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$1.7b flood response loan approved | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved funding of $1.7 billion for the rehabilitation of flood-damaged homes and infrastructure in Sindh, covering slightly over one-fifth of the post-flood cost in the province. At what the authorities called a “Pakistan Day”…
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‘US market bursting with potential for Pakistani products’ | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Consul General-designate to Los Angeles Asim Ali Khan, on Tuesday urged Pakistani exporters to accelerate efforts in capitalising on opportunities available in the United States’ (US) market. “The US market offers many openings for exports and Pakistani…
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‘Blue economy has potential of over $100b’ | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s blue economy has potential of over $100 billion and that the government is launching new projects to develop coastal areas to tap into all…
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Govt’s dilemma of filling Rs700 billion hole | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The energy ministry has worked out a Rs2.3 to a whopping Rs31.60 per unit electricity surcharge to cover a hole of over Rs700 billion, which has surfaced due to bad governance, unrealistic budgeting and political decisions to give…
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Indus Motor closed for business in December | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: After Millat Tractor, the Indus Motor Company (IMC), the makers of Toyota in Pakistan, announced that its production plants will be closed completely from December 20th to December 30th, due to the unavailability of letters of credit (LCs)…
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EU agrees gas price cap to contain energy crisis | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] BRUSSELS: European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed on a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The cap is…
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Pakistan to import gas from Azerbaijan | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: In order to cater to the rising energy demand during winter, the government has decided to import additional gas from Azerbaijan in next couple of months. Talking to a private TV channel, Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik…
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Call for charter of economy | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Last week, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar repeated his call for a charter of economy and isolating the economic realm from politics during his conversation at Pakistan Prosperity Forum. One can say that all economic policies are political choices…
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Average wages and labour productivity | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: For the outgoing fiscal year, the inflation target was set at 8% by the government. However, abnormal increases in global commodity prices, especially crude and edible oil, pushed up domestic prices, as Pakistan is a net importer of…
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The world of one-tap payments | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] PUBLISHED December 18, 2022 KARACHI: Some years ago, one could not have imagined that sending money to loved ones would literally be at the tip of one’s fingers, because for a long time, writing out a cheque or running…
