2015年6月20日 星期六

2015-06-21 Pakistan Business


The Express Tribune
   
Accord signed with US firm for 55 diesel-electric locos   
DAWN.com
LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways is planning to run a record number of special trains this Eid while no proposal is under consideration to increase rail fares without values addition, says Minister for Railways Khwaja Saad Rafique. “Three more new trains of ...

PR agreement: Railways needs $12 billion for 'complete revamp'   The Express Tribune
PR inks accord with GE to procure 55 locos   The Nation
'1000 locomotives, $12 bn can transform PR into best service'   Geo News, Pakistan
DunyaNews Pakistan   
Radio Pakistan (press release)   
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The Nation
   
World Bank approves $188m loan for Guddu Barrage strengthening   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank approved on Friday a $188 million loan for consolidation of Guddu Barrage, the most strategic component of the Indus Basin irrigation system. International Development Association, the low-interest arm of World Bank, approved ...

WB approves $188 million for Guddu Barrage safety   The News International
World Bank approves $188m loan for Guddu barrage   The Express Tribune
WB approves $188 million for Guddu Barrage rehabilitation   SAMAA TV (press release) (blog)

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Daily Times
   
KSE loses 125 points over political unrest in past week   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Political turmoil and the 'Ramazan' affect kept the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) range-bound during the outgoing week as the benchmark KSE-100 index closed 0.4 percent lower compared to previous week. JS Research's analyst Raheel Ashraf ...

Weekly review: Range-bound KSE-100 ends week 124 points lower   The Express Tribune
BRIndex30 loses 183.28 points   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
KSE remains range-bound; down 148 points   The Nation
Pakistan Observer   
GlobalPost   
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Daily Times
   
US ambassador calls on Ishaq Dar   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Richard G Olson on Saturday called on Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar here and discussed issues of mutual interest. Ambassador Olson was accompanied by the US Embassy's Economic Counsellor Daniela Ballard, said a ...

Dar, Olson discuss schedule of meetings of working groups   The Nation
Playing host: Islamabad to welcome Pak-US Working Group   The Express Tribune
Maximum recommendations accommodated in budget: Dar   International News Network
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
DAWN.com   
DunyaNews Pakistan   
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Chinese consultancy hired for Punjab apparel park   
DAWN.com
LAHORE: The Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company's (PIEDMC) chairman on Friday approved the appointment of a Chinese firm as foreign consultant for technical evaluation of the Quaid-i-Azam Apparel Park (QAAP). Presiding ...

Pak hires Chinese consultancy for apparel park   Fibre2fashion.com
Chinese firm hired for tech evaluation of apparel park   The Nation

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Violent protests   
Daily Times
The predicament of harsh summer conditions coupled with unannounced load shedding has made life a living hell in Pakistan. The citizens are the ultimate sufferers of this mismanagement on the part of the government. These continuous power cuts have ...


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Multiple taxes likely to harm investment, business   
Pakistan Observer
Saturday, June 20, 2015 - Karachi—Instead of reducing the number of taxes, the taxation by the provincial governments and local governments after the federal government taxes will do no good but would make 5the doing business difficult to stall investment.
KCCI flays 14pc GST on indenting commission   The Nation

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Daily Times
   
KP govt threatens march on Islamabad over loadshedding   
DAWN.com
PESHAWAR: Power protesters on Saturday marched on the Wapda House in the provincial capital against the excessive loadshedding. Holding banners and placards and shouting slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and federal ministers on water ...

Country would plunge into darkness if system overloaded: Abid   The News International
Minister apologises for unannounced outages   The Nation
'Govt taking steps to ensure smooth power supply during Ramadan'   Daily Times
DunyaNews Pakistan   
Peninsula On-line   
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The Express Tribune
   
Punjab approves 17 development schemes worth Rs 37.4bn   
Daily Times
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Punjab on Saturday approved 17 development schemes of various development sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 37.4 billion. These schemes were approved in the 48th meeting of PDWP on ...

Punjab approves 17 development schemes   The Nation
Improving infrastructure: 17 development schemes approved   The Express Tribune
PDWP of KP approves 46 development projects   Radio Pakistan (press release)

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Irish Independent
   
Greek Tragedy: should Athens be allowed to leave the euro?   
Irish Independent
Pro-EU protesters take part in a rally in front of the Greek parliament in Open Gallery 1 Pro-EU protesters take part in a rally in front of the Greek parliament in Athens last week. Photo: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters. Larry Murrin CEO, Dawn Foods - "From the food ...

Greece considers last-ditch proposals   The Australian
Euro issues: Greece hopeful of last-ditch deal despite default warnings   The Express Tribune
There can never be a clean break from Greek crisis   gulfnews.com
Reuters   
The Guardian   
Deutsche Welle   
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