en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-02-28 Pakistan Business

Revenue collection up 27pc in Feb
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Revenue collection rose by 27 per cent year-on-year to Rs181.906 billion in February, backed up by regulatory duties on several hundred items and hike in sales tax on petroleum products. The figure was Rs143.224bn in the same month of last ...

Lahore: FBR seeks tax, refunds record of active taxpayers   Customs Today Newspaper
Old habits die hard: Tax collection falls short despite govt measures   The Express Tribune
FBR's web portal: Active Taxpayers' List be made available by February 21   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The News International
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1st LD Writethru: Oil prices rebound following heavy sell-off
GlobalPost
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices rebounded Friday as traders bought the dip after previous day's sharp decline. Worries about global supply glut dragged oil prices down Thursday as traders believed the oversupply situation could not change ...

Oil, sometimes up and sometimes down, ends the week with a gain   Houston Chronicle
Crude Oil Puts End To Monthly Losing Streak   Investor's Business Daily
Brent rises above $61, set for first monthly gain since June   Grand Forks Herald
Marcellus.com
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OGRA's summary rejected; POL prices to remain unchanged
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar said on Friday that despite an increase in the prices of petroleum products in the international market, the government has decided not to increase the prices proposed by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority ...

Petroleum prices to stay unchanged: Dar   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
POL prices to remain unchanged in March   Pakistan Today
Government unwilling to increase fuel prices for March   The Nation
International News Network
PakistanHerald
Dispatch News Desk
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Tajikistan to help Pakistan to overcome energy crisis: envoy
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Tajikistan Sher Ali Jononov said his country was preparing to export sizeable quantity of electricity to Pakistan to lessen intensity of energy crisis, which has compromised economic growth. He said his country wanted to enhance ...

KASA 1000 project, Ambassador of Tajikistan assures cooperation to overcome ...   Customs Today Newspaper
Tajikistan to help Pakistan overcome energy crisis through KASA 1000 project   The News International
Pakistan's economic indicators improving   International News Network

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KSE drops 131 points on falling banking spreads
The Nation
Karachi bourse on Friday closed in negative after late selling in index heavy weight MCB bank. The benchmark KSE-100 Index shed 130.61 points to close 33632.19 points level. Continued profit-taking was seen in cement stocks as investors expectation ...

KSE-100 keeps up bearish trend   Pakistan Observer
Stocks suffer 131-point fall   DAWN.com
Market watch: Week ends but no respite for index   The Express Tribune
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
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Over 100 US firms to attend 'Business Opportunity' conference
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Around 100 US companies engaged in energy, textiles, agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure, IT, etc are going to attend the 'Pak-US Business Opportunity' conference being held on March 10-11 in Islamabad, US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard ...

Assurance: Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline not abandoned, says Dastgir   The Express Tribune
Pak-US business opportunity conference to be held on March 10   Pakistan Today
Government working to remove non-tariff barriers to trade with India: Dastgir   The Nation
Customs Today Newspaper
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Long way to go
Customs Today Newspaper
Pakistan is a promise land for the people who mean business. There are great opportunities of investment in trade and industry, including tourism, education, and health sectors – and many many other fields. Pakistan is a land of opportunities for those who ...

Armed militias   Daily Times
Pakistan's batteries will charge up in three years: PM   Pakistan Today
Upto $7 mln fruits, vegetable exports orders expected from Expo   Aaj News
The Sen Live
PakTribune.com
The Nation
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Foreigners sign MoUs for buying Pak products at Expo 2015
The Nation
Foreign delegates participating in the Expo Pakistan 2015 have shown interest in the Pakistani products and number of MoUs signed here on Friday. The signing ceremony was attended by SM Muneer, Chief Executive and Ms. Rabiya Javeri Agha, Secretary ...

Foreign companies sign MoUs   DAWN.com

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Forex firms paid-up capital
DAWN.com
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday informed that the exchange companies do not require its approval before raising authorised and paid-up capital. The decision has been taken to encourage exchange companies to increase their capital, ...

Foreign exchange reserves slumps to $15.943b   Pakistan Today
Week-on-week: Forex reserves fall $119m   The Express Tribune
Pak reserves decrease from $16.036b to $15.943b; SBP's by $119million to ...   Customs Today Newspaper

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More loans for the power sector
Pakistan Today
The Pak-Kuwait Additional Loan Agreement of US$ 32 million for Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project was signed Thursday. EAD Secretary Saleem Sethi and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFED) Deputy DG Hamad Al-Omar signed the ...

Pak-Kuwait economic cooperation, Kuwait to provide $32m more after $42m for ...   Customs Today Newspaper
Kuwait to provide $32m more for Neelum-Jhelum project   The News International
Pakistan gets add'l $32m from Kuwait for Neelum Jhelum project   The Nation
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The Sen Live
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