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‘SPIRiT’ to lift agri output, efficiency, livelihood of farmers

System Productivity Innovative Rice Training (SPIRiT) project aims to improve agricultural productivity, efficiency and livelihoods for 10,000 farmers and 1,200…

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Govt’s dept close to $150bn as of July 2014

The govt's borrowings are close to 150 dollars as of July 2014. Speakers at a press conference jointly organised by…

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Pak automotive manufacturers concerned about motercycle parts valuation

Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (Pama) has raised concerns over the recent valuation of motorcycle parts, saying it will hurt the…

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KSE Update: Market corrects itself

The index opened on a positive note before a corrective spell brought it down as outflow by foreign investors and…

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Pakistan to get $1.1bn from IMF in December: Dar

The IMF has said Pakistan's economic reforms are on track and that the Executive Board would meet in early December…

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South Asia’s dismal HDIs

Khadija Haq, the president of the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, says South Asia is one of the least…

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‘Poisonous’ economic combinations

SINCE the global financial crisis in 2008 and the ensuing Great Recession, innumerable reports on the world economy have appeared…

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Chinese investors pull back

THE market is still rife with rumours over what could have prompted the Chinese company Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology…

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Farmers seek a fair compensation for flood losses

AS the Ministry of National Food, Security and Research comes up with its almost final assessment of damages to the…

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