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| November 29, 2003 | Saturday | Shawwal 4, 1424 |
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Millers see wheat shortage in Sindh
KARACHI, Nov 28: Flour millers predict acute wheat shortages in Sindh by January next but Sindh’s Food and Agriculture Minister Arif Jatoi is confident of maintaining a steady wheat supply from... 
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Five Eid holidays hit export trade: 90pc units remain closed
KARACHI, Nov 28: Over 90 per cent of the city’s industries remained shut on Friday because of the five-day Eid holidays including Sunday, thus resulting in massive production losses, delay in...
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Kathmando round may finalize SAFTA treaty
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The sixth round of talks on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) that begins in Kathmandu on Sunday promises to conclude with the finalization of SAFTA framework treaty...
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Gold prices move up
LONDON, Nov 28: US holidays sapped liquidity from the gold market on Friday, but a surging euro, which strode to fresh life highs against the dollar, took the precious metal to...
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EU softens stand on ‘Singapore issues’
BRUSSELS, Nov 28: The European Union is ready to restart stalled talks on a new global trade package following the World Trade Organization’s disastrous meeting at Cancun in the middle of...
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Controversial eurozone deal and stability pact
BRUSSELS, Nov 28: Europe’s single currency will almost certainly survive this week’s controversial eurozone deal allowing France and Germany to escape budget sanctions. But by riding roughshod over European Union rules,...
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EU halts Subsidies for sugar exports
BRUSSELS, Nov 28: The European Union has suspended its regular subsidy awards for sugar exports to the 10 mostly ex-communist countries that are due to become full EU members from next...
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EU, India to double trade
NEW DELHI, Nov 28: India and the EU pledged on Friday to nearly double bilateral trade from the current 27 billion euros ($32.2bn) to 50 billion euros by 2008 by knocking...
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Russian oil firms merger plan hits snags
MOSCOW, Nov 28: Russian oil firm Sibneft denied on Friday that it had unilaterally pulled out of a merger with its bigger rival Yukos, insisting that major shareholders in both companies...
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Opec set to leave oil Output unchanged
LONDON, Nov 28: Opec is expected to leave output unchanged at a meeting next Thursday and schedule another conference in January or February, the Middle East Economic Survey reported on Friday....
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Euro hits new high against dollar
LONDON, Nov 28: The euro charged into uncharted territory above $1.2 on Friday to reach a new record high as concerns about the large US current account deficit returned to haunt...
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EC asked to review deficit strategy
BERLIN, Nov 28: German Finance Minister Hans Eichel on Friday called on the European Commission to rethink its strategy on deficits, after a row over the suspension of eurozone deficit rules...
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Eurozone business warms up in November
BRUSSELS, Nov 28: The economic and business climate in the eurozone and the European Union as a whole warmed in November, pointing to an economic recovery in the fourth quarter, the...
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WTO talks
NEW DELHI, Nov 28: The G20 group of industrialized nations will try to find ways to revive stalled World Trade Organization (WTO) talks at a meeting next month with the European...
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Palm oil trading to remain dull next week
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28: Crude palm oil (CPO) trading on Malaysia’s derivatives exchange is expected to remain lacklustre due to a lack of leads after a holiday-shortened week, dealers said on...
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India’s tea exports to Pakistan rise 11pc
CALCUTTA, Nov 28: India’s tea exports to Pakistan in the first 10 months of 2003 increased to 4.11 million kg, up 11 per cent against the corresponding period last year, industry...
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