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September 8, 2002 Sunday Jamadi-us-Saani29,1423 CBR circular creates confusion: Books of account KARACHI, Sept 7: The Central Board of Revenue has created confusion over the requirement of maintaining minimum books of account by all category of taxpayers.... CBR, druggists meeting tomorrow KARACHI, Sept 7: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has now called the representatives of chemists and druggists meeting in Islamabad on Monday to resolve the GST refund case on imported... Rs696.431m offered for Thatta Cement ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: The Privatization Commission received on Saturday a highest offer of Rs696.431 million at the rate of Rs9.70 per share for the sale of 90 per cent shares of... China to enhance trade in textile sector ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: After the visit of Chinese Prime Minister to Pakistan last year the economic interaction between the two countries and businessmen has increased manifold.... Badla rates come down to 11.1pc KARACHI, Sept 7: Badla or carryover trade (COT) rates at Karachi Stock Exchange weakened slightly to 11.1 per cent at the weekend, from 11.9 per cent the previous on Friday, but... Industrial output LAHORE, Sept 7: Government, financial institutions and industry must join hands to increase industrial and agricultural production in the country.... PPAF disburses Rs1.023bn ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) with the financial support of the World Bank is providing grant and credit of $90m for the betterment of masses.... Junejo for increasing per acre rice yield LAHORE, Sept 7: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Khair Muhammad Junejo has emphasized the need to adopt modern techniques to ensure increase in the per acre yield of paddy... Oil, gas deal ALGIERS, Sept 7: Algeria will export 30,000 barrels per day of its crude oil to fellow Opec-member Indonesia, whose own production is declining, the APS Algerian news agency said on Saturday.... Investment in Afghanistan risky LAHORE, Sept 7: Not many opportunities of investment or trade exist in the war-torn neighbouring country of Afghanistan.... Investments in Arab dip since 9/11 MANAMA, Sept 7: The Arab Monetary Fund said Saturday investments in the Arab world had dipped since the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.... SPI moves up by 0.12 per cent ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the poorest households with monthly incomes up to Rs3,000 surged further by 0.12 per cent during the week ending September 5, as compared... WB for socially sustainable development KARACHI, Sept 7: Despite global commitment, sustainable development remains very much a vision and the actual content of the term coined more than a decade ago, is still questioned and debated.... Drop in US jobless rate calms economy fears WASHINGTON, Sept 7: A surprising drop in the US unemployment rate to a five-month low and a moderate gain in payrolls combined to ease fears that the economy could slip back... Microsoft warns of critical flaw in its software SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 7: Microsoft Friday continued issuing patches for a “critical” flaw found in a basic software security safeguard affecting most of its popular titles, including most versions of Windows.... NY cotton futures easier NEW YORK, Sept 7: NY cotton futures ended with fractional losses on Friday on modest speculative pressure, with the weekly USDA export sales data adding to the depressed sentiment in the... China tightens tax breaks SHANGHAI, Sept 7: The watchdog China Securities Regulatory Commission will require listing companies to disclose any subsidies or tax breaks they receive so that their financial statements accurately reflect their profits,... EU finance ministers stand by stability pact, weak growth COPENHAGEN, Sept 7: Euro zone finance ministers insisted on Friday they would not water down budget rules, but did not address the deficit headaches some would face as they cut growth... Privatization of Indian oil firms postponed NEW DELHI, Sept 7: The privatization of assets of two Indian state-run oil firms was put off for three months on Saturday because of a row within the government, the Press... Economic experts expect period of global gloom PANGKOR, Sept 7: Governments will be powerless to stop a decline in global economic growth in coming decades as populations age, an international conference of business leaders heard on Saturday....

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