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CPEC entering important phase, says minister
Islamabad – April 5 (Online): Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Sunday the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is entering an important phase as the projects to be built under it pertain not just to…
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ECC decision to allow import of cotton, sugar from India welcomed
KARACHI, March 31 (online): Chairman of National Business Group of FPCCI, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday welcomed…
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Pakistan, ADB reiterate to expand economic portfolio
Islamabad March 29 (Online): Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar held a virtual meeting with Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank new Director General Yevgeniy Zhukov on Monday.
The…
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President for increasing, diversifying Pakistan – Brunei trade, economic relations
Islamabad – March 25 (Online): President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday underlined the need for increasing and diversifying trade and economic relations between Pakistan and Brunei Darussalam for mutual benefit.
He was talking to the outgoing…
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Govt seeks property details to meet FATF criteria
Islamabad – March 25 (Online): In order to meet the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the government has unilaterally registered all tax returns-filing real estate dealers as Designated Non-Financial Business and…
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Pakistan’s regional exports slum 22pc
Islamabad – March 24 (Online): Pakistan’s exports to regional countries declined 22 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year due to the impact of Covid-19.
Exports to Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India,…
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New policy to extend incentives for setting up refineries
Islamabad – March 24 (Online): The government has finalized a new policy for petroleum refining under which an incentive package will be extended for setting up of deep conversion refineries.
The package will provide a 20-year tax holiday…
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Turkish lira plunges 17 pc after central bank boss sacked
Hong Kong March 22 (Online): The Turkish lira collapsed more than 17 per cent Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked the country’s market-friendly central bank chief.
It later recovered slightly to sit at 8.09.
The currency…
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Govt devising policies to uplift agriculture sector: Fakhar Imam
Lahore March 22 (Online): Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam has said the government is devising various policies for uplift of the agriculture sector and steps are being taken to put it on modern lines.
He said Prime…
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Pakistan earned over $277m by providing travel services in various countries
Islamabad March 22 (Online): Pakistan earned US $277.150 million by providing travel services in various countries in the world during the current financial year.
This shows decline of 16.04 percent as compared to US $330.104 million same…
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