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Print - 2006-02-17
Navtec set up to meet skilled workforce demands

Navtec set up to meet skilled workforce demands

The government has set up a "National Vocational and Technical Education Commission"(Navtec) at federal level on the pattern of Punjab Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) to meet the demand of skilled workforce.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
THE RUPEE: slight change in currency markets

THE RUPEE: slight change in currency markets

The rupee on Thursday gained one paisa versus the dollar for buying at 59.87 and it also rose by two paisa for selling at 59.88 in the interbank market, dealers said.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Provinces allowed to start collecting Ushr

Provinces allowed to start collecting Ushr

Provincial Minister for Zakat, Ushr, Social Welfare and Special Education Hafiz Hashmat Khan has revealed the Federal Government had authorised the provincial governments to start collecting Ushr from now onward.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
THE RUPEE: slight change in currency markets

THE RUPEE: slight change in currency markets

The rupee on Thursday gained one paisa versus the dollar for buying at 59.87 and it also rose by two paisa for selling at 59.88 in the interbank market, dealers said.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Sales tax collection from sugar mills to go up

Sales tax collection from sugar mills to go up

The collection of sales tax from sugar mills would substantially increase in the remaining months of 2005-2006 following deputation of sales tax officials at the selected units.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (February 16, 2006).

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Earthquake relief work: $1.10 billion aid received so far, Senate told

Earthquake relief work: $1.10 billion aid received so far, Senate told

The Senate was informed on Thursday that so far foreign aid received for the relief and rehabilitation in earthquake-hit areas is $1.10 billion. Around $6523.363 million has been received from the amount pledged at Donors' Conference in Islamabad till Feb
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (February 16, 2006).

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Journalists protest over colleague's abduction

Journalists protest over colleague's abduction

Journalists walked out of the National Assembly and Senate on Thursday, protesting over the abduction of their colleague from Balochistan by intelligence agencies. Abdul Aziz Lasi, bureau chief of Urdu daily Intikhab, was arrested from Hub while taking sn
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (February 16, 2006).

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
President confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Turkish general

President confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Turkish general

President General Pervez Musharraf conferred the award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on General Yasar Buyukanit, Commander Turkish Land Forces at a special investiture ceremony held here on Thursday.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Election officers granted magisterial powers

Election officers granted magisterial powers

Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Thursday granted magisterial powers to district returning officer, returning officer and assistant returning officer appointed for bye-elections.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
FROM A RINGSIDE SEAT

FROM A RINGSIDE SEAT

To watch proceedings from the ringside in the National Assembly or the Senate on Thursday morning gave one the feeling of sitting in the vortex of cataclysmic happenings. Hear Qazi Hussain Ahmad in the Lower House and one sees all things coming to a stand
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Senate condemns Chinese men's killing

Senate condemns Chinese men's killing

Both treasury and opposition Senators on Thursday condemned the killing of three Chinese engineers in the Hub District and called for an inquiry.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (February 16, 2006).

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
'Protests open disapproval of government policies'

'Protests open disapproval of government policies'

The opposition in the National Assembly on Thursday declared public protests would continue till exit of President Musharraf, saying people had mopped up on roads and streets to openly disapprove the rulers' policies.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Delhi committed to composite dialogue process: Kalam

Delhi committed to composite dialogue process: Kalam

Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam said on Thursday that the government was committed to a composite dialogue process with Pakistan. "There has also been good progress in increased people-to-people contacts and bilateral trade with all our neighbours, inc
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Bill Clinton due today

Bill Clinton due today

Former US President and the Clinton Foundation Chairman Bill Clinton is arriving in Islamabad on Friday on a day's visit, Foreign Office sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Provincial government to take control of colleges: minister

Provincial government to take control of colleges: minister

Punjab Minister for Education Mian Imran Masud has said the district governments failed to control the colleges and they neglected these institutions, consequently they had decided to run those institutions under the control of Provincial Government.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Farm sector to be restructured in Sindh

Farm sector to be restructured in Sindh

The Agriculture Department of Sindh government is actively considering to re-structure the agriculture extension services under Agriculture Sector Programme - 11 with a purpose of speedy transfer of modern crop production technology amongst the farmers.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Strategy for agriculture sector prepared

Strategy for agriculture sector prepared

Sialkot district government has prepared a strategy for agriculture sector to be carried on modern scientific lines and to introduce new agricultural technologies in Sialkot district said District Nazim Muhammad Akmal Cheema.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (February 16, 2006).

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Organic cotton to be sown in five Balochistan districts

Organic cotton to be sown in five Balochistan districts

While exploring new avenues of farming, the government of Balochistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) will start sowing of organic cotton initially in the five districts of the province during the coming Khar
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (February 16, 2006).

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Government in contact with Ulema: Rauf Siddiqui

Government in contact with Ulema: Rauf Siddiqui

Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that government has taken all necessary security arrangements for holding protest processions and rallies peacefully in the province.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Wednesday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Wednesday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
EPB chief to attend Expo-2006 body meeting today

EPB chief to attend Expo-2006 body meeting today

Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Chairman Tariq Ikram, who was reportedly away from his office some days back, has agreed to attend the meeting of steering committee of Expo-2006 to be held on Friday (today) in Karachi, after seeking assurance that the Comm
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (February 16, 2006) and the forecast for Friday (February 17, 2006).
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
PPP women protest against blasphemous cartoons

PPP women protest against blasphemous cartoons

Pakistan People's Party Women Wing on Thursday protested against the sacrilegious caricatures published in a number of European newspapers and demanded of the government to boycott the products of the concerned countries.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Karachi University to remain closed today

Karachi University to remain closed today

The University of Karachi will remain shut on February 17 as mark of solidarity with the Ummah on resentment against the publication of blasphemous cartoons in Danish and other European newspapers.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
HBL promotes 850 clerical staff

HBL promotes 850 clerical staff

Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has promoted its 850 clerical staff who had acquired many skills including computer knowledge from the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan (IBP).
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Centre-province dispute delays establishment of development companies

Centre-province dispute delays establishment of development companies

The tiff between the federal and Sindh governments, as to under whose jurisdiction the development companies, being set up for the development and upgradation of industrial estates in Karachi would work, is resulting in delay of the concept thrown by the
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Call to reduce cost of doing business

Call to reduce cost of doing business

President, Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Mian Muhammad Hanif has urged the government to take steps to reduce the cost of doing business in the country.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
PIA's first boeing 777-200ER rolls into hangar

PIA's first boeing 777-200ER rolls into hangar

February 15 marked a new dawn for Pakistan International Airlines Engineering Department when state-of-art first Boeing 777-200ER aircraft rolled into Ispahani Hangar, Karachi for major overhaul known as "Check C" in engineering.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Opel posted as Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat secretary

Opel posted as Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat secretary

Munawar Opel, an officer of District Management Group, has been promoted from Grade 20 to 21. According to an Establishment Division notification issued here on Thursday, upon promotion he has been posted as secretary Wafaqi Muhtasib Secretariat, Islamaba
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Thar Express launching today

Thar Express launching today

Pakistan and India on Friday will be re-linking through Rajasthan border after starting Thar Express. The train service from Karachi to Munabao would start after about 41 years when it was discontinued after the 1965 war.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Tasman oil spillage report presented to DHA administrator

Tasman oil spillage report presented to DHA administrator

A delegation of Defence Residents Society (DRS) led by Said-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, former Chief Justice of Pakistan, called on Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Administrator Brigadier Maqsood Hussain in his office here on Wednesday.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
All Pakistan Saarc science moot

All Pakistan Saarc science moot

The three-day 34th All Pakistan International SAARC Science Conference will begin at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore on Monday (February 20). Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi will inaugurate the conference. UVAS
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
RGH to provide artificial limbs to 110 quake victims

RGH to provide artificial limbs to 110 quake victims

Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) has registered 110 earthquake victims out of total 129 victims amputated so far to provide them artificial limbs in the Rehabilitation Centre and Orthopaedic Workshop of the hospital.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Rising prices make lives miserable

Rising prices make lives miserable

The government is repeating slogans that it is taking practical measures to bring pleasant changes for the masses. But the prevailing conditions are not matching with the government's promises.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Spring tree plantation drive launched

Spring tree plantation drive launched

Planting tree is not only our obligation but also an environmental friendly venture, Pakistan Coast Guards Director General Brigadier Firzok Attaullah said. He was expressing these views at the Spring Plantation Campaign 2006, a statement issued here on T
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
IBP training programme from February 20

IBP training programme from February 20

The Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP) is organising a two-week training programme for executives and officers of the Central Bank of Afghanistan. The 25 Afghan bankers would attend the programme that starts from February 20. IBP has developed a comprehe
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Food safety requirements mar fruit, vegetable exports

Food safety requirements mar fruit, vegetable exports

The export of fruits and vegetables, being important area to earn precious foreign exchange is becoming difficult because of food quality and safety requirements, sought by importing countries.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
First Capital gets management quality rating

First Capital gets management quality rating

The JCR-VIS has assigned a Management Quality Rating of AM4 signifying an 'adequate management quality' to First Capital Investments Limited (FCIL).
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
First Capital gets management quality rating

First Capital gets management quality rating

The JCR-VIS has assigned a Management Quality Rating of AM4 signifying an 'adequate management quality' to First Capital Investments Limited (FCIL).
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Entries invited for 'Gender in Journalism' Awards

Entries invited for 'Gender in Journalism' Awards

Pakistan Press Foundation has invited entries for the fourth annual 'Gender in Journalism' Awards 2006. The last date for receipt of entries is February 28, 2006.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Transporters back today's strike call

Transporters back today's strike call

A major association of local transporters on Thursday announced its full support of wheel-jam strike call for Friday given by Pasban and said that to express their anger against the publication of blasphemous cartoons the transporters would keep buses, mi
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Equal facilities for Pakistan and India agriculture sectors urged

Equal facilities for Pakistan and India agriculture sectors urged

Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has said that agricultural and industrial sectors of Pakistan should be given facilities equal to India before implementing the Saarc Free Trade Agreement; otherwise it would not prove beneficial f
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Rs 6.5 billion allocated for BHUs upgradation in Punjab

Rs 6.5 billion allocated for BHUs upgradation in Punjab

Punjab government has allocated Rs 6.5 billion for upgradation of Basic Health Units (BHUs) in the province. This was stated by the Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi while speaking at the 13th International Pharmacy Conference here on Thursday.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Punjab PPPP meeting on February 21

Punjab PPPP meeting on February 21

The Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian (PPPP), Punjab, will hold a meeting of its executive committee here on February 21. Qasim Zia head of provincial segment of the party will chair the meeting, which will discuss current political situation and pa
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Nomination to Senate polls challenged

Nomination to Senate polls challenged

A PPPP candidate to the Senate elections Dr Israr Shah has challenged before the Lahore High Court (LHC) acceptance of nomination papers of Haroon Akhtar Khan, the brother of federal minister Humayun Akhtar Khan on technocrat seat.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
US praises Pakistan

US praises Pakistan

The State Department on Wednesday said that inciting people to violence was certainly "a source of concern and it urged dialogue not violence. The Spokesman commended Pakistan Government for "moving in quickly" to protect diplomatic compounds.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Shaukat to co-chair UN reform panel

Shaukat to co-chair UN reform panel

UN chief Kofi Annan on Thursday announced formation of a 15-member high-level panel to brainstorm on how to make the world body more effective in the areas of development, humanitarian aid and the environment.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
EU lawmakers reject calls for media limits

EU lawmakers reject calls for media limits

European Union (EU) lawmakers rejected on Thursday calls for limits on media freedom in the wake of the row over blasphemous cartoons, insisting current law on offensive material sufficed.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Norwegian Prime Minister concerned over situation in Pakistan

Norwegian Prime Minister concerned over situation in Pakistan

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern to his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz over the attacks on the Norwegian communication firm Telenor in several Pakistani cities. He also asked for stronger efforts to prevent further attac
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Six million euros for disaster preparedness in South Asia

Six million euros for disaster preparedness in South Asia

The European Commission earmarked Euro 6 million on Wednesday for organising natural disaster preparedness efforts in South Asia. Pakistan that is suffering from one of the worst human catastrophes in recent history would be one of the great beneficiaries
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Pakistani father, son convicted in US

Pakistani father, son convicted in US

A federal judge in Greenbelt handed down lengthy prison sentences to a father and son from Pakistan who spearheaded an international drug trafficking operation responsible for large shipments of unusually pure heroin into Maryland.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Government responsible for violent protests: PML-N

Government responsible for violent protests: PML-N

The government itself was responsible for the violence erupted in the peaceful demonstrations of masses initiated to express their resentment against the blasphemous cartoons in the Western newspapers. PML-N Central Secretary Finance Mohammad Pervaiz Mali
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Travel agents demand compensation

Travel agents demand compensation

Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) has demanded of the government to give compensation to the people associated with travel business who suffered losses during the protests in Lahore against the blasphemous caricatures appearing in some Western
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
SCBA denounces blasphemous cartoons

SCBA denounces blasphemous cartoons

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday condemned the publication of blasphemous sketches in the western media as an act of provocation violating international norms and conventions.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
No laboratory for manuscripts recognition in Pakistan

No laboratory for manuscripts recognition in Pakistan

The British Museum has a laboratory to judge the history of manuscripts but the same facility is not available in Pakistan. This was stated by Dr Waheed Qureshi, Professor Emiratus while delivering a lecture on the topic of "recognition of manuscript" hel
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
'Country passing through state of anarchy, civil war'

'Country passing through state of anarchy, civil war'

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Punjab President Sardar Zulifqar Khosa has said the country was passing through a state of anarchy and civil war but our rulers had shut their eyes from ground realities. He added those leaders were beating the drum ', All i
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Proposals for lease of state land formulated

Proposals for lease of state land formulated

Punjab Minister for Colonies, Mian Manazar Ali Ranjha has said that recommendations had been formulated regarding the necessary terms and conditions for renting out state land in Punjab through open auction for a period of three years.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Zahid Anwar re-appointed as FPCCI body chief

Zahid Anwar re-appointed as FPCCI body chief

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed has re-appointed Zahid Anwar as chairman of the Chamber's Standing Committee on Industrial Promotion and Facilitation for 2006.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Lahore Nazim vows to promote education

Lahore Nazim vows to promote education

District Nazim Lahore, Mian Amer Mahmood has said that 3000 posts of teachers had been filled in on merit basis while 50 new posts were being created to meet the teachers' shortage in the public sector schools.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
US hands over mobile hospital to Pakistan Army

US hands over mobile hospital to Pakistan Army

Handing over the United States' 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (Mash) to Pakistan Army here on Thursday, American Ambassador Ryan C Crocker said the relief work in the quake-hit areas of Kashmir and NWFP had further strengthened Pak-US friendship.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Security tightened for Chinese engineers

Security tightened for Chinese engineers

After the murder of three engineers in Hub security of Chinese engineers serving in Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL), Thermal Power Station Muzaffargarh and projects was tightened and administration asked them not to visit markets, bazars and pub
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Daewoo suspends service

Daewoo suspends service

A Korean transport company has suspended its services between Multan-Lahore and Multan-Peshawar till the restoration of normalcy. A spokesman of Daewoo told here on Thursday," we have suspended our service on different routes for time being and it would b
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Two TV transmitters to be provided to Afghanistan: Rashid

Two TV transmitters to be provided to Afghanistan: Rashid

Pakistan will provide two television transmitters to Afghanistan during March this year, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday. The Minister was talking to Afghan Minister for Information and Culture Dr Sayed Makhd
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
China to name new Taiwan policymaker

China to name new Taiwan policymaker

China is expected to name a new top policymaker on Taiwan this year as President Hu Jintao further consolidates power and puts his imprint on policy towards the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Thai court rejects call to investigate premier

Thai court rejects call to investigate premier

Thailand's Constitutional Court refused on Thursday to launch an inquiry which could have led to the dismissal of billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra following a controversial share sale by his relatives.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Australia scraps ban on abortion drug

Australia scraps ban on abortion drug

Australia's parliament scrapped an effective ban on an abortion drug on Thursday after a passionate debate that saw lawmakers draw on personal experiences before a vote.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Hamas leaders pay surprise visit to Turkey

Hamas leaders pay surprise visit to Turkey

Hamas leaders paid a surprise visit to Turkey on Thursday, the first to a non-Arab country since the militant Islamists won a January 25 poll, but officials said they would not meet Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Rice calls Iran 'central banker of terrorism'

Rice calls Iran 'central banker of terrorism'

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday pressed the US diplomatic attack against Iran, calling Tehran the "central banker" for global terrorism and accusing it of working with Syria to destabilise the Middle East.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Iran has secret nuclear arms programme: France

Iran has secret nuclear arms programme: France

France accused Iran on Thursday of pursuing a secret military nuclear programme, drawing a swift rebuke from Tehran ahead of talks next week on a Russian proposal for resolving the dispute.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Air India flight evacuated after bomb threat

Air India flight evacuated after bomb threat

Commandos surrounded an Air India flight from London as it landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad Thursday after a caller warned of a bomb on board, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Greek train derails: 2 killed

Greek train derails: 2 killed

Two people were killed and 30 injured on Thursday when an intercity train collided with a truck and derailed near the northern Greek city of Serres, railway and fire brigade officials said. "We have two dead people, one man who is thought to have been dri
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Eleven killed in Iraq attacks

Eleven killed in Iraq attacks

At least 11 people were killed, including an Egyptian, and 30 others wounded Thursday in scores of attacks in Iraq, where three car bombs exploded in the capital, security officials said. The US military, meanwhile, said rebel strikes had increased 30 per
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Preval declared Haitian president after deal

Preval declared Haitian president after deal

Haiti declared Rene Preval, a one-time ally of ousted leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the country's next president on Thursday after reaching a deal over vote fraud claims and averting a possible explosion of violence.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Bonds: GMAC strengthens on hopes for sale

Bonds: GMAC strengthens on hopes for sale

Credit default swaps on General Motors Corp's financing arm rallied on Thursday, after a newspaper report spurred hopes of a successful sale of the unit, providing some focus for an otherwise listless corporate bond market.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Dollar extends gains in London

Dollar extends gains in London

The dollar extended earlier gains to fresh six-week peaks versus the euro and Swiss franc on Thursday after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke signalled more interest rate hikes, underscoring yield support for the dollar.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
Bonds: GMAC strengthens on hopes for sale

Bonds: GMAC strengthens on hopes for sale

Credit default swaps on General Motors Corp's financing arm rallied on Thursday, after a newspaper report spurred hopes of a successful sale of the unit, providing some focus for an otherwise listless corporate bond market.
Published 17 Feb, 2006 12:00am
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