu Canal are getting water, those linked to Rice Canal get water via tube-well.
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Corporate results: Maple Leaf Cement announces higher profit
Earnings per share increases to Rs2.81 during 1HFY14.
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Corporate results: National Foods’ earnings turn sour
Decrease due to higher distribution costs and administrative expenses.
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Market watch: Stock market posts healthy recovery
Benchmark KSE-100 index jumps 170.46 points.
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SBP launches strategic plan for Islamic banking
Will improve public perception and promote system.
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Pakistan and India: Liberal trade policy stressed
Ease on business visa requirements, restrictions a necessity .
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Averting delay: Govt may task food security ministry with urea import
Body formed to suggest how to streamline functions of govt organisations.
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Trouble moving forward: No NDMA status for India unless concerns addressed
Sartaj Aziz says non-tariff barriers hampering exports to India.
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Rebuilding Pakistan’s economy
All major indicators of economy are pointing to the fact that it has begun to show signs of revival, move on track.

















































