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Informal economy getting larger, peak of crises yet to come

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has said that the weakness of government and lax attitude of authorities has again pushed up the prices of wheat, flour, milk and fertilizers. Prices of pharmaceuticals will be hiked shortly. Profiteers have started hoarding sugar to milk commoners in near future. Value of everything increasing but human life, rupee Value of [...]

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Sufficient inflows in next 4 weeks to build up reserves: PM’s Advisor

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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KARACHI: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tareen said Wednesday that foreign exchange reserves will be built- up with the help of sufficient inflows being arranged in next three to four weeks. He was talking to media at Jinnah Terminal of Karachi Airport. “I am going to Washington DC tonight (intervening Wednesday-Thursday) to [...]

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Price of exporting cotton to India

Friday, September 26, 2008

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Big textile crisis in the making, masses to pay price Islamabad: A big textile crisis is in making as cotton output is set to slide by almost 3.2 million bales which may damage the textile industry beyond early repair, Pakistan Economy Watch said on Friday. Last year cotton output was short by 3.8 million bales and Pakistan [...]

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Govt to import three hundred thousands tonnes of Urea

Friday, August 8, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The Government has decided to import three hundred thousand tonnes of Urea to ensure its adequate supply to farmers and provide more subsidies on DAP fertilizer to stabilize its prices. This was announced by Advisor to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo at a news conference in Islamabad this [...]

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Pakistan to import 1000 MW electricity: Raja Ashraf

Friday, June 27, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will sign final agreement for import of 1000 MW electricity from Central Asian Republics during a meeting of the Inter Governmental Council (IGC) to be held in Islamabad next month. This was said by the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf while talking to the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. [...]

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Wheat import exempted from custom duty

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has exempted 10% customs duty on import of wheat by issuing SRO 478 dated 24-05-2008 amending SRO 567 (1)/2006 dated 05-06-2006. This measure has been taken to ensure availability of wheat and flour in the country to the people in abundance and at reasonable price.-SANA Popularity: 10% [?]

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PM orders import of 2.5 million tons wheat

Monday, May 12, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday directed Ministry of Food and Agriculture to import additional 2.5 million tons of wheat, including the 1.5 million tons already approved by the Economic Coordination Committee. Chairing a meeting to review food situation in the country, the Prime Minister said the imported wheat would be in addition [...]

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Policy for tax, duty exemptions on agriculture machinery import on cards

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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ISLAMABABAD: A policy is being finalized for the development of industrial infrastructure development with tax holidays and full duty exemptions on import of agriculture machinery. Syed Naveed Qamar Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Privatization, Investment, Ports, Shipping, Industries & Production stated while delivering his keynote address at Middle East-Pakistan Agriculture & Dairy Forum at Dubai Tuesday. The [...]

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Pakistan to suffer loss of Rs. 44.9 billion due to Wheat import

Friday, April 25, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar Friday told the House, National Assembly, during question hour, that Pakistan had to suffer a loss of forty-four point nine billion rupees due to import of wheat during the current financial year. He said overall five hundred thousand tons of wheat has been exported. He said the previous government allowed [...]

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