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Farm, industry pull growth down

Islamabad: The government accepted on Monday it had missed economic growth target for this fiscal year because of the underperformance…

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LNG sale, billing hit by legal, financial complications

Islamabad: Serious legal and financial complications continue to confront marketing, sales and billing of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), although…

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Rupee weakens against dollar

The rupee displayed all-round weakness against both the dollar and the euro last week, despite the positive end of the…

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Revisiting the zero-rated tax regime

As the budget time approaches, with the government mulling clamping import duty on certain dairy items, the Pakistan Dairy Association…

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Budget 2015-16: hunger for growth

It is difficult for the cash-strapped government, burdened with high debts and a not-so-easily manageable fiscal deficit, to present a…

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GDP to remain high despite weaknesses

Karachi: Although persistent structural weaknesses continue to take a toll on the country’s overall economic performance, the GDP growth is…

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Dar for removing bottlenecks to exports

Islamabad: Taking notice of declining exports, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday called for boosting exports, and said that the…

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South Africa imposes duties on cement

Karachi: South Africa has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 14.29 per cent to 77.15pc on Portland Cement, originating in or…

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Index sheds 65 points in range-bound trade

Karachi: The stock market remained range bound on Friday with the KSE-100 index closing down by 64.53 points or 0.19pc…

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