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Print - 2010-09-07
FTSE soars to four-month high

FTSE soars to four-month high

Firmer banks and energy stocks, lifted by an improved outlook for the global economy, fuelled slight gains on Britain's top share index, pushing it to its highest close in over four months on Monday. The FTSE 100 ended 11.04 points, or 0.2 percent higher,
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Haier team to visit affected areas

Haier team to visit affected areas

Billions of rupees have been donated by Haier Global Head Office in China and Haier Pakistan (HPK) towards relief efforts of the flood-hit areas in Pakistan. While Haier China has donated a special portion, HPK's employees have also put in their best effo
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
ANP backs levy of one-time lood tax

ANP backs levy of one-time lood tax

A former KP finance minister and vice-president of ANP, Adeel, has supported President Zardari's proposal of levying one-time flood tax on urban land and rural agri land to generate indigenous resources for the rehabilitation of flood affectees.
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
FWBL to provide loans to flood-hit women

FWBL to provide loans to flood-hit women

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) Shafqat Sultana has said that the flood-affected women would be provided training in different sectors to enable them stand on their own feet. Talking to media at Armed Corps Cent
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
KCCI chief urges people to help survivors

KCCI chief urges people to help survivors

Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is managing multiple camps and taking care of the flood victims directly. KCCI is the country's premier chamber and always contribute by remaining on forefront for the welfare of people at the moments of cal
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Fiscal response to the flood aftermath

Fiscal response to the flood aftermath

It is more than apparent that fresh fiscal measures have to be taken to respond to the new situation, arising from large-scale devastation caused by floods.
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
A victory for democracy

A victory for democracy

On Friday, the National Assembly unanimously passed two resolutions moved by PML-N and MQM. The PML-N resolution expressed resolve to strengthen democracy while the MQM resolution sought the eradication of feudalism and corrupt elements in the establishme
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Storm in a teacup, or more?

Storm in a teacup, or more?

Has the storm caused by MQM's invitation to the army to fix the flaws in state governance, and its modified stand demanding a change emulating the French Revolution, ended up in a teacup? MQM's critics, who blame it for doing nothing about land reforms (t
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
First global congress for maritime environmental protection

First global congress for maritime environmental protection

The north German city of Hamburg has been awarded the title "European Green Capital 2011" by the European Commission. Currently, this port city is giving an insight of how to combine sustainability with successful trading: at the global maritime environme
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Floods: FFC's working questioned

Floods: FFC's working questioned

In January, 1976 Federal Flood Commission (FFC) was formed but it miserably failed to warn the nation about the prevailing devastating floods in advance despite China and other countries had warned about the prevailing floods as result of global warming m
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
UBL Funds announces stock dividend from UCPF-I

UBL Funds announces stock dividend from UCPF-I

The Board of Directors of UBL Fund Managers Limited in its meeting held on August 30, 2010 announced payout from its fund, UBL Capital Protected Fund - I (UCPF-I), in the form of stock dividend for Certificate Holders for the year ended June 30, 2010.
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Man kills his two sisters

Man kills his two sisters

A man killed his two sisters on suspicion on early Monday morning. Saira, 32, who was married, and Tahira, 29, unmarried, residents of New Satellite Town Z Block worked in a medicine company. Their brother Arslaan was suspicious of their character and he
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
ATM machines during Eid: SBP asks banks to ensure service availability

ATM machines during Eid: SBP asks banks to ensure service availability

The State Bank of Pakistan has once again advised all the banks to ensure continuous availability of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) service during the EID holidays. SBP has reminded banks to ensure that ATMs shall be continuously replenished on regular
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Torture of journalist: LHC Chief Justice adjourns suo motu proceedings

Torture of journalist: LHC Chief Justice adjourns suo motu proceedings

Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khwaja Muhammad Sharif on Monday adjourned to September 15 the suo motu proceedings initiated against torture of a journalist Umar Cheema as SSP Islamabad informed the court that a case has been registered and sought time t
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
141 Indian fishermen released via Wahgah border

141 Indian fishermen released via Wahgah border

The fourth batch of 141 Indian fishermen left the Malir Jail for their home here on Monday via Wahgah border. A total of 442 fishermen have been released by the government as a gesture of goodwill during the past over one week. The fishermen had been impr
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
IMF, World Bank and donors urged to write off loans

IMF, World Bank and donors urged to write off loans

Chairman, Pakistan Consumer Traders Association (PCTA) and former Vice President KCCI, Haroon Agar has said that Pakistan facing serious economic crisis due to devastation of recent floods and urged IMF, World Bank and other donors agencies to write of Pa
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Over 1 million patients treated in relief camps

Over 1 million patients treated in relief camps

The Sindh Health Department has treated 10,99,375 patients from July 31 to September 5 in relief camps all over the province. According to details, 1,86,407 patients of diarrhea, 3,44,409 of gastro-enteritis, 1,73,592 of acute respiratory infection, 1,29,
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
WCA nominates Ufone for best brand award

WCA nominates Ufone for best brand award

Ufone has been nominated for the Best Brand Award by the esteemed 'World Communication Awards (WCA)' committee which is the most prestigious telecom awards around the globe and as some may call it, the Oscar of the telecom industry. This nomination is ano
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Samsung opens MENA Product Training Centre

Samsung opens MENA Product Training Centre

Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd, has announced that its award-winning Samsung Gulf Customer Satisfaction unit has opened a state-of-the-art Product Training Centre in Dubai. The Samsung management and employees of Samsung Pakistan will be able to reap great b
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Karachi RTO collection exceeds DOS target for August

Karachi RTO collection exceeds DOS target for August

The Domestic Operation South (DOS) of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the revenue target of Rs 49.5 billion for the month of August, 2010. According to provisional statistics made available to Business Recorder here, the DOS has depict
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Eid shopping gaining momentum

Eid shopping gaining momentum

As Eid-ul-Fitr is fast approaching, Eid shopping has started gaining momentum in the city. The buyers are thronging markets and shopping centres. Those engaged in Eid shopping, however, said they are purchasing items of necessities and would observe Eid w
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
LEAs asked to beef up security

LEAs asked to beef up security

Commissioner Faisalabad, Tahir Hussain has directed the officials of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to ensure foolproof security arrangements during the religious gatherings such as mahafil-e-shabeena and Eid congregations, and in religious places includ
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Gold holds steady near $1,250 in Europe

Gold holds steady near $1,250 in Europe

Gold held steady near $1,250 an ounce in Europe on Monday as expectations for a rise in physical demand going into the fourth quarter supported prices, and as disquiet over the outlook for economic growth persisted. Spot gold was bid at $1,249.10 an ounce
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Gold steadies in Asian trade

Gold steadies in Asian trade

Gold held steady on Monday as bargain hunting helped the metal defy pressure from firming stock markets and shrug off growing optimism the US economy would not fall back into recession. But bullion was likely to trade in a tight $10 range, with US investo
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Morocco to tender for 1.2 million tonnes soft wheat

Morocco to tender for 1.2 million tonnes soft wheat

Morocco will launch tenders to import 1.2 million tonnes of soft wheat before the end of December this year as part of plans to import 2 million tonnes of soft wheat by the next harvest, a government minister said. "We will start issuing tenders for 12 mi
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Copper near four-month high, demand prospects improve

Copper near four-month high, demand prospects improve

Copper prices rose near four-month highs on Monday as investors bet on improved demand following better-than-forecast jobs data in the United States, the world's largest economy. Benchmark copper for three-months delivery on the London Metal Exchange ende
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Shanghai copper rises

Shanghai copper rises

Copper prices rose more than 1 percent Monday, with London flirting with the four-month high struck in the previous session after stronger-than-expected US jobs data last week. Three-month LME copper rose $80 to $7,720 a tonne by 0706 GMT, and earlier tou
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Tokyo rubber futures at four-month high

Tokyo rubber futures at four-month high

Tokyo rubber futures hit a four-month high on Monday on the back of firmness in Shanghai rubber prices, but profit-taking and weak oil prices capped the rise, dealers said. The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange for February deliver
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Oil slips below $74

Oil slips below $74

US oil prices slipped below $74 per barrel on Monday as the end of the US driving season and high levels of unemployment in the world's biggest oil consumer raised concerns over the outlook for demand. The US Labour Day holiday, which marks the traditiona
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Robusta coffee ends lower, eyes large Vietnam crop

Robusta coffee ends lower, eyes large Vietnam crop

London robusta coffee futures eased on Monday, weighed by expectations of a big Vietnamese crop, while white sugar and cocoa ended higher in thin volumes with ICE markets shut for a US holiday. "Robusta coffee futures are easier in very light volumes - po
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil surges to three-week top

Malaysian palm oil surges to three-week top

Malaysian crude palm oil futures hit three-week highs on Monday as investors took up positions ahead of the long holidays, spurred by talk of strong Chinese demand for vegetable oils. Palm oil has erased most of its losses so far this year, thanks to erra
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Blair cancels book-signing over protests

Blair cancels book-signing over protests

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had cancelled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests. Three people were arrested after eggs and shoes were thrown at Blair, 57,
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Greenpeace members convicted on Japan whale meat theft

Greenpeace members convicted on Japan whale meat theft

Two Greenpeace activists were given suspended jail sentences in Japan on Monday for stealing whale meat they said was going to be consumed illegally. Japan, one of only three whale-hunting nations, has come under fire from environmentalists and foreign co
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
EU tries to tackle illegal immigration

EU tries to tackle illegal immigration

European ministers on Monday discussed ways to crack down on illegal immigration, block false asylum demands and harmonise EU immigration policy so that one country's solution doesn't become another country's problem. The meeting was hosted by France, whi
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Unions launch strike over pension overhaul

Unions launch strike over pension overhaul

Travellers in France face disruptions starting Monday night as unions launch a massive strike over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. Traffic on the state-run rail network will be affected starting Monday evening.
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
British Prime Minister's media chief under pressure over hacking row

British Prime Minister's media chief under pressure over hacking row

Pressure mounted on British Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief Monday over allegations he knew about illegal phone hacking by reporters when he was editor of a tabloid newspaper. The use of hacking on the News of the World, which Andy Coulson edit
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh praised for child mortality gains

Bangladesh praised for child mortality gains

Impoverished Bangladesh is one of only seven countries in the world to have reduced child mortality in both rich and poor families and improved girls' chances of survival, a new study said Tuesday. The lives of up to four million children could have been
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Indian warship foils Somali pirate attack

Indian warship foils Somali pirate attack

An Indian warship on Sunday foiled an attempt by Somalian pirates to hijack merchant vessels off Somalia's coast in the Gulf of Aden, a navy spokesman said on Monday. P.V.S. Satish said marine commandos on board the destroyer-class warship boarded a high-
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010

Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010

The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site on Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters. The Nato-led International Security Assistance
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Nato eyes 2,000 extra troops

Nato eyes 2,000 extra troops

Nato may send 2,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, mainly to train Afghan security forces, following a request from war commander David Petraeus, a Nato official said Monday. The mission, which would include 750 trainers for Afghan forces, is in addition to
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Merkel sets stage for nuclear power battle

Merkel sets stage for nuclear power battle

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday hailed government proposals to postpone Germany's exit from nuclear power as a "revolution," setting up what one opposition MP called a "fiery autumn" of protests. "The government yesterday approved a far-reaching and sw
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
China finds airline pilots faked resumes

China finds airline pilots faked resumes

Chinese officials have found that 200 pilots falsified their flying histories, with more than half of them working for the parent company of an airline involved in China's worst plane crash in several years, a report said Monday, citing the head of the ci
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Iran boosts nuclear work: IAEA

Iran boosts nuclear work: IAEA

Iran's total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May to reach 2.8 tonnes, a UN nuclear watchdog report said, showing Tehran is pushing ahead with disputed work despite tougher sanctions. The confidential report, obtaine
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
US, China hail warmer relationship

US, China hail warmer relationship

Chinese and US officials congratulated each other Monday on a warming of ties between the two powers, after relations were strained earlier this year. Vice Premier Wang Qishan said he was looking forward to discussing China-US ties in trade, investment an
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Aftershocks rattle quake-hit New Zealand city

Aftershocks rattle quake-hit New Zealand city

Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years. More than 20 aftershocks, the strongest with a magnitude
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Clijsters, Venus, Schiavone, Stosur move into quarters

Clijsters, Venus, Schiavone, Stosur move into quarters

Reigning champion Kim Clijsters rolled into the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday while third seed Venus Williams booked a date with French Open champion Francesca Schiavone to decide a semi-final spot. Belgian second seed Clijsters needed only 59 minutes
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Youzhny beats Isner

Youzhny beats Isner

Mikhail Youzhny withstood a barrage of 33 aces to topple American giant John Isner 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-4 on Sunday and reach the fourth round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Youzhny dropped the second-set tiebreaker 9-7 and lost his first two serves in the
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Murray limps out of US Open

Murray limps out of US Open

Andy Murray hobbled out of the US Open Sunday, beaten 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round by Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka after his ailing body and his mind failed him when he needed it most. Struggling to run at full speed after requiring treatment to
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Greek head coach dies in car accident

Greek head coach dies in car accident

Greece's head athletics coach Costas Spanidis was killed in a highway accident in the north of the country on Monday, police in the main outlying city of Thessaloniki said. Spanidis, 51, died after his car collided with a van parked on the safety lane on
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Dhoni goes in to bat for endangered tigers

Dhoni goes in to bat for endangered tigers

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation in a north Indian state, local media reported said on Monday. "We believe Dhoni's association with Jim Corbett National Park and with tiger conservation will help the cam
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Calls for tough decisions over fixing controversy

Calls for tough decisions over fixing controversy

The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview. "Match-fixing or spot-fixing brings disrepute to t
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Afghanistan blocks asset sale of crisis-hit bank CEOs

Afghanistan blocks asset sale of crisis-hit bank CEOs

Afghanistan's government said Monday it has frozen assets held by some of Kabul Bank's owners as the crisis-hit institution faced huge withdrawals by depositors nation-wide. Hundreds of customers have been queuing at branches across the country for severa
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Colombian is world's shortest man at 27 inches

Colombian is world's shortest man at 27 inches

Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car preferably a Mercedes and wants to see the world. Top on his list of people he would like to meet are Jackie Chan, Sylvester St
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
24 dead in DRCongo boat capsize

24 dead in DRCongo boat capsize

A fishing boat capsized in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 24 people, a government spokesman said Monday, amid fears that up to 60 people were missing. "Twenty-four people died in a capsize on the Ruki river in (western) Equ
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Humanitarian project: Hermine strengthens off Mexico

Humanitarian project: Hermine strengthens off Mexico

Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to become a hurricane before landfall, but no damage was reported to US or Mexican oil facilities. At 12:30 pm CDT (1750 GMT) Hermine, the eighth tropical storm of the 2010 A
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Lebanon Prime Minister says he erred in blaming father's murder on Syria

Lebanon Prime Minister says he erred in blaming father's murder on Syria

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in comments published on Monday that he erred in accusing Syria of the murder of his father, ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in a 2005 bombing in Beirut. "At some point, we made a mistake," Hariri told the Saudi-owned dai
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Afghan journalist stabbed to death in Kabul

Afghan journalist stabbed to death in Kabul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into the brutal killing of a prominent Afghan television journalist, Karzai's office said on Monday. Sayed Hamid Noori, an anchor for state network Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), was stabbed
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Russia boosts military cooperation with Israel

Russia boosts military cooperation with Israel

The defence ministers of Russia and Israel on Monday signed an agreement on military co-operation, hailing the unity between Moscow and the Jewish state. Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and visiting Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak did not give d
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Church of England vicar jailed for marriage scam

Church of England vicar jailed for marriage scam

A Church of England vicar who oversaw hundreds of sham marriages to help migrants settle illegally in Britain was jailed for four years on Monday. The Reverend Alex Brown, 61, presided over 360 bogus ceremonies over four years at his small parish church o
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Israel's Lieberman to block settlement curb extension

Israel's Lieberman to block settlement curb extension

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday his ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party would block any attempt to extend a partial moratorium on settlements due to expire on September 26. But the Palestinians warned that failure to extend the
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Spain rejects ETA truce, demands permanent disarming

Spain rejects ETA truce, demands permanent disarming

Spain's government Monday rejected a cease-fire by Basque fighters ETA as totally inadequate and demanded it renounce guns and bombs forever in its battle for an independent homeland. The government, opposition, and media were united in their deep sceptic
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
North Korea prepares for biggest convention in 30 years

North Korea prepares for biggest convention in 30 years

Huge posters plastered across the North Korean capital hailed the nation's biggest political convention in 30 years as a historic event as the world watched Monday for signs that the country's next leader was making his public debut. Party delegates from
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
New Zealand, Aussie dollars up

New Zealand, Aussie dollars up

The New Zealand dollar rebounded on Monday as markets proved comfortable with the likely cost to the country from Saturday's magnitude 7.1 earthquake which caused widespread damage to its second-largest city. The NZ dollar initially dipped nearly a quarte
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Yuan remains up

Yuan remains up

The yuan closed up against the dollar on Monday for a third straight day after the People's Bank of China fixed a stronger mid-point, signalling it had ended a round of moves to dampen yuan appreciation speculation. Until last Thursday, the PBOC set a sle
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Swiss franc off highs

Swiss franc off highs

The Swiss franc stayed well clear off recent highs on Monday as investors were once again ready to turn to riskier investments in the wake of better-than-expected US jobs data on Friday. A Zurich-based trader said volumes in euro-Swiss franc were thin. "I
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Euro, dollar Libor rates edge lower

Euro, dollar Libor rates edge lower

Benchmark euro interbank lending rates edged lower on Monday as the market adjusted to the prospect of unlimitedd liquidity into the new year The European Central Bank, which also kept its benchmark interest rate steady at a record low 1.0 percent last we
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Peso leads Asian currencies higher

Peso leads Asian currencies higher

The Philippine peso led Asian currencies higher on Monday after better-than-expected US jobs data boosted risk-taking, prompting central banks in Thailand and Indonesia to intervene to temper the rise in their currencies. Asian stocks touched one-month hi
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Indian rupee rises

Indian rupee rises

The Indian rupee rose to a near four-week high on Monday boosted by firm local shares and other Asian peers, but pared some gains on dollar buying by importers. The partially convertible rupee closed at 46.53/54 per dollar, after touching 46.4550, its str
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex, interest rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex, interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 69.5800/69.5850 (previous 69.5800/69.5800). Call Money Rates: 5.25-10.00 percent (previous 4.50-8.00 percent).
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Euro hits three-week high

Euro hits three-week high

The euro dipped on Monday as short-term players were squeezed out of long positions after the single currency touched a three-week high against the dollar, buoyed by Friday's US jobs data. US payrolls, which showed far fewer jobs lost than expected, eased
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Dollar dips in Asia

Dollar dips in Asia

The dollar dipped on Monday and looked poised to test a 15-year low against the yen after failing to retain gains made after US jobs data, although caution about Japanese intervention deterred further yen buying. Less-dire-than-expected US payrolls data l
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Sterling falls to six-week low versus euro

Sterling falls to six-week low versus euro

Sterling fell to a six-week low versus the euro on Monday, hit by market talk of heavy selling by a UK clearing bank and concerns over Britain's fragile economic recovery. Traders cited speculation that the order was related to the UK's contribution to th
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Monday (September 06, 2010).

Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (September 06, 2010).

Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (September 06, 2010).
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (September 06, 2010).

Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
India's firm bids lowest in Bangladesh wheat tender

India's firm bids lowest in Bangladesh wheat tender

India-based LMJ International made the lowest offer at $332.90 a tonne, including C&F liner out, in a Bangladesh tender to import 70,000 tonnes of wheat which opened on Monday, a food official said. The tender was issued by the state grains buyer early la
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Monday (September 06, 2010).

Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (September 06, 2010).

Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (September 06, 2010).

Published 07 Sep, 2010 12:00am
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