The Financial Daily. News Headlines for Friday, October 19, 2007

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Click here to visit our website. News for Friday, October 19, 2007 Front Page News Oil consumption grows by 9.3pc FX reserves swell to $16.335bn CCOP approves PTCL's VSS Oil hits another record over $89/ barrel Salman confident ahead of Pak-US talks KSE hits fresh all-time high; 14,754 is history Poland keen to uplift Gwadar industry Swiss probe against BB completed FABL to post 12pc growth in EPS US welcomes Pak political wrangling Pakistan offers $10mn credit facility to Lao Benazirs epic welcome ends in carnage

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Back Page News

EDB helping businessmen to take part in KOMAF
Pak wants to augment ties with UK --(Shaukat)
FFBL profits surge by 16.4pc
French president, wife end marriage
Money market tight; more discounting
Shell PAT may soar to Rs548mn
World migrant workers sent above $300bn in remittances in 06
WTO deal to hoist exporters' gains
EU states must act independently --(Iran)
India rules out capital controls
RTOs to remain open till 6pm on 20th
S Africa beat Pakistan by 45
Rooney -- Robinson destroy England's Euro hopes

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General News

Market welcomes BB with another record high; hits 14,754
Indian shares fall 4pc after new high
Inflation risks have risen, says ECB's Weber
Growth 'vigorous' despite US loans -- Rato
China inflation eases, tightening yet to come
Indias WPI at 3.3pc, tax collected up 40pc
UK economy seen slowing
US weekly jobless claims jump
BD economy grows 6.5pc in FY07
Germany sees slower 2008 as exports wane
SA summit could help WTO talks -- EU
Chinas Q3 GDP growth rise
Trade buyers team up to triumph in M&A
Russia back to double digit inflation
ADB assisting in PRC's water project
Credit crunch to test oil - proofing of economy
Swiss trade surplus at record high
Plan for big fund faces hurdles
A new chapter in Pakistan's politics
IMF forecasts slower world growth in 2008
MQM support positive development --(PP)
Dialogue on Pak-India CBMs held
Number of flights cancelled, delayed
Fazal welcomes BB's homecoming
PML-N workers asked to shun anti-APDM statements
Govt proud of creating a new political era --(PM)
SMEs not aware of smeda's activities
PML to clean sweep in coming elections
1012 dengue cases reported since Aug
TN cancels contract of park construction
Re-election to facilitate Kashmir solution
BBs ex-guard dies of suffocation
Scarce transport irks commuters
Govt desires durable peace in FATA
BB to stay in the city for 3 days
Ghunva meets Arbab
Sony to sell chip operations to Toshiba
Southwest Air profit rises
VW to price its cars in US
Rising costs affect Nestle growth
Asian oil freights up on Indian exports
Asian bunkers steady, diffs narrow
Asian fuel oil falls as Dubai crude declines
Hanjin to construct 1st terminal at US coast
Summary of PQ & KPT activities
Pirates attack boxship in Shatt Al-Arab
ADB to boost Solomon isles maritime transport
Keppel wins 3 tug contracts
Poland in deal to sell Gdansk shipyard
Dry bulk shipping rates may rise on congestion
Dolphin eyes shipbuilding
Shanghai stocks plunge
Wall Street drops after BoA results
FTSE falls as retailers, banks weigh
Aussie stocks halt 4 - session slide
Taiwan stocks up 0.8pc
Nikkei ends above 17,000
European stocks plunge
Etisalat leads gulf shares up
SLankan shares firm on bond issue uptake
Indian rupee declines
Dollar index drops to record low on economic outlook
Swiss franc rises after SNB warning
Interbank rates for taka
Taiwan dollar surges up
Mostly fall; SingTel drags on S'pore
Spore $ rises, rupee recovers further
HK shares soar
Chinese yuan edges up
Sterling hits 3-mth high vs dollar
Aussie $ climbs
Kuwaiti dinar unchanged
NZ dollar dips
Seoul shares gain 1.1pc
Dollar slides in Tokyo
Tokyo rubber up 1pc
Oil extends record rally over $89 a barrel
Indonesia palm stays flat
Indian soyoil steadies
Copper hits 1-mth low, aluminium up
Shanghai copper eases
Gold soars as $ weakens broadly
Malaysian palm rebounds
Indian sugar futures rise
London coffee, sugar end lower
NY cotton settles mixed
Malaysian tin ends flat
EU wheat prices drop
FPCCI team to attend ECO meeting in Istanbul
Warid int'l selects CA for its IT requirements
AOTS to holdb 7 - nation international conference
Intl moot regarding religions, cultures on 25th
WTO workshop on Saturday

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