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Sinking oil prices lead to inventory losses amongst OMCs

Due to falling global oil prices, oil marketing companies in Pakistan are facing the grim prospect of huge inventory losses,…

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Bank borrowings rise again

WITH the banking system reportedly facing liquidity shortages, the central bank injected funds into the system on December 1, the…

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Frustrated cotton and rice growers switching to other crops

The monthly report of the International Cotton Advisory Committee has pointed out a 6pc loss in cotton consumption because of…

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‘Buckwheat panic’ grips Russia as economic sanctions bite

Hard-hit by falling oil prices and Western economic sanctions imposed over the Kremlin’s role in the Ukrainian crisis, Russia is…

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Cotton prices continue to fall

The Price fall  in the cotton market continued unabated yesterday as well amid higher arrivals of phutti (seed cotton) and…

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Commitee being set up to check drop in rice exports

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has formed a committee to look into problems being faced by rice growers…

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Govt committed to gas pipeline project with Iran

President Mamnoon Hussain said that the government is committed to completing the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project at any cost. “Pakistan…

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Maximum banking access for visualy handicapped: SCB directive

The State Bank of Pakistan yesterday issued directives to banks for printing cheque books and other documents in braille script…

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Federation, Sindh in row over sugarcane price

The federal and Sindh governments are in a row over the issue of fixing sugarcane support price as the latter…

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