The Pak Banker - 2015-01-08

• 2014 - A roller-coaster year
• Central Bank set to launch 3rd FICF tomorrow
• Pakistan keen to improve trade, economic ties with Bahrain: PM
• SECP takes action against non-compliant market participan­ts
• Sheikh Zayed Hospital holds best kidney transplant­ation center
• Islamic architectu­re in Pakistan
• 47 criminals shortliste­d to be hanged: Ch Nisar
• Punjab schools to get security clearance in three phases
• LCCI demands withdrawl of current policy rate
• ICA sends community-based health team for training in Japan
• Eurozone prices falling for first time since 2009
• China regulators likely to allow a wave of share offerings in 2015
• Asian stocks decline as oil plunge deepens; China shares jump
• PCB announces 15-man World Cup squad
• Nishikori into quarters after solid hit-out
• Italy unemployme­nt rises to new high, showing Europe divergence
• Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp says to resume trading within 24 hours
• I wanted to stay at Liverpool: Gerrard
• Extraordin­ary measures
• Financial accountabi­lity
• Cautious optimism amid diverse views
• An economist's advice to astrologer­s
• Vladimir Putin's economic plan
• Market forecasts to ignore in 2015
• How financiers turned back forces of equality
• Modi pledge tested by Indian budget deficit already 99pc of target
• Housing, factory data point to momentum in US economy
• Lockheed gets up to $4.9b in further F-35 funding
• US judge approves Toyota's $1.1b accelerati­on deal
• German unemployme­nt falls to record low on economic recovery
• Apple to drop patent claims against new Samsung phone
• Ford CEO fields predicts driverless cars on roads in 5 years
• M&A market gets $30.2 billion telecom boost
• McDonald's Japan probes nuggets from Cargill in Thailand
• Christie's Plc looks to boost sales of Monet, Cezanne with new hire
• Apple's beats called technology pirate in monster lawsuit
• Lenovo to bring Motorola smartphone­s back to China
• Sainsbury sees tough year ahead after Christmas sales respite
• EasyJet boosts full year traffic 6.5pc to 65.3 million travelers
• Google unveils a tool to check if users are looking at video ads
• Japan central bank wakes up to political reality
• Euro's drop is a turning point for central banks’ reserves
• SNB interventi­ons boost currency reserves to record high
• Bank of Vietnam devalues dong to buttress exports
• Dubai Islamic Bank seeks to boost capital through tier 1 sukuk
• EU lawmaker seeks to dilute bank trading reform
• German bank exposure to Greece around $28b: banks

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