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Business Recorder
Introduction:

Business Recorder is the biggest financial daily in Pakistan and the first such publication to
be published in the Muslim world. The publication is owned by the Business Recorder Group
which is one of South Asia's preeminent media conglomerates with interests in Television, Web,
Finance and Technology. Business Recorder was established on 17 February, 1965 by veteran
journalist M.A. Zuberi who is still the publication's Editor In Chief.

Daily Edition:

Business Recorder contains all news about the industrial, financial and economical sector
of Pakistan. It covers news about Stocks and Bonds, Agriculture sector, Cotton and Textiles,
Fuel and Energy, Money and Banking, IT and Computers, Taxation, Rates and Schedules etc.

E-Paper of Business Recorder:

Business Recorder has its e-paper on internet, this e-paper provides up to minute financial
and other social news. Business Recorder's e-paper is an ideal option for foreigners and Pakistani
community that lives abroad to read Pakistani financial news through the most reliable financial
newspaper.

Website Traffic trend:

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Website link:

www.businessrecorder.com.

Website snapshot:

Visitors:

 The site is has a large number of visitors on daily basis.

Major stakeholders of site:

1- Farmers
2- Business professionals
3- Advertisers
4- Lay man(news reading)

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5- Economists
6- Statistician
7- Importers & Exporters
8- Investors
9- Research students
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Lahore Office
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c. Tenders & inquiries
d. Reader comments
e. Search

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f. Supplements & Documents

g. Brief readings

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Main:

 Top Stories: Latest news from world and Pakistan

 Business & Economy: Recent Business news from world and Pakistan.
 Stocks & Bonds: Karachi Stocks, Lahore Stocks, Islamabad Stocks, Indexes.
 General News
 Editorials
 Articles & Letters
 Cotton & Textiles
 Agriculture & Allied
 Fuel & Energy
 Money & Banking: Open market rates, interbank closing rates, growth fund rates,
rates of debt securities.
 Telecommunication: mobile and telecom company business information.
 IT & Computers
 Taxation
 Company News: Analysis of financial reports of banks and company.
 Rates & Schedules: Bullion Rates, Cotton Spot Rates, Oil market rates, Exchange
rates, Money Market Report, National Commodity Exchange Trading Summary,
Shipping Intelligence
 Sports
 Weather

BR-Special

 BR Research
 Budgets&SROs: Analysis, Provincial, SROs-Customs, SROs-Excise, SROs-Sales
Tax ,Suggestions  
 Statistics: Growth, Indicators ,SBP Affairs
 Documents:  Agreements, Laws, Policies  
 Yarn Prices: yarn and fiber prices
 Cotton Analysis
 Tenders & Inquiries: International Tenders, Foreign Trade Inquiries
 Brief Recordings
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 Weekend
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 The Buzz Recorder: magazine

BR-Services

 BR Group
 Reader Comments
 Search Archive
 Currency Converter
 BR-Search

Let view each of these items in some detail.

Top stories

Business recorder provides the top stories on daily basis.

Following are some top stories given on the first page at May 1, 2010.

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Top Stories [1-10 of 34 stories] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next

Alternative VAT registration criteria: FBR acquires discretionary powers

ISLAMABAD (May 01, 2010): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has obtained discretionary powers,
under the Federal Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act 2010, to lay down any alternative registration criteria for
determining annual turnover of Rs 7.5 million for compulsory registration of any businessman under VAT
regime.

VAT may be cut to 12.5 percent: FBR comments on Senate body proposals

ISLAMABAD (May 01, 2010): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has no objection to reduce the rate of
value-added tax (VAT) from 15 percent to 12.5 percent in case the government is ready to sustain the
revenue dip likely to accrue from rate reduction in 2010-11.

Packaged milk, yogurt prices to go up with VAT: National Assembly body told

ISLAMABAD (May 01, 2010): The Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Sohail Ahmed, said on
Friday that prices of packed milk and yogurt would go up following imposition of 15 percent value-added
tax (VAT) on the items sold in package. During meeting of National Assembly standing committee on
finance on Friday, he said that private educational institutions would be brought into the VAT net.

Business& Economy News

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Stock & Bonds

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General News

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Editorials

Articles & Letters

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Cotton & Textiles

Agriculture & Allied

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Fuel & Energy

Money &
Banking

Telecommunication

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IT & Computers

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Taxation

Company news

Rates & Schedules

 Automart: car prices in Karachi

TOYOTA COROLLA
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XLI 1,289,000/-
GLI (1300cc) 1,414,000/-
ALTIS M/T (1800cc) 1,699,000/-
ALTIS M/T-S/R (1800cc) 1,784,000/-

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ALTIS AT (1800cc) 1,784,000/-

ALTIS-AT-S/R (1800cc) 1,869,000/-
2.O D (2000cc) 1,347,000/-
2.O D-SAL-S/R (2000cc) 1,784,000/-
2.O D-SAL (1975cc) 1,699,000/-

 World currencies and dollar

 Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

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 Iron, steel and other metal rates

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 Rates of Pipe Fittings

 Bullion Rates

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 Cotton Spot Rates

KCA Official Spot Rate for Local Dealings in Pak Rupees
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FOR BASE GRADE 3 STAPLE LENGTH 1-1/32"
MICRONAIRE VALUE BETWEEN 3.8 TO 4.9 NCL
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Rate Ex-Gin Upcountry Spot Rate Ex-Karachi
For Price Sales Tax @ 15%
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37.324 Kgs 6,700.00 100 6,800.00
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Equivalent
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40 Kgs 7,180.00 100 7,280.00

 Karachi interbank rates

Interbank Rate Friday (April 30, 2010)

1 Week 2 Week 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 9 Month 12 Month

BID ASK BID ASK BID ASK BID ASK BID ASK BID ASK

ABLN 10.90 11.40 11.35 11.85 11.75 12.25 12.05 12.30 12.10 12.35 12.20 12.70 12.35 12.85

JSBL 11.50 12.00 12.50 12.00 11.80 12.30 11.95 12.20 12.10 12.35 12.15 12.65 12.20 12.70

ASPK 10.80 11.30 11.40 11.90 11.80 12.30 12.00 12.25 12.10 12.35 12.15 12.65 12.25 12.75

CIPK 10.95 11.45 11.35 11.85 11.50 12.00 11.95 12.20 12.05 12.30 12.10 12.60 12.20 12.70

DBPK 10.60 11.10 11.00 11.50 11.40 11.90 11.95 12.20 12.05 12.30 12.10 12.60 12.20 12.70

FBPK 10.80 11.30 11.25 11.75 11.55 12.05 12.00 12.25 12.05 12.30 12.15 12.65 12.25 12.75

FLAH 11.00 11.50 11.50 12.00 11.65 12.15 12.00 12.25 12.05 12.30 12.10 12.60 12.20 12.70

HBPK 10.60 11.10 11.25 11.75 11.50 12.00 12.05 12.30 12.15 12.40 12.20 12.70 12.25 12.75

HKBP 10.75 11.25 11.25 11.75 11.45 11.95 11.85 12.10 12.00 12.25 12.05 12.55 12.10 12.60

HMBP 10.90 11.40 11.40 11.90 11.75 12.25 12.00 12.25 12.10 12.35 12.15 12.65 12.25 12.75

SAMB 10.75 11.25 11.25 11.75 11.70 12.20 12.00 12.25 12.10 12.35 12.15 12.65 12.25 12.75

MCBK 11.00 11.50 11.50 12.00 11.75 12.25 11.90 12.15 12.05 12.30 12.10 12.60 12.15 12.65

NBPK 10.60 11.10 11.25 11.75 11.50 12.00 12.00 12.25 12.10 12.35 12.20 12.70 12.30 12.80

Average 10.84 11.34 11.32 11.82 11.63 12.13 11.99 12.24 11.08 12.33 12.14 12.64 12.23 12.73

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 State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

KARACHI (May 01 2010): 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 deposit (Excluding FE-25 Deposits) issued by the Foreign
Exchange Rates Committee on Friday (April 30, 2010).

US Dollar 84.0085
Pound Sterling 127.8189
Euro 111.1096
Japanese Yen 0.8935

 Exchange rates: buying and selling

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Schedules

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Sports

Weather

BR Special
Br research

In this we can go to previous editions by giving date and get our desired news.

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Budgets & SROs

Budgets of Pakistan from 2004 to 2010

Analysis about the budgets and factors affecting economy

This section also includes budget from:

 Provinces
 Districts

SRO’S From FBR:

 Customs
 Exercise
 Sales tax
 Finally it includes Suggestion for new budget from stakeholders.

Statistics

Growth predictions and factors affecting it.

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Indicators

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Documents

Laws passed by government and orders and verdicts by Supreme Court.

Agreements are available:

 Declarations
 Agreements(SAFTA)
 Accords
 Policies regarding business, amendments and new bills are available.

Yarn prices

Karachi yarn rate

Faisalabad yarn and fiber prices

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Cotton analysis

As cotton is major export its analysis is done by experts so that stakeholders could get
benefits from their opinion.

Tenders and Inquiries

Export Promotion Bureau receives the Trade Enquiries and tenders 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 Offices. The related addresses are given

Cotton Yarn and Cotton:

Wadhsons (HK) Limited, Mr Jagjit Singh Sandhu Manager, Unit 804, East Ocean Centre,
98 Granville Road, Tst East, HONG KONG.
Telephone: 852 2739 4276, 86 20 3888 6744
Mobile: 852 9689 5862
Fax: 852 2723 9086, 86 20 3888 6745
E-mail: info@wadhsons.com/sandhu@wadhsons.com
Web site: www.wadhsons.com

Brief recordings

Analysis of financial statements of banks and companies of Pakistan.

Supplements

Information on specific issues published can be read by date.

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Weekend magazine

It is a magazine published weekly which contain articles on different issues we can see
previous issues.

Weekend at glance

Every week news can be viewed at one place.

Buzz recorder

Br services

Br group

The Business Recorder Group is a media conglomerate in Pakistan. The Business Recorder
Group specializes in niche

 Daily Business Recorder

 AAJ TV
 Apex Printry
 e-Dynamics
 KHI- Stocksbusinesses.

Reader comments

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It’s all about comments of appreciation and inputs for correction from stakeholders.

Search archive

It tells us how to search site.

Currency converter

Referral sites and other services

 It’s about how the taxes, dividends, royalities etc would be dealt by Pakistan with foreign
countries

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Forex trading site (http://www.forexmicrolot.com/)

Trading site (www.gfcmarkets.com)

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