en-pk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-06 Pakistan Business

Accords signed with ADB for upgrading two barrages
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank and Pakistan signed two $150 million loan agreements on Friday to rehabilitate and upgrade Trimmu and Panjnad barrages by 2020. The rehabilitation of the century-old barrages in Punjab is expected to improve ...

Assistance: ADB commits $150m for rehabilitating barrages   The Express Tribune
ADB provides $150m to upgrade Trimmu Punjnad barrages   Pakistan Today
ADB to give Pakistan $15 crores to mend Panjnad Barrages   dunyanews.tv (press release) (blog)

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KCCI holds Belgian catalogues moot to promote trade
The Nation
KARACHI : The KCCI has organised Belgian Companies' Catalogues Exhibition in collaboration with the Economic & Commercial Representation Embassy of Belgium in its efforts to promote bilateral trade between business communities of Pakistan and ...

Bilateral ties: Belgium calls Pakistan good market for investors   The Express Tribune
Immense opportunities exist for investors in Pakistan: Peter Claes   Pakistan Observer
Belgian envoy for students' exchange programme   Business Recorder

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Web-based skilled labour market info system ready
The Nation
Lahore - The TEVTA Punjab has developed world's sixth and Pakistan's first online Skilled Labor Market Information System (SLMIS) which will be functional from January 2015. At present, UK, Korea, Malaysia, Philippine and Sri Lanka are using labor market ...

Pakistan's first SLMIS ready for launch   Pakistan Observer

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Asian markets mostly higher at end of strong week
Daily Times
SINGAPORE: Asian markets mostly rose Friday, with the dollar again breaking 120 yen while the euro held onto gains after the European Central Bank shied away from fresh stimulus measures. Traders overcame early profit-taking, triggered by losses on ...

Europe Stock ETFs Rally on ECB Hopes; Jobs Report Augurs Fed Rate Hike   Barron's (blog)
Missed expectations   euronews
European shares fall as ECB sticks to QE decision   Business Recorder
West Hawaii Today
Times of Oman
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Punjab sugar mills threaten to stop crushing expensive cane
The Nation
Though the Sindh government has resolved the sugarcane support price issue after a number of meetings with growers bodies and millers association, creating a consensus among them to rationalize the rate of cane at Rs.155 per 40kg keeping in view ...

Farmers threaten massive protest over cane price cut by mills   DAWN.com
Cut in prices of sugarcane by Sindh government unjustified: Bosan   Business Recorder
Sugarcane: Bosan calls price cut arbitrary   The Express Tribune
Pakistan Observer
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Competition regime sends positive signals to investors
The Nation
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) organised a seminar to celebrate the World Competition Day, which was attended in large number by the government officials, regulatory organisations and representatives of business community, trade ...

Dar eyes economy expanding at 7pc by FY18   DAWN.com
Dar lauds CCP's role in creating competitive environment   Daily Times
Dar gets WB felicitation on Sukuk launch   Pakistan Observer
Business Recorder
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Domestic consumers to sell power to Discos
The News International
ISLAMABAD: In a unique development, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed domestic consumers to generate power through the solar panel system and sell it to the power distribution companies (Discos). Under the decision ...

Nepra all set to cut tariff for K-Electric consumers   The Nation
Relief for Karachiites: K-Electric applies for 74 paisa/unit cut in power tariff   News Tribe

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