From the News, Nation, Dawn, Pakistan Observer, Daily Times, Frontier Post, Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu), Jang (Urdu) and daily Express (Urdu) newspapers                                                                            

4 January 2010

Local News

Economic

• Islamabad (APP) Two billion dollars Japanese aid will start pouring during current year (Daily Express, p- 10)

International News

Economic

• Tokyo (AFP) Japan said it agreed on Sunday to give a new lifeline to troubled Japan Airlines by doubling a state-funded loan for the carrier to 200 billion yen (2.2 billion dollars) (Pakistan Observer, p- 7, The Frontier Post, p- 8)

• Tokyo (Agencies) The Tokyo Stock Exchange will launch a new high speed trading system Monday, scrapping an antiquated, glitch-prone platform for one that aims to compete with major global rivals (Pakistan Observer, p- 6, The Frontier Post, p- 8)