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Dar, Blinken discuss ways to enhance economic cooperation

Washington: Continuing his intense schedule of engagements in during the World Bank-IMF Spring session, Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met…

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Use of wood packaging banned for exports

Karachi: The Department of Plant Protection (DPP), Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR), has banned the use of…

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Reserves at $16.8bn

Karachi: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $16.818 billion during the week ending April 10 compared to…

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FDI rises to $710m

Karachi: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by $1 million to $710m in the first nine months (July-March) of 2014-15 as…

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Influx of positive news propels index up 487 points

Karachi: Stocks stormed ahead on Thursday with KSE-100 index recording a gain of 487.58 points, or 1.51 per cent, to…

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Govt facilitating Afghan transit trade

Islamabad: The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday announced several measures aimed at facilitating the flow of Afghan transit trade through…

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Senate clears Securities Bill

Islamabad: Five years after being presented in parliament, the senate on Thursday passed the Securities Bill-2015, paving the way to…

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CCP seeks removal of barriers in power sector procurements

Lahore: The Com­petition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has stated that there were certain restrictions for new entrants in power sector…

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Banks earned record Rs247bn in 2014

Karachi: Banking industry’s pre-tax profit surged by 52 per cent to an all-time high of Rs247 billion in 2014 thanks…

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