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Murky corporate segment
THE domestic corporate scene appears murky with a growing perception of the tunnelling of resources through inter-company transfers within a…
Urea market rigged?
A two-member committee of the Competition Commission of Pakistan has come up with evidence on how the urea market has…
The right to take dividend decision
When a team of market regulators and brokers called on President Asif Ali Zardari and the Federal Finance Minister Dr…
Shoring up value of rupee
A free-fall in the rupee value between December 10 and 17 surprised not only common people but also policymakers who…
Issues in hybrid rice
THE Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan has in a statement claimed popularity of hybrid rice in the country because its…
Rehabilitating distributaries
While Sindh often faces critical shortage of irrigation water, rehabilitation of distributaries continues to move at a slow pace in…
Weaker rules on poultry industry
The US Department of Agriculture is preparing to implement new rules for the poultry industry that will mean up to…
Poultry’s rising share in meat market
Poultry meat production looks set to touch one-million tonne mark for the first time by the end of the current…
Bill to facilitate tax dispute resolution
A bill seeking to make alternative dispute resolution mode of tax disputes the first choice of taxpayers has been introduced…
World economies
France: With a GDP of $2.7 trillion, France is the world’s fifth-largest economy. Real GDP increased by 1.5 per cent…
Delays in small dams
The 12 small- and medium-sized dam projects initiated by Wapda throughout the country in late 2009 and scheduled for completion…
Seafood export to new markets
Despite a ban by European Union on import of Pakistani fish and fish-related products, the export of seafood is picking…
Industrial houses to get banking licence
MORE than 40 years after the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi nationalised the banking sector, the government has finally…
Investors shun post-war Iraq
Ziad Makkawi set up a private equity investment firm last year to capitalise on Iraq’s plans for reviving an economy…
Can China sustain transformation?
China’s development model based on rapid urbanisation powered by strong industrial support has made the country the world’s second largest…
Japan to review inflation target
The Bank of Japan expanded its asset-purchase programme for the third time in four months, and will reconsider its objectives…
The hornet’s nest called tax amnesty
The Federal Board of Revenue’s much-vaunted, but highly controversial, tax amnesty scheme has now been tabled in the National Assembly…
Alternate energy’s humble start
Finally, the renewable energy resources seem to be making a footprint, albeit with little impact on the troubled energy sector…
Lending agency for PPP infrastructure projects
THE government has in principle agreed to establish a specialised financial institution to fund and develop infrastructure projects in the…
Corporate code: voluntary compliance
THE Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan is currently trying to promote best corporate practices. In the backdrop of the stock…
