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Nepal wants to establish economic, trade ties with Pakistan FAISALABAD (July 10 2009): Nepal wants to establish reasonable business and economic ties with Pakistan, expressed Ambassador of Nepal, Bala Bahadur Kunwar, on the eve of a meeting held within the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and...

US House okays $1.5bn assistance for Pakistan in FY 2010 WASHINGTON (July 10, 2009): The US House of Representative approved on Thursday a $ 48.8 billion State and Foreign Operations bill that authorizes $ 1.519 billion in assistance for Pakistan in the fiscal year 2010, beginning October...

I know all the answers...:victory: But I'm not allowed to participate in this thread. :undecided:

CPI closes financial year 2008-09 at 20.77 percent KARACHI: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based Inflation-set to rise due to latest presidential move by restoring the petroleum development levy-settled in double digits during the financial year 2008-09. CPI, the most widely used indicator...

India may face drought if monsoon is weak Friday, July 10, 2009 WASHINGTON: India’s huge farm economy may be hit by a bad drought if its annual monsoon rains remain weak with the window for planting crops closing by mid-July, a report from a US Agricultural Department attache said...

China MCC may invest $2.2bn in PSM Friday, July 10, 2009 ISLAMABAD: China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) has shown interest in investing $2.2 billion for the expansion and revamping of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). A twelve member delegation of MCC headed by Huan, met here on...

China MCC may invest $2.2bn in PSM Friday, July 10, 2009 ISLAMABAD: China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) has shown interest in investing $2.2 billion for the expansion and revamping of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). A twelve member delegation of MCC headed by Huan, met here on...

France to finalise partnership accord Friday, July 10, 2009 LAHORE: French Economic and Commercial Counsellor Dominique Simon has said that the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to visit Pakistan by the end of the year to finalise an agreement on global partnership. He...

Key details of Iran-Pak gas line not yet finalised Friday, July 10, 2009 KARACHI: Pakistan has agreed to import gas from Iran through the multibillion-dollar pipeline without finalising important details which could jeopardise energy supplies to the country, people involved in the...

Sialkot Sialkot hai...:enjoy:

Hurrah for the Sialkot Businessmen EDITORIAL (July 08 2009): The businessmen of Sialkot appear to be a different breed. While business organisations at other centres continue to moan about the government's apathy to provide them various kinds of incentives, they are determined to prove that...

Loadshedding will end on permanent basis: minister MIRPUR (July 09 2009): Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf here on Wednesday reiterated the government resolve to get the country out of the menace of loadshedding on permanent basis by end of this year. The minister...

Pakistan’s Inflation Slows, Giving Room for Rate Cut July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s inflation slowed to a 16- month low in June, giving the central bank scope to lower interest rates to prop up a faltering economy. Consumer prices in South Asia’s second-largest economy rose 13.13...

Country has 20,000 MW electricity generating capacity ISLAMABAD (July 09, 2009): Minister for water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the country has capacity to produce 20,000mw electricity. Talking to local TV channel he said that at the moment, the total generating capacity...

Rs 29.371 billion profit earned by OMCs in seven years: Judicial Commission report ISLAMABAD (July 09 2009): The Judicial Commission, headed by former justice Rana Bhagwandas probing the petroleum pricing mechanism, has revealed that oil marketing companies (OMCs) have earned a windfall...

Hell ya! :sniper:

IMF projects stronger 2010 recovery * Updated IMF forecast marginally worse for 2009, shows a contraction of 1.4% across global economy WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday projected stronger growth in the global economy in 2010, but said recovery from the worst...

$10bn investment target to be met: minister Thursday, July 09, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Investment, Waqar Ahmed Khan, said here on Wednesday that the ministry would achieve its $10 billion investment target by the year’s end. Talking to journalists, he said that the...

Pakistan and the dream of ecological cities EDITORIAL (July 05 2009): Exciting, indeed, it will be for many an economic planner in the Third World countries, such as Pakistan, to learn that the World Bank has launched a programme, belatedly though, to help cities in developing countries...

About 45,000 tons of mangoes exported in 2008-09 LAHORE (July 07 2009): Pakistan has exported around 45,000 tons of mangoes till June 30, 2009 which is almost double of the quantity exported previous year during the same period. Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) has...