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| February 27, 2002 | Wednesday | Zilhaj 14, 1422 |
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Demand picks up slightly: Textiles to US, EU
KARACHI, Feb 26: Textile companies are reporting ‘slight improvement’ in booking of export orders from Europe and a ‘slight pick up’ in import demand from the US in last five weeks.... 
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Restrictions on trade thru land hit NWFP industry: Afghanistan, CARs
PESHAWAR, Feb 26: Restrictions on trade through land route from NWFP to Afghanistan and onward Central Asian Republics (CARs) have been viewed, under a recently formulated World Bank report on NWFP’s...
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SBP again injects liquidity
KARACHI, Feb 26: The State Bank is struggling hard to keep the inter-bank money market reasonably liquid without making another cut in the treasury bills rates....
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NBP subsidiaries plan secondary debt market
KARACHI, Feb 26: National Discounting Services Ltd and Taurus Securities Ltd (TSL), both subsidiaries of the National Bank of Pakistan, have joined hands to develop a secondary debt market by offering...
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Strong support at dips restricts losses on KSE
KARACHI, Feb 26: After opening higher, stocks on Tuesday came in for active profit-selling at the inflated levels but the strength of PTCL and PSO limited the decline owing to strong...
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Export finance rate falls to 7.5pc
KARACHI, Feb 26: Exporters will get export finance from banks at 7.5 per cent in March instead of 8.5 per cent as the State Bank has made another one per cent...
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Rebuilding Pakistan private sector support sought
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Vice Chairman and the Finance Minister of Afghan interim government Hidayat Amin Arsala has asked the Pakistan’s private sector to greatly take part in the reconstruction effort by...
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Yarn, cloth prices slump
FAISALABAD, Feb 26: The cotton yarn market and main cloth markets of the city remained in the grip of serious financial crisis, and the rates of majority of varieties of yarn...
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Indian economy passing through difficult phase
NEW DELHI, Feb 26: Terror attacks in the United States and a blistering assault on the Indian parliament have taken their toll on the Indian economy which has suffered also on...
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Spinners awaiting fresh developments: Ginners’ SOS
KARACHI, Feb 26: Cotton market on Tuesday passed through another listless session as spinners again adhered to the sidelines awaiting fresh developments in the backdrop of ginners’ SOS....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Feb 26: Seven ships carrying general cargo including jute are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Wednesday, according to KPT sources....
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Leather garment units in crisis
SIALKOT, Feb 26: The leather garments industry of Sialkot was facing severe crisis as dozens of small-scale factories have been closed down due to increase in air and sea freights, reduction...
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Rating
LAHORE, Feb 26: Pakistan Credit Rating Agency has maintained the mutual fund rating of “AA(f)” (double A) for Unit Trust of Pakistan says an announcement here on Tuesday....
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Malaysian palm oil mixed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26: Malaysia’s crude palm oil futures ended mixed on Tuesday with players waiting for India’s federal budget due this week....
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Jobless rate
HONG KONG, Feb 26: More Hong Kong companies are expected to lay off staff this year, as the territory’s jobless rate jumped to a record 6.7 per cent in the January...
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Seminar
KARACHI, Feb 26: A seminar on “Fashion and Fabrics — Modern trends in textile design” will be held here on Wednesday, said an announcement....
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