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Import of ships exempted from duty
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The federal government has exempted the import of ships and all the floating crafts from the customs duty till the year 2020.... 
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Export finance up by 0.5 per cent
KARACHI, April 1: Exporters will get export finance from banks at 8 per cent during this month instead of 7.5 per cent....
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25 more securities to join NCSS
KARACHI, April 1: Twenty-five more securities would join the National Clearing & Settlement System (NCSS), raising the number of securities eligible to be settled through the NCSS to 32, a statement...
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EPB seeks $50m for guarantees: Afghan reconstruction
KARACHI, April 1: The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is seeking $50 million fund from the government ...
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CPI with new base year unveiled
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The government on Monday unveiled a new Consumer Price Index (CPI), which not only has a changed base year (2000-01) but also enlarged the area of coverage in...
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Bidding for UBL, ICP funds this month
LAHORE, April 1: The Privatization Commission (PC) plans to hold the bidding for the sale of United Bank Ltd, 12 funds of Investment Corporation of Pakistan and nine oil fields during...
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SPI records increase
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on March 28, has registered an increase of 0.45 per cent over previous week....
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EAB to discuss irritants
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The 10th meeting of Economic Advisory Board (EAB) will be held in the last week of this month to extensively discuss the removal of irritants specially those blocking...
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PKIC earns Rs984m profit
KARACHI, April 1: Pak-Kuwait Investment Company (PKIC) earned Rs984 million operating profit in the year ended 2001, says a company press release....
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EU checking seafood export from Pakistan: Contaminated shrimps
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The European Union has imposed 100 per cent checks on import of frozen fish products from Pakistan following detection of a contaminated consignment of shrimps at Rotterdam recently,...
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KSE-100 share index loses 21.27 points
KARACHI, April 1: After initial run-up, stocks on Monday ran into snap selling as leading institutional traders liquidated in part their long positions in some of the pivotals. The index was...
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SECP launches deregistration scheme for cos
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched a “Companies Easy Exit Scheme” (CEES) for those dormant companies that are desirous to get their names struck...
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Media buying houses
KARACHI, April 1: Pakistan Advertisers Society will help set rules of the game for Media Buying Houses by playing the role of a catalyst....
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Cotton market lacks lustre
KARACHI, April 1: Trading on the cotton market on Monday resumed on an insipid note as spinners were not inclined to make bigger commitments apparently in a bid to maintain a...
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, April 1: Four ships carrying general cargo, containers and chemicals are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday, according to KPT sources....
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BoK posts Rs163m profit
PESHAWAR, April 1: The provincial public sector Bank of Khyber (BoK) recorded Rs163 million pre-tax profit for the period ended December 31, 2001....
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Aptma denies PCGA claim
KARACHI, April 1: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) chairman Nadeem Maqbool has contradicted the claim of Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association that a large stock of pressed cotton was lying unsold...
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Malaysian palm oil prices steady
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1: Malaysia’s palm oil futures were steady on Monday with players waiting for more clues from China over its import quotas and due to anticipation of fresh purchases...
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