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| December 6, 2003 | Saturday | Shawwal 11, 1424 |
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Pakistan seeks duty on ATT imports
KARACHI, Dec 5: Islamabad wants Kabul to levy tariffs on import of goods that are transported through Pakistan’s transit facilities so that these goods are rendered financially unviable for being smuggled... 
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NSS rates set to fall by 0.5-1pc in January
KARACHI, Dec 5: The rate of return on 10-year defence saving certificates is set to fall at least half a percentage point next month as the State Bank keeps the yield...
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State Bank sells Rs13.7bn PIBs
KARACHI, Dec 5: The State Bank on Friday sold Rs13.675 billion Pakistan Investment Bonds as the third instalment of a Rs50 billion jumbo issue. Total realized value of the sold bonds...
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Fate of Turkmen gas pipeline to be decided by 9th
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: A crucial meeting of the tri-nation ministerial steering committee on Turkmenistan-Afghanistan- Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline will be held here on December 8-9 that would conclude whether or not...
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EC withdraws duty relief on super Basmati
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The European Commission has withdrawn the customs duty concession on the import of Pakistani super Basmati, which is expected to result in reducing significantly the share of Pakistani...
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Support at dips averts larger fall on stock market
KARACHI, Dec 5: Stocks on Friday remained under pressure as jobbers and weakholders indulged in weekend profit-selling but larger fall was averted thanks to active support at the dips. The KSE...
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Drawback rates revised
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The Central Board of Revenue has revised downward rates of duty drawback on export of talcum powder....
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Iraq trade insurance
ROME, Dec 5: Italy and 15 other countries signed agreements with Baghdad’s interim government in Rome on Friday under which exporters to Iraq will be covered by trade insurance, Italy’s economy...
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Small power producers allowed to charge Rs4 per unit
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday determined a tariff of Rs4 per unit for the sale of electricity to industrial and commercial units by the...
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Exports up by 11.5pc
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: Pakistan’s exports registered a growth of 11.5 per cent during the July-November period of the current financial year over the same period of last year....
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CBR postings
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The Central Board of Revenue has transferred and posted seven senior officials of customs and excise group....
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Cotton market stays active
KARACHI, Dec 5: Physical activity on the cotton market on Friday further picked up as spinners continued to indulge in big-lot business apparently in an effort to grab the floating stock...
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LMM scheme incentives to cover foreign cos
KARACHI, Dec 5: Textile commissioner Sheikh Idrees Ahmed has said the government has decided to offer LMM scheme incentives to foreign manufacturers willing to produce textile machinery under a joint venture...
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Dec 5: Five ships carrying soyabean oil, general cargo, chemicals and containers are expected to arrive on Saturday, according to KPT sources....
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Exporters demand early ST refund
SIALKOT, Dec 5: The Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers and Exporters Association has expressed concern over the slow processing of sales tax refund cases, although all the required formalities are fulfilled....
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Dollar rebounds
LONDON, Dec 5: The dollar recovered some lost ground against the euro on Friday as dealers waited with bated breath for monthly US employment data to see whether a nascent labour...
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