<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1' ?><rss version='2.0'><channel><title>TheNews RSS Feeds - Business News</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk</link><description>Latest News Via RSS Feeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009 TheNews</copyright><docs>http://www.thenews.com.pk/rss</docs><lastBuildDate>11/6/2009</lastBuildDate><image><title>TheNews</title><url>http://www.thenews.com.pk/rss/thenews.jpg</url><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk</link></image><item><title>FBR plan to widen tax net unlikely to be successful</title><description>LAHORE: Efforts of the Federal Board of Revenue to nab tax evaders through available data might increase revenues for a while but a sustained increase</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207125</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>SECP approves new financing product for stock market</title><description>KARACHI: The Securities  Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved a new financing product for stocks market called Margin Financing System</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207126</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>US Karachi consulate resumes visa service</title><description>KARACHI: The US Consulate has issued first visa to a Pakistani businessman after a gap of 13 years from Karachi with the reopening of visa section her</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207127</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>PS production to be enhanced to 5m tons: NA told</title><description>ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo on Friday told the National Assembly that the government intends to increa</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207128</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>SBP offers cheap loans for NWFP, FATA farmers</title><description>KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday announced a subsidised loan scheme for the farmers of conflict-hit districts in the NWFP and FATA.</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207129</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>PTA removes CNIC copy condition for data correction</title><description>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in order to facilitate mobile users, has removed the condition of providing CNIC copy by the co</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207130</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>KSE falls below 9,000 on political uncertainty</title><description>KARACHI: The political developments linked with NRO intensified bearish spell at the Karachi bourse on Friday. 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</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207144</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>British Airways to axe more jobs after losses balloon</title><description>LONDON: British Airways revealed a quadrupling of net losses in its first half on Friday, and axed an extra 1,200 jobs in an “essential” cost-reductio</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207145</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Emerging economies to be L’Oreal top markets</title><description>PARIS: Emerging economies including Brazil, China and India are becoming the main markets for French group L’Oreal, the world’s top cosmetics company,</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207146</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item><item><title>briefs...</title><description>Bank holiday on 9th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of the SBP Banking Services Corporation including the Public Debt Offic</description><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=207147</link><pubDate>11/7/2009</pubDate></item></channel></rss>