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Asian Bank to submit feasibility next month: Turkmenistan gas pipeline ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has completed the techno-economic feasibility study of the $3 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline, and would submit it to the tri-nation steering committee meeting ...		SBP to raise interest rates further: Monetary policy released KARACHI, Jan 19: The State Bank says that four things may continue to fuel inflation in the second half of this fiscal year adding that inflation may reach near 7 per cent at the year-end in June. ...
Rs77.75bn T-bills sold KARACHI, Jan 19: The State Bank on Wednesday sold Rs76.45 billion three-month treasury bills and Rs1.3 billion one-year bills at the cut-off yields of 4.33 per cent and 4.99 per cent respectively. ...		Database on bank frauds under way KARACHI, Jan 19: The State Bank, with an objective to developing a database on bank frauds, forgeries and dacoities, has instructed all banks and development finance institutions or DFIs to send to it an initial report ...
Industrial power tariff cut under study LAHORE, Jan 19: Federal industries and production minister Jehangir Khan Tareen says the government is seriously considering a proposal to reduce power tariffs for industries. ...		Pakistan gets support on GSP plus BRUSSELS, Jan 19: Luxembourg as current European Union president pledged on Wednesday to back Pakistan's demands for duty-free access to EU markets, following talks between the country's immigration minister Nicolas Schmit ...
Shell Pakistan profit up by 61pc KARACHI, Jan 19: On Wednesday, Shell Pakistan Limited announced financial results for six months ended December 31, 2004, which was the first by a major company this reporting season. ...		China keen on introducing Pakistani rice KARACHI, Jan 19: Consul General of People's Republic of China Sun Chunye has advised rice exporters to organize exhibitions and other promotional activities for the introduction of Pakistani rice in China. ...
Imports value under ATTA up by 105pc ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The value of goods imported under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA) has registered a growth of 105.5 per cent during the first half of the current fiscal year over the corresponding period of last year. ...		Corporate governance issues discussed ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: A round table meeting of listed, public sector companies was held here at the head office of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday. ...
Holiday mood on cotton market KARACHI, Jan 19: Physical activity on the cotton market on Wednesday was light as spinners and mills kept to the sidelines most of the time owing to delivery problems. ...		Index gains 143 points on heavy buying in PTCL, OGDC KARACHI, Jan 19: The KSE 100-share index finished the pre-eid holiday session at its career-best level of 6,746 points on heavy selective buying followed by official statement that the situation in Sui area ...