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Bank transactions tax reduced from 0.6% to 0.3%

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue and members of the business community reached an agreement on Thursday to reduce withholding…

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Stocks extend overnight losses on profit-taking

Karachi: Stocks continued to decline on Thursday, with the KSE-100 index giving up 181.70 points (0.51 per cent) to settle…

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ADB signs Rs218m loan accord on flood recovery

Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $218 million loan agreement with Pakistan for the Flood Emergency Reconstruction…

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Development spending: ECNEC approves Rs91b for seven mega projects

Islamabad: The country’s highest authority for making development spending decisions on Thursday authorised seven large projects worth Rs91 billion, including the…

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Bilateral ties: Don’t think emotionally in trade with India, says Pasha

Lahore:Former finance minister and renowned economist Dr Hafeez Pasha has said that Pakistan should give trade incentives to India on…

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Pakistan-Norway sign MoU to build 150 MW solar power plants

Oslo, Norway : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg witnessed signing ceremony of an MoU between Scatec…

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Index adds 35 points to overnight gains

Karachi: The stock market continued its record setting streak for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as the KSE 100-index…

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Dar rejects proposal to privatise Neelum-Jhelum project

Islamabad: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar rejected on Monday proposals for privatisation of the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project to meet a financing…

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Senate body okays changes in trade remedy laws

Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has approved amendments to trade remedy laws, empowering the National Tariff Commission (NTC)…

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