Hyderabad—The President, Sindh Chamber of
Agriculture Syed Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah has called
upon the government to initiate concrete
measures for rapid growth of agriculture sector
by providing maximum incentives to growers.
Watford—The head of the International Monetary
Fund gave a gloomy report on Saturday on
prospects for the world economy to a dozen
leaders debating how to respond to global
financial turmoil.
IF WE run, it is to win,” says Patrick Ricard,
chairman and chief executive of Pernod Ricard, a
French drinks group. In the past four months Mr
Ricard has done a lot of running. He wanted to
capture Vin & Sprit (V&S), which was put up for
sale by the Swedish government in December and
owns Absolut, a premium-vodka brand.
Abu Dhabi—Delegations from 40 countries will
conclude business deals at the Gulf Incentive,
Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM),
a three-day event to be opened in Abu Dhabi
tomorrow.
THE central bank has warned of stiff economic
challenges to Pakistan, as the new government
gets launched. How will the new government
tackle grey areas of the economy? Business,
industry, and financial big-wigs are watching.
