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Globe and Mail
BA strike to ground thousands
ABC Online
A total of 1100 BA flights out of the approximately 1950 scheduled to operate during the first strike will be cancelled. (Reuters: Suzanne Plunkett ) Thousands of travellers will have their plans disrupted when British ...
Strike looms as BA, union talks collapseSydney Morning Herald
Tempers fray at Heathrow as strike is announcedTelegraph.co.uk
Where does this strike leave BA and Unite?BBC News
BusinessWeek -Independent -Mirror.co.uk
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National Post
Official Calls for European Solution to Greece's Woes
New York Times
The European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso told reporters in Brussels that the commission wanted Germany and other governments that use the euro to put up a package of loans to assist Greece. ...
EU Commission calls for European loans for GreeceUSA Today
Pressure mounts over IMF role in Greek crisisVancouver Sun
EU's Barroso: euro zone should make loans to GreeceReuters
Montreal Gazette -Wall Street Journal -BusinessWeek
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Pak Watan
PM hopes economic revival
Pakistan Daily Mail
ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that appointment of an experienced economist as Advisor will extend a fresh impetus to the management of Pakistan 's economy. He expressed confidence that the induction of an economist in the Cabinet ...
I will not accept any pressure, says HafeezOnline - International News Network
Appointment of new finance advisor to give impetus to economyAssociated Press of Pakistan
Hafeez Shaikh appointed finance adviserDaily Times
Reuters -PakTribune.com -SAMAA TV
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BBC News
Rio falls despite China deal but FTSE edges higher after Lloyds news
The Guardian
Shares in Rio Tinto have fallen back despite news of a near $3bn agreement with country's state owned metals group Chinalco to jointly develop an ore joint venture in Africa. The move follows last year's falling out when Rio scrapped a $19.5bn tie with ...
Rio Tinto forges $1.35B pact with ChinalcoMontreal Gazette
Rio take note: there is courting and there is going to courtSydney Morning Herald
Let bygones be bygones?Economist
Daily Mail -NEWS.com.au -Reuters
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The Nation, Pakistan
Power crisis worsened, shortfall rose to 4500MW
The Nation, Pakistan
The power crisis has worsened in the country, Electricity shortfall rose to a staggering 4500MW, forcing the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) to resort to a massive 9-hour unscheduled load shedding across the country. PEPCO said the total demand ...
PEPCO requests govt. to increase power tariffSAMAA TV
Outages for prolonged hours belie Pepco claimThe News International
Power crisisDAWN.com
Pakistan Observer -The Nation, Pakistan -The News International
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DAWN.com
SBP credit guarantee scheme for SMEs
DAWN.com
By Our Staff Reporter SBP is currently running a large financial inclusion programme with the help of UK's Dept for International Development to promote inclusive economic growth through provision of sustainable financial services to poor, ...
SBP launches refinance scheme for Fata, NWFPThe News International
Syed Salim Raza To Launch Credit Guarantee Scheme For Small And Rural ...OfficialWire (press release)
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DAWN.com
New model of branchless banking
DAWN.com
By Our Staff Reporter Deputy Governor of State Bank Yaseen Anwar said branchless banking can be used to substantially increase financial services outreach to the un-banked communities to promote financial inclusion in the country. ...
Former IMF official says SBP needs independenceDaily Times
Cut in interest rate likely in new monetary policyThe Nation, Pakistan
Tea worth $16 crore imported in current fiscal yearPakistan Times
The News International -OfficialWire (press release) -Daily Times
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DAWN.com
OGDC equity sale to raise $500m
DAWN.com
By Our Reporter On the issue of PTCL, Federal Minister for Privatisation Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan, hoped the issue would be resolved soon and Etisalat would pay the balance amount of $800mn to the govt against the sale of PTCL. ...
'PC plans $500m through OGDCL convertible bonds'Daily Times
Govt targets $0.5bn thru OGDCL bondsThe News International
Pakistan aims to raise $500 mln with OGDCL bondsReuters UK
OfficialWire (press release) -OfficialWire (press release)
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DAWN.com
Spinners end strike after assurance of lifting curbs
DAWN.com
Punjab Governor Salman Taseer talking to the media after a meeting with representatives of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association in Lahore. - APP photo LAHORE: Spinners on Thursday called off plans for further protests against quantitative ...
APTMA calls off strike on Taseer's assuranceDaily Times
APTMA calls off further protest on assurance by TaseerThe News International
Pakistan - Apparel sector may go on strike from next weekYarnsandFibers (subscription)
SAMAA TV -Pakistan Observer -The News International
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Appointment of adviser to PM on finance takes KSE 18 points up
Daily Times
KARACHI: The Karachi stock market closed in the green zone on Thursday due to appointment of Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as adviser to the prime minister on finance and foreign interest in oil and gas, bank and fertilizer sectors. The Karachi Stock Exchange ...
Pakistani stocks, o/n rates flat; rupee firmerReuters India
KSE: Sluggish trade activity at weekendThe News International
KSE gets back 10000The Nation, Pakistan
Pakistan Observer -People's Daily Online -The News International
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