2015年8月12日 星期三

2015-08-13 Pakistan Business


Wall Street Journal
   
Markets Test China's Vow to Ease Grip on Yuan   
Wall Street Journal
China guided its currency lower for a third day Thursday after briefly intervening to prop it up the day before, showing how the leadership is struggling to manage the market in largely uncharted territory for Beijing. The central bank engineered what ...
EconomyPBoC tries to stop one-way downward bets on RMB   Financial Times
China cuts yuan rate more than 1% against dollar   Economic Times
China lets yuan fall further, fuels fears of 'currency war'   Financial Express
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Poor policies hinder growth of SMEs   
DAWN.com
LAHORE: Limited access to finance, technology and markets as well as poor policies and regulations are the major impediments hindering growth of SMEs in Pakistan, said Muhammad Alamgir Chaudhry, CEO Small and Medium Enterprise Development ...

Driver of growth: SMEs' development on the backburner   The Express Tribune
Limited access to finance hinders SMEs growth   The Nation

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Household goods: CCP slaps Rs1.25m fine on manufacturing company   
The Express Tribune
The anti-trust watchdog has slapped a fine of Rs1.25 million on Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan – a household manufacturing goods company – for “deceptive marketing practices”. The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) issued the order against the ...

Federation signs MoU with PBIT   The Nation
Deceptive television commercial: CCP imposes Rs 1.25 million fine on Reckitt ...   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Daily Times
   
Stocks fall 313 points on political turmoil   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Stocks tumbled on Wednesday with the KSE-100 index suffering a sharp fall of 313.17 points (0.86 per cent) to close at 35,892.77. Market participants said that the investors were spooked by the developments on the political front as members of ...
Market watch: Amid lawmakers' resignation, index dips below 36000   The Express Tribune
KSE-100 index drops 313 points amid political turmoil   Daily Times
Political uncertainty rattles KSE   The Nation
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
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Manufacturing sector to suffer as exports drop by 17%   
Daily Times
LAHORE: The biggest threat to growth of the manufacturing sector is the precipitous drop in exports, as in the first month, July 2015, exports have plummeted by almost 17% in relation to the corresponding month of 2014, said a fact report of the ...
Agriculture unlikely to achieve growth rate of 4pc: IPR   The Nation

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Daily Times
   
Export period of surplus wheat from Punjab and Sindh extended   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday considered and approved extension in the period for export of surplus wheat from Punjab and Sindh provinces till September 30.The ECC met under the chairmanship ...

ECC extends time to export wheat, flour till Sept 30   The Nation
Power sector: ECC approves sovereign guarantee   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
ECC extends wheat exports till Sept 30   Pakistan Today
World Grain   
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The Express Tribune
   
China-Pakistan economic corridor: Chinese firms to compete for eastern route ...   
The Express Tribune
ECC approves decision to award contracts to China on govt-to-govt basis. PHOTO: NNI. ISLAMABAD: In a major step towards the execution of infrastructure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Pakistan on Wednesday approved the ...

Senate body unhappy over CPEC western route funds allocation   The Nation
Western route of CPEC: Senate Special body shows reservations over slow pace ...   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
China, Pakistan Sign 1.6B Deal To Beef Up CPEC   ValueWalk
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The Express Tribune
   
MCB Bank earns Rs13.5 billion in first half   
The Express Tribune
MCB Bank reported a net profit of Rs5.4 billion in the second quarter (April-June), which reflects a year-on-year decrease of 11.1%. KARACHI: MCB Bank has announced that its consolidated earnings stood at Rs13.5 billion in the first six months of 2015, ...

MCB posts highest-ever quarterly profit   The Nation
MCB posts record performance for the quarter   Pakistan Today

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The Express Tribune
   
Gst collection: Punjab Revenue Authority seals gyms   
The Express Tribune
The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) in its on-going drive for General Sales Tax (GST) collection on services sealed a number of fitness centres on Wednesday, for non-payment of the tax. According to a press release, PRA officials sealed Oxygen Gym and ...


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The Nation
   
Crude Oil Futures Mixed in Asian Trade   
Wall Street Journal
0135 GMT [Dow Jones] Crude oil futures are trading mixed in Asia as a weaker dollar and lower weekly U.S. crude oil inventories offset weak market sentiment following China's devaluation of the yuan. While a fall in yuan's value will make imports more ...

Oil bounces off 6-year lows to close at $43.30 a barrel   Moneycontrol.com
Oil prices steady after US stock draw, but China outlook drags   Reuters
Oil demand at five-year high, supply glut keeps prices low: IEA   ABC Online
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