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Asian economies set for high growth
WASHINGTON, April 9: Asian economies are on course for rapid growth this year but they face multiple threats even besides the Iraq war, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.... 
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Housing industry to get major thrust: Five main elements of budget
ISLAMABAD, April 9: An increase in the salaries of government employees, new job creation, enhancing development spending, reducing corporate tax and offering new incentives to the housing and construction industry are...
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Manufactured textiles export up by 21.57pc
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The exports of manufactured textiles surged by 21.57 per cent during the period July-March 2002-03 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal....
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Manufacturers to reduce fertilizer price: Cabinet body okays proposal
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The Cabinet Committee on Fertilizer on Wednesday approved a proposal submitted by the manufacturers to reduce prices by Rs20 per bag, official sources told Dawn....
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Turnover tax on some foreign firms may go
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The government is considering to remove 0.5 per cent turnover tax on some foreign companies to help expand their investment in Pakistan....
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Reckitt Benckiser: : CORPORATE PROFILE
KARACHI, April 9: The company has been in operation in Pakistan for well over half a century. But up until the year 2000, the Reckitt Benckiser was the Reckitt & Colman...
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SECP okays issuance of TFCs by modarabas
KARACHI, April 9: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the concept of issuance of Musharika-based Term Finance Certificates (TFCs) by the modarabas....
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Loan for flour mills
LAHORE, April 9: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed commercial banks to provide loans for the establishment of new flour mills....
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IGATEX 2003 inaugurated
KARACHI, April 9: Chairman Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Tariq Ikram said on Wednesday that the problems facing exporters under DTRE scheme have been resolved and the necessary amendments to this regard...
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Stock market mixed amid active trading session
KARACHI, April 9: Stocks on Wednesday showed a mixed trend as investors played on both sides of the fence indulging in alternate bouts of buying and selling amid an actively traded...
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Prices remain steady on cotton market
KARACHI, April 9: Cotton prices on Wednesday remained stable at the overnight levels but spinners again withdrew to the sidelines after having made hectic covering purchases a day earlier....
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Govt forms body for enhancing trade: Saarc states
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The federal government has constituted an inter-ministerial task force to work out modalities and measures for increasing trade with Saarc countries....
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Exploration of Turkish markets urged
KARACHI, April 9: Turkish Ambassador Hasan Kemal Gur has urged Pakistan to send trade missions to Turkey to find out the prospects of trade as his country could prove a big...
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, April 9: Two ships carrying containers are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Wednesday, according to KPT sources....
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Exporters hopeful of meeting target
KARACHI, April 9: Pakistan has suffered a slight drop in export orders due to the Iraq war and a new war risk surcharge on shipping has squeezed margins, but traders and...
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Romania for increasing bilateral trade
KARACHI, April 9: Economic Counsellor of Romania Cezar Paun has said that a high-powered economic mission comprising Rumanian industrialists and businessmen is coming to Pakistan in a couple of months....
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