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Pakistan expects $500m FDI: Changed world scenario
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The government is expecting to have roughly $500 million foreign investment in Pakistan during the current financial year due to what is being termed changed favourable international environment.... 
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PIB coupon rates fall by 1-1.5pc: Liquidity injection today
KARACHI, Feb 11: The State Bank on Monday cut the coupon rates on long-term Pakistan Investment Bonds by 1-1.5 per cent in a follow-up of one per cent reduction in its...
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Hotel business returning to normalcy: Local, global events
KARACHI, Feb 11: Big hotels are reporting a pick up in their business, both in terms of room occupancy mainly because of improvement in arrival of foreigners, both businessmen and tourists,...
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30pc drop in bank borrowing by mills : Textile exports fall
KARACHI, Feb 11: A stagnation in textile export and a fall in domestic cotton prices this season has led to a 30-per cent drop in bank borrowing of the textile mills...
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GDP growth forecast by ABN-Amro improves
KARACHI, Feb 11: The second quarter (Oct-Dec 2001) report released by the ABN-AMRO Bank N.V (Pakistan) last week, ‘fine-tunes’ its earlier forecast of Pakistan’s expected GDP growth in financial year 2002,...
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Index loses 9.62 points
KARACHI, Feb 11: Stocks on Monday ran into profit-selling as investors took profits at the inflated levels but the selling was well-absorbed at the dips on the blue chip counters....
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Govt asks TCP to begin lint buying
KARACHI, Feb 11: The government has asked the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to immediately start procurement of one million bales of cotton to stabilize prices....
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Spinners make extensive buying
KARACHI, Feb 11: Physical activity on the cotton market on Monday gained momentum as spinners made an extensive buying followed by reports that the government has asked the Trading Corporation of...
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Meetings with Turkish businessmen on Saturday
LAHORE, Feb 11: The Pakistani businessmen will hold sectoral meetings with their Turkish counterparts on the margins of the Pakistan-Turkey Business Forum meeting scheduled for Saturday at Karachi....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Feb 11: Five ships carrying general cargo and containers are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday, according to KPT sources....
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Asian stock markets higher
HONG KONG, Feb 11: Most of the Asian stock markets that were open for trade on Monday made modest gains in quiet trading ahead of the Chinese New Year....
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BD seeks duty waiver
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Bangladesh has unilaterally sought zero rate of duty on its export of around 21 categories of items to Pakistan....
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Customs website
KARACHI, Feb 11: The Collectorate of Customs (Exports) has taken one more step towards automation and has launched its website on Saturday. It contains up-to-date information about export policy/procedures and notifications...
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US trade team due on 16th
LAHORE, Feb 11: An eight-member US delegation comprising senior officials from Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim Bank), Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and US Trade and Development Agency (TDA)...
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