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Provinces seek debt relief, write-off: Meeting tomorrow
KARACHI, March 26: Finance ministers of all the four provinces are meeting in Islamabad on Thursday to make a joint plea for relief in debt servicing and a cut in the... 
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Paper prices go up in local market: Supply to Afghanistan
KARACHI, March 26: Prices of locally produced paper and paper board have gone up by Rs1,000-3,000 per ton as a result of shortage of commodity in the wake of rising shipments...
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Policy framework for mutual funds
KARACHI, March 26: The SECP is developing a policy framework to improve the performance and market share of Mutual Funds and enhance return to the investors, official sources here said....
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Corporate demand for PIBs declines
KARACHI, March 26: The demand for the three-year and five-year Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) has started tapering off and bankers expect that the auction of these bonds may not attract too...
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Index slides as stocks undergo technical correction
KARACHI, March 26: Shares on the Karachi stock market underwent technical correction on Tuesday, which saw KSE-100 index slide by 28.37 points or 1.5 per cent to close at 1865.63 points....
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CBR proposes new rules
ISLAMABAD, March 26: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has proposed new rules for maintaining proper books of account, documents and records of income derived from businesses or profession by all...
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Pakistani exports to S. Arabia up by 22pc
RIYADH, March 26: During the first seven months of the current financial year until January 2002, Pakistani exports to Saudi Arabia have registered a growth of 22 per cent, statistics reveal...
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Govt may slash 5pc duty on LPG import
ISLAMABAD, March 26: The government is likely to slash import duty on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from 10 per cent to 5 per cent in the financial year 2002-03....
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Double ST refund: CBR move criticized
KARACHI, March 26: Hosiery and knitwear exporters have urged the government to take notice of the harassment of exporters by the CBR that has opened up five years old cases regarding...
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Production of industrial items declines
ISLAMABAD, March 26: The production of automobile and industrial items drastically reduced during first half of the current fiscal, though overall large scale manufacturing posted around 3.7 per cent growth compared...
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Prices steady on cotton market
KARACHI, March 26: Amid slow trading raw cotton prices remained steady in the local market when trading resumed on Tuesday after a long closure on account of Pakistan Day and Ashura....
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TCP urged to buy surplus sugar
KARACHI, March 26: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has urged the TCP to purchase 0.2 to 0.3 million tons sugar out of the expected surplus of 0.621 million tons....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, March 26: Six ships carrying crude oil molasses, and containers are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Wednesday, according to KPT sources....
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Palm oil prices
KARACHI, March 26: The local palm oil market was dull during the past week owing to thin demand, and weakening international edible oil prices will keep buyers sidelined in the coming...
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Malaysian palm oil prices rebound
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26: Malaysian palm oil futures returned to positive territory on Tuesday due to a technical rebound and ideas about tight soybean supplies in China, traders said....
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Wheat export to Egypt being streamlined
KARACHI, March 26: An official delegation would leave for Cairo soon to hold talks with the Egyptian official for the removal of quarantine conditions on wheat import from Pakistan, official sources...
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