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India’s labour laws may help strangle growth

Tackling India’s labour practices is central to new Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to revive economic growth and bolster tax…

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UK nears decision to charge ex-Barclays bankers

Britain’s fraud prosecutor could decide as soon as next month whether to charge former Barclays executives over undisclosed payments the…

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Gold demand slumps in China and India

Gold bull prepares  buy the precious yellow metal because of concern that monetary authorities, mainly in the developed world, will…

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Ishaq Dar led energy committee approves plan to cut line losses

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has constituted a committee led by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for Energy Resource Rationalisation. Mr Dar…

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Reserves shrink as SBP repays debt

Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan have been declining due to external debt servicing and no fresh…

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Bulls return to KSE as index gains 412 points

Stocks closed higher on Friday with the KSE-100 index securing gains of 412.20 points or 1.45 per cent. However activity…

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Is Chinese economy like Clouseau’s inflatable parrot?

One of the many memorable scenes featuring the late Peter Sellers as the bumbling French detective comes in the Revenge…

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Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fears

 After four quarters of low  growth, the fragile economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone creaked to a halt in the…

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India’s wholesale inflation eases, but no rate cut seen

NEW DELHI: India's wholesale price inflation hit a five-month low in July, data showed Thursday (Aug 14), but steep retail…

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