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| November 12, 2002 | Tuesday | Ramazan 6, 1423 |
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Tariff relief granted on 400 items: Four Saarc states
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Pakistan has granted tariff concessions to four Saarc-member countries on more than 400 items under South Asia Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA) to boost trade with these countries, a... 
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Corporate profits take big leap
KARACHI, Nov 11: Thanks to lower interest rates, general increase in demand and rupee liquidity in the hands of consumers, overall profitability of the corporate sector took a big leap forward...
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Buyers refuse to accept kinoo in cartons
KARACHI, Nov 11: Foreign buyers have started sending a note of caution to Pakistani kinoo exporters for not accepting the commodity in cartons due to price factor....
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ADB okays $0.48m technical assistance
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a technical assistance (TA) grant worth $0.48 million to strengthen portfolio performance and monitoring capacity of the Planning and Development Division...
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Finished goods exports up: July-October
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Exports of finished products rose to approximately $3.19 billion during the four-month period July- October 2002, denoting an increase of 15.16 per cent over the corresponding period of...
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Downward journey continues on stock market
KARACHI, Nov 11: Stocks on Monday finished with an extended fall as investors were not inclined to make bigger commitments owing to the prevailing political mess and the failure of the...
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MCA to probe cartel in pharma industry
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The Monopoly Control Authority has decided to initiate investigation into alleged cartel and abuse of market power by the multinational pharmaceutical industry, particularly relating to vitamins sector, according...
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CPI rises by 3.71pc
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Consumer Price Index inflation during the first four months of current financial year soared by 3.71 per cent over the same period of previous year, according to the...
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PSO pre-bid meeting on 15th
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The representatives of the potential bidders, officials of the Privatization Commission, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources and Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO) are holding their first...
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Sri Lanka interested in Irri-6
KARACHI, Nov 11: Rice trade was weak on low export demand during the past week, but the market may pick up given Sri Lankan interest in Irri-6 variety, traders said on...
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Global oil refinery profits rise
LONDON, Nov 11: Global refinery margins were mostly stronger last week, as crude prices continued to fall, according to Reuters calculations....
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Cotton prices edge up on panic buying
KARACHI, Nov 11: Cotton market showed firm trend on Monday as pent-up mill demand turned into panic buying by the mid-session, pushing prices modestly higher from the previous close....
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Singapore, US likely to sign FTA
SINGAPORE, Nov 11: Singapore and the United States hope to conclude “substantively” a free trade agreement (FTA) this week, the city-state’s Trade Minister George Yeo said Monday....
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EU fails to enforce single market
BRUSSELS, Nov 11: European Union governments are failing to enforce the EU’s single market and are falling behind with translating the single market’s rules into national law, the European Commission said...
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Saudi Arabia cuts Dec oil allocations to Europe
LONDON, Nov 11: Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has cut its crude allocations to major European customers for December, surprising buyers who had expected steady supplies, traders said on...
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Nov 11: Seven ships including Mutiara carrying 14,500 tons of palm oil are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday....
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ICAP services
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has offered its services and help to the World Bank towards the implementation of the public sector accounting standards in...
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Corporate IT Forum convener
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Senior information technology manager, Pakistan Tobacco Company, Feroza Shera, has been designated as the convener of Corporate IT Forum....
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Dollar lower against yen
LONDON, Nov 11: Major currencies were rangebound on Monday in quiet trading owing to public holidays in the United States and many European countries....
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Palm oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11: Malaysian crude palm oil futures came off the boil at the close on Monday after players liquidated their positions on news that arch rival Indonesia may not...
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