The Financial Daily. News Headlines for Friday, October 12, 2007

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Click here to visit our website. News for Friday, October 12, 2007 Front Page News Ruet-i-Hilal to meet today for moon-sighting NICL to uplift agri economy, says PM Crude creeps above $83 per barrel Benazirs arrival plan unchanged GST exemption on imported LPG opposed Doris Lessing -- 2007 Nobel laureate in literature PAEC Ordinance promulgated

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Back Page News

Heavy discounting in tight money mkt
SBPs eid holidays
PSO to buy 930K tonne fuel oil for Oct-Jan
US terms Armenia carnage Ottoman genocide
Plan to 'energise' British Petroleum
Shoaib banned for 13 matches
New CJCSC visits Air Headquarters

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General News

BOJ keeps rates steady, price pressure seen
China '08 oil demand to rise -- IEA
US to probe for China trade rules
SKorea holds rates at 6 - year high
Russia cbank cuts currency swap rates
BD plans to lease 300MW power plants
Eurozone growth still robust -- Trichet
China trips up Q3 FX reserves forecasts
ADB okays $15mn loan to Vietnam
Philippine foreign reserves hit record high
WB chief pledges to work towards poverty reduction
Private banks gird for Asia onshore push
Philippine cbank loss seen cut FX intervention
Australian jobless rate hits lowest
Japans robot industry forecasts strong growth
Subprime - hit look to commodities
London would see jobs cut in 2008
Gaping trade deficit of $ 3.6bn during July - Sept
Global trade talks turn bitter
Army operation in tribal areas condemned
34 new dengue cases reported
Jumat - ul - Wida being observed today
Karachiites enjoy all rights -- Nasreen
Filtration plants provide polluted water
Moot reviews provision of civic facilities
Sher Jan Marri's murder condemned
KU announces LLB part II result
PM says govt respects judiciary
SBP takes action against banks
Asias biggest dinosaur's model being erected
Aussie stocks set 3rd straight record close
Banks boost Chinese index to new record
Egyptian indexes hit new all-time high
Nikkei soars
Taiwan stocks end higher
Sri Lankan shares edge down
Singapore -- Jakarta at fresh highs
Seoul shares hit record
Wal-Mart, techs push mkt to all-time highs
HK shares rally to new peak
European stocks rebound
Britains FTSE soars 1.4pc
India shares hit another record
Emco off defaulters'counter
PTCL launches broadband service
MD Pak Suzuki calls on Ibad
Rights issue to fund ABN purchase completed
Philips sells $2bn shares
Airbus may alter bid process
SonyEricsson profits down
Pepsi profits rise 17pc
Asian oil freights between ME, Japan plunge
Asian bunker surges up, diffs widen
Summary of PQ & KPT activities
Asian fuel oil rises 2.3pc to record $423
Guangzhou Shipyard profit above 250pc
Coal -- ore shipping rates extend gains
ESPO welcomes EC maritime -- Blue Paper
STX receives $220mn order
Persian Gulf tanker costs may resume decline on ship glut
China shipping co okays to buy six oil tankers
Indian rupee off 9-1/2-yr high
Euro climbs vs dollar;Yen declines
Franc plunges vs euro
Interbank rates for taka
Mostly flat ahead of G7 meeting
Taiwan $ inches up
Yuan ends slightly higher
Sterling slips on housing data
Aussie $ revives
Kuwaiti dinar flat
NZ dollar steadies
Dollar dips in Tokyo
Indonesia palm rises
Oil surges to $83 on US crude stocks draw
Tokyo rubber futures rise
London coffee, nearby premium up
Shanghai copper extends gains
LME lead hits new high; copper flat
Indian soyoil rises
Malaysian palm climbs
Indian sugar plunges
Gold hits 28-yr peak, platinum sets record
NY cotton soars
Malaysian tin gains 1.6pc
Skills key to adapt to globalisation
KCCI chief wants tax returns deadline extended
ICCI chief demands payment thru ATM
Nafa to launch Islamic Mutual Funds
Motorola conducts various activities in Rawalpindi
NBF -- PPBA participate in Frankfurt Book Fair
Bharati Shipyard booked till 2011

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