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Action plan under way to speed up process: Passing on economic gains
KARACHI, Oct 1: A team of several federal ministers, ministers of state and government advisers, governor of State Bank with the help of a few representatives of the private sector are preparing an Action Plan ... 
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PRGMEA plans campaign: GSP extension
KARACHI, Oct 1: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has decided to launch a vigorous diplomatic campaign to persuade European Union member states to extend the Generalized System of Preferences ...
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Pakistan made Asia Pacific Group coordinator
KARACHI, Oct 1: Pakistan has been nominated as coordinator in the newly formed Asia Pacific Group (APG) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). ...
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Prices climbing ahead of Ramazan
KARACHI, Oct 1: As Ramazan only 15 days away, prices of some of the commodities have started climbing up. Against the rise in price of gram pulse, arhar, sugar, red chillies, tomatoes ...
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IT returns up by 38pc
ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Thirty-eight per cent more income tax returns were received by the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) by September 30 this year than received by the same date last year, a CBR spokesman said in Islamabad on Friday. ...
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TCP procures 35,500 bales of cotton
KARACHI, Oct 1: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan on Friday entered into procurement contracts for 28,600 bales of cotton from ginneries, making a total procurement of 35,500 bales since Monday. ...
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Pakistan needs FDI, market access: Ishrat
WASHINGTON, Oct 1: Pakistan needs market access for its exports, lowering of barriers against trade, flows of foreign direct investment, transfer of technology, easy movement of labour and active collaboration in scientific education, research and development. ...
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CDC profits increased by 217pc
KARACHI, Oct 1: The Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC) has experienced exceptional growth in the financial year 2003-2004 as the company declared Rs231.4 million profit after-tax as against Rs72.9 million last year, an increase of 217pc. ...
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Technical centre working reviewed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Jahangir Khan Tareen on Thursday directed the Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PTIAC) to gear up their efforts ...
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Rs111.5bn collected in first quarter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: The tax authorities have claimed to have collected Rs111.5 billion during the first quarter (July- September) period of the current fiscal year against Rs94.1 billion collected during the same period last year, showing an increase of 18.5 per cent. ...
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Cotton market resists fresh decline
KARACHI, Oct 1: Cotton market on Friday passed through a relatively dull session as ginners and spinners remained locked in a price war but unlike the previous session the former held on to their positions rather than selling in panic. ...
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Bomb blast fails to restrict buying on stock market
KARACHI, Oct 1: Stocks finished the weekend session on a steady note as Sailkot bomb blast in a mosque did not deter investors, as after a brief interruption they resumed their covering operations in most of the pivotals ...
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