INDUSTRY NEWS MARCH 2007
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1	Germany to improve trade with Pakistan	KARACHI (March 01 2007): Germany has planned to improve bilateral trade with Pakistan, which stood at $1.863 billion in 2005-06. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) officials told (more...)
2	Rs 6.14 billion construction, mining machinery imported in 7 months	KARACHI (March 01 2007): The country has imported construction and mining machinery to the tune of Rs 6.14 billion during the last seven months. According to Federal Bureau Statistics (FBS), imports of construction and mining machinery (more...)
3	International Foundry Congress, exhibition inaugurated	LAHORE (December 06 2006): Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Jehangir Khan Tareen, has asked the foundry sector to focus on acquisition of modern technology and trained and skilled manpower (more...)
4	Prime Minister approves formation of EDAP	ISLAMABAD (November 24 2006): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz approved setting up of the Engineering Development Authority of Pakistan (EDAP) to replace the Engineering Development Board (EDB) to make efforts to develop the engineering sector (more...)
5	SBP's annual report: overview of the economy	Pakistan's economy turned in a strong performance for yet another year in FY06 with real GDP growth of 6.6 percent remaining higher than the desired long-term average of 6 percent (more...)
6	Prime Minister approves long-term auto policy: formal nod by ECC in January	ISLAMABAD (December 28 2006): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved, in principle, the long-term auto policy, which would be presented to the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) for its formal approval in January, 2007 (more...)
7	Two Swiss firms to start business in Karachi	KARACHI (December 23 2006): Two Swiss multinational companies having state-of-the-art technologies, one in pharmaceuticals and the other in engineering sector, will set up their business in the metropolis by the end of January or the beginning of February 2007 (more...)
8	Pakistan set to dominate world economies in 21st century: Advisor	ISLAMABAD (December 30 2006): Goldman Sach, one of the leading investment banks of world has predicted that Pakistan's economy would dominate world's economies in 21st century, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Salman Shah said on Friday (more...)
9	Efforts under way to sustain economic growth: minister	ISLAMABAD (December 19 2006): Strenuous efforts are under way to further develop infrastructure in the country to ensure sustenance of the growth ratio between 6 to 8 percent. State Minister for Finance Omer Ayub Khan on Monday told PTV that standard of people living in villages have increased persistently due to judicious policies (more...)
10	Pakistan 's GDP to pick up to seven percent this year: World Bank	LAHORE (December 15 2006): South Asia has witnessed a strong economic growth and Pakistan's GDP is expected to pick up to a robust 7 percent in the year, according to a new World Bank report. The World Bank in its report 'Global Economic Prospects 2007 (more...)