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Jamali announces incentives for KEPZ
 KARACHI, May 22: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Thursday announced certain incentives for the Karachi Export Processing Zone and assured consistency in policies for attracting foreign investment....
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5.3pc growth target likely for 2003-04
KARACHI, May 22: The government is tentatively targeting an economic growth rate of 5.3 per cent during 2003-04 based on expectations that manufacturing sector would grow by 7.8 per cent and...
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Qatar prince calls on Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Nasser bin Jasim Al-Thani, a prince of the ruling family of Qatar, a prominent businessman with an array of investment projects in Egypt, Syria,...
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Trade team to visit India on June 27
NEW DELHI, May 22: A Pakistani trade delegation is expected to arrive here on a two-day visit from June 27-28, Press Trust of India said on Thursday....
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Turkish PM may lead trade team to Pakistan
KARACHI, May 22: The Turkish prime minister is expected to visit Pakistan in middle of June as the head of around 100 government as well as private sector businessmen....
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Low deposit return may take toll on insurance
KARACHI, May 22: Insurance companies may have to charge higher premiums if the interest rates do not stabilize and they continue to get lower return on their short-term bank deposits....
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NWFP misses abiana target
PESHAWAR, May 22: The NWFP government recorded massive shortfall in the recovery of abiana during the first nine months of the current financial year, according to sources....
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Doha round at serious risk: WB
BANGALORE, May 22: The success of global trade liberalisation talks is at “serious” risk unless rich countries dismantle trade barriers and grant market access to developing nations, a World Bank official...
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Oil prices fall
LONDON, May 22: Oil prices fell on Thursday as the lifting of UN sanctions on Iraq paved the way for a resumption of the country’s crude exports, though analysts warned Iraqi...
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KSE index touches new peak
KARACHI, May 22: Stocks on Thursday posted fresh widespread gains as investors continued to build-up long positions on all the counters ignoring perceptions of a negative political fallout of the current...
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Irritants in tax system
ISLAMABAD, May 22: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has detected various kinds of irritants in tax administration causing genuine discontent among the taxpayers....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, May 22: Four ships carrying chemicals, general cargo and containers are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Friday, according to KPT sources....
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France, Iran sign investment agreement
PARIS, May 22: French minister for external trade Francois Loos has been to Iran as part of a wide-ranging two-week long trip to the region, and this at the head of...
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Cotton market lacks lustre
KARACHI, May 22: Cotton market on Thursday passed through a relatively dull session as ginners raised their asking prices after the mills and spinners resumed their local buying....
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