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Pakistan urged to move from basic to fashion garments
IAF Convention will allow young graduates to present their work and establish businesses
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OGDC high-ups called in hiring probe
Company spokesperson argues people with required experience, qualification have been hired
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Pakistan absolved of paying $1.2b penalty to Karkey
Erdogan plays role in out-of-court settlement
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PM Imran's revenue authority plan faces resistance
Heads of FBR’s 23 field formations are against government’s plan
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Saudi Arabia set to impose new tax on travellers for building new airport
The aim is to provide funding for airport infrastructure development projects and to enhance airport services
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UAE planning to sell first federal bonds in 2020
Country issued law last year permitting federal govt to begin issuing sovereign debt
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Oil prices creep higher on US-China deal hopes
Jinping, Trump are in continuous touch through various means to resolve trade row
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Asian countries agree on world's biggest trade pact, India stays away
Delhi delays decision owing to significant differences over tariffs, other issues
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Market watch: Stocks rally as index surpasses 35,000 points
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 899.85 points to settle at 35,277.46
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Quick recipe for growth – a two-sector approach
Economy can leap forward with
focus on auto and
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Focus needed to boost production in downstream industries
It will help avoid impact of shocks faced by low value-added commodities
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Let’s invest in machinery and technology
Owing to industrial backwardness, Pakistan faces high wastage, low productivity
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The high and low of LNG market
Spot market has developed; its prices are now lower than long-term contract prices
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Investment drifts downwards in Pakistan
This comes despite liberal trade and investment regime, large market
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Corporate Corner: UBL president and CEO awarded honorary doctorate by Kingston University
Ms Kamil’s career and extraordinary success are an inspiration to all of our students, says Professor Steven Spier
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Five things to know about Saudi Arabia and its mammoth IPO
Crown prince's ambitious economic reform so far is the push to state energy giant Aramco towards a stock market debut
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Saudi Arabia approves listing of energy giant Aramco
Aramco is the most profitable company globally and the offering could be the world's largest
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Decline in imports not enough to rev up auto sector
Production and sale of cars has declined by nearly 40% due to rising interest rate, rupee depreciation
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Weekly review: KSE-100 gains 720 points amid political mayhem
Buoyed by positive developments, investor participation increases 34%
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Trade talks in balance at Southeast Asian summit
India raises demand to create world’s largest trading bloc
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Transport sector expands with online coach services
Officials talk about technology-based transit systems
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Germany’s Merkel renews push for FTA with India
A free trade pact with India has been a long-pending demand from Germany
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WTO authorises Chinese tariffs on $3.6b in US goods
China had asked the WTO for permission to hit the US with more than $7 billion in tariffs in the case
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Cement sales hit historic high in Oct
Demand rises to 4.98m tons against 4.56m tons last year
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Appointment process for trade ministers abroad raises questions
Officers file petitions to secure right of appearing in competitive examination
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Telecom firm pitches idea of sharing mobile towers
Plans to invest $100m more in increasing number of towers in Pakistan
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Police to computerise Finance and Welfare branch
Branch headed by officer of additional inspector general rank and assisted by DIG
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'Pakistan can be among top-20 economies'
Italian envoy says documentation of economy will help country prosper
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Pakistan receives $2b in foreign loans in first quarter
Receipts are double the amount got in previous year but are lower than estimates
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'Illegal appointments' in PARC eat away millions
Board member calls for convening meeting to resolve outstanding issues
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PPP board to take up Rs21b projects for approval next week
Schemes include construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop-III) at cost of Rs10b
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Steel producers offer discount as demand falls
Step taken to compete with cheaper imported coils
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Islamabad to propose new projects for inclusion in CPEC
These include Taunsa hydropower project, North South Gas Pipeline, others
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IMF asks Pakistan to spend more on development
Federal, provincial govts’ combined spending on uplift in first quarter was less than one-tenth of annual allocations
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Pakistan unveils strategy to move to cashless economy
SBP will launch mobile app, install 1m digital access points over next 3 years
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Energy giants face 35% output cut to hit Paris climate goals
Paris deal enjoins nations to limit temperature rises to well below two-degree Celsius
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Market watch: KSE-100 rises 174 points in range-bound trading
Benchmark index gains 0.51% to settle at 34,377.61
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Oil rises on hopes for US-China trade deal
Prices are also supported by China's factory activity that expanded at fastest pace since 2017
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WTO panel rules India export subsidies illegal, upholds US case
Calls on India to withdraw export-contingent subsidies within periods varying from 90 to 180 days
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China kicks off commercialised 5G services
More than 86,000 5G base stations have already entered services in China
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Russian firm refutes allegations levelled by Pakistan's petroleum ministry
Crucial talks would be held between the Ministry of Petroleum and authorities in December 2019
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Pakistan’s ease of business reforms to create jobs, more investment: WB President
David Malpass says Pakistan stood among the top ten reformers in this year's report
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Smartphone sales rebound after two-year slump
Survey shows handset shipments rise 2% at 366 million units
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PM Imran greenlights plan for tax assessment surveys
Imran Khan approves full implementation of VAT regime for all business segments over next three years
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SMEDA functioning without CEO for past six months
Ministry says board has conducted interviews, will send nominations to PM
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PTI govt asked to strengthen cigarette tracking system
Anti-tobacco activists lament elimination of mobile app from system
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SBP starts implementing faster retail payment system
Expects digitisation in collections and payments following completion of project
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Pakistan requests IMF to cut tax target by Rs300b
Shortfall in collection widens to Rs167b in first four months of FY20
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PTI govt increases petrol price by one-rupee per litre for November
Price of LDO comes down to Rs85.33 per litre from Rs91.89
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Market watch: Investors cheer cut in PIB yields as KSE-100 rises
Benchmark index gains 442.27 points to settle at 34,203.68

















































