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Business community terms IMF talks a failure
The Express Tribune
KARACHI: Businessmen and industrialists have expressed dismay over the outcome of Pakistan's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank and termed them extremely hopeless. Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) ...
Businessmen term negotiations with IMF a total failureDaily Times
Spending cuts before 2011 could hurt recovery: IMF, ILOAFP
IMF sounds warning against budget cutsMontreal Gazette
Hindustan Times -Reuters -Asia Times Online
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DAWN.com
FBR warns bankers on online transfers
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has informed the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) that the online transfer of funds cannot be termed “cash deposited into bank account” and withholding tax is deductible at the time of transfer. ...
WB-aided tax reforms project to be overhauledDAWN.com
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DAWN.com
Stocks remain dull as volumes keep falling (Business)
The Express Tribune
Stocks remained dull on Friday as investors stayed on the sidelines following a downgrade of ratings of top five banks by Moody's and deepened differences between SECP and KSE brokers. The Karachi Stock Exchange's (KSE) benchmark 100-share index fell ...
Index falls 60 points on row over KSE chairman's selectionDaily Times
IMF assistance fails to give boost to KSEThe Nation, Pakistan
KSE brokers unite to ouster non-member chairmanDAWN.com
Daily Times -Reuters -BusinessWeek
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The Express Tribune
Sugar prices shoot up
The Express Tribune
LAHORE: Sugar crisis in the country has taken a turn for the worst as sugar mills have sold 95 per cent of their stocks but prices of the commodity continue to spiral every day. Sugar prices in the last month increased by around Rs10-14. ...
High prices of sugar hurt consumers' buying powerDaily Times
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Reuters India
Weekly Report: Markets have a quiet time
Business Standard
It was another listless week of trade, except for the fact that the Sensex regained the psychological mark of 18k. The BSE benchmark ended at 18221, higher by 223 points or 1.2%, compared to its previous week's close of 17998. ...
Sensex sheds 17 points on rate hike fearsIndian Express
BSE Sensex up 4th week in five; US jobs in focusReuters India
Sensex up 32 pts, broader markets outperformNDTV.com
Moneycontrol.com -Hindustan Times -Economic Times
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Moneycontrol.com
Coast Guard: Sheen not likely from active oil leak
BusinessWeek
A day after a fire on an offshore oil platform off the central Louisiana coast, federal investigators have gone aboard to make sure no oil is leaking from the site. The Coast Guard said Friday that no oil is believed to ...
BP Provides Lessons Learned From Gulf SpillWall Street Journal
BP spill costs still $90m a day after oil leak sealedTelegraph.co.uk
Oil spill will not impact Florida tourism: pollReuters
AFP -Newsweek -Hindustan Times
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SAMAA TV
PEPCO facing inter-corporate debt of Rs 300bn
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is facing again the serious trouble with inter-corporate debts exceeding Rs.300 billion. According to a top official of the Water and Power Ministry, in Pakistan inter-corporate debt ...
Power crisis continues despite monsoon rainsSAMAA TV
Pakistani utility suffers in floodsUPI.com
Govt depts owe Rs. 130 billionTrading Markets (press release)
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Kansas City Star
Oil settles below $US75
Sydney Morning Herald
AP Oil prices retreated on Friday after a closely watched US employment report threw cold water over future energy demand from the world's largest economy. Benchmark crude for October delivery fell 42 cents to settle at $US74.60 a barrel on the New ...
Oil prices stage gentle rebound after US payrollsAFP
Oil Softens as Earl WeakensWall Street Journal
Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jobs reportThe Associated Press
Bloomberg -BusinessWeek -Reuters
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Telegraph.co.uk
Grain prices spark global supply fears
CBC.ca
Jessey Sahdra is the co-owner of the Bagel House, a bakery with three locations in Toronto that specialize in hand-rolled, honey-boiled, Montreal-style bagels. Farmers bring in the harvest in Russia. The Russian government has ...
UN crisis talks on food prices as riots hit MozambiqueThe Guardian
The cost of wheatBBC News
FAO calls special meeting on rising global food pricesAFP
Xinhua -Ynetnews -Reuters Africa
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DAWN.com
PTCL strike hampering business activities
DAWN.com
The Kati area with over 5000 units has over 12000 PTCL landline connections and as many industries especially export-oriented units have more than 10 lines, he said. — File Photo KARACHI: The ongoing strike of the PTCL employees ...
SITE industrialists facing hardshipPakistan Observer
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