2015年4月17日 星期五

2015-04-18 Pakistan Business


The Nation
   
Govt remains starved of funds   
The Nation
Lahore - Federal government now remains starved of funds, as from its 40 per cent share against 60 per cent share of provinces, it has to pay huge amount for debt servicing, defense and subsidies, besides covering the losses of public sector companies.
Provinces fail to exploit revenue generation potential: Ishrat   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Daily Times
   
Dar projects robust economic growth   
DAWN.com
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the government hopes to achieve 5 per cent GDP growth this year. “We had inherited a highly fragile and broken economy… many pundits had bet the country would go into default latest by June 2014, ...

Foreign reserves cross $17 bn mark: Dar   The News International
Govt to resolve all issues of investors: Dar   The Nation
Government to ban grant of tax exemptions, says Dar   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Associated Press of Pakistan   
Daily Times   
Radio Pakistan (press release)   
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Daily Times
   
The significance of Xi's visit   
Pakistan Today
President Xi's visit has importance for Pakistan and the region at large. It comes at a time when the US has withdrawn the bulk of its troops from Afghanistan, heightening security concerns in the area. Many in Afghanistan and Pakistan think that China's ...

Ahsan hints at completion of CPEC projects in three years   Pakistan Observer
Pakistan, China to sign 69 accords of over $46 bn   The News International
China to invest $37 billion in energy projects   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Daily Times   
Aaj News   
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Daily Times
   
Bull run continues; index adds another 498 points   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Bulls went completely berserk at the stock market on Friday tossing the KSE-100 index up by 498.29 points, or 1.52pc, to six-week high at 33,234.73 points. The major trigger that threw market into massive activity was the euphoria created by the ...

KSE sees massive buying ahead of Chinese President's visit   The Nation
KSE-100 impressive gain of 535.77 points   Pakistan Observer
Rebounding int'l oil prices pull KSE-100 index up by 499 points   Daily Times
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
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PARC approves 11 high-yield rice varieties   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) on Friday approved 11 new high-yield rice varieties for cultivation in various ecologies. The varieties approved by the Variety Evaluation Committee include seven hybrid and four ...

Govt plans to prepare food security policy   The Nation
PARC introduces 11 new high-yielding rice varieties   Pakistan Observer

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The Express Tribune
   
C/A deficit narrows down to $1.456bn   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Pakistan current account (C/A) deficit continued to narrow in third straight month with inflows of foreign exchange and drop in import bill as it stood at $1.456 billion in period of July to March 2015 fiscal. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) statistics said ...

July-March CA deficit down 46 percent   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Current account deficit shrinks, clocks in at $1.4 billion   The Express Tribune
Forex reserves rise to $16.818bln   The News International

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The Nation
   
Loan agreement with ADB signed   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Pakistan signed on Friday a $42.9 million loan agreement for upgrading water management and irrigation systems in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The loan is expected ...

ADB to provide $43m for water resources project in Fata   The Nation
EAD, ADB sign $43m agreement for FATA Water Resource Development Project   Pakistan Observer
ADB provides $42.9 million for irrigation system in Fata   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The Express Tribune   
GlobalPost (blog)   
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Weekly inflation eases   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation for combined income group, measured through the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), witnessed a decline of 0.24 per cent for the week ended April 16 as compared to the previous week, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data showed ...

Weekly inflation down by 0.39pc   The Nation
Weekly inflation decreases by 0.39pc   Pakistan Observer

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The Express Tribune
   
PSO probing import of Rs2.3 billion substandard furnace oil   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan State Oil has started an inquiry into the import of 65,000 tons of Low Sulfur Furnace Oil (LSFO) worth $23 million (Rs2.3 billion) that was not fit for power generation. This has also a spillover impact of Rs1.5 billion. The vessel ...

PSO detects fraud in oil import   The Express Tribune

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The Express Tribune
   
Workshop: Business managers trained in water conservation   
The Express Tribune
SCCI vice president Malik Naseer stressed that there should be no need to encourage enterprises to conserve water. PHOTO: FILE. LAHORE: Managers from 27 businesses were on Friday briefed on water conservation strategies at a training workshop at the ...

Workshop imparts efficient water-use training   Daily Times

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