140 SMEs participate in Omani trade expo
MUSCAT: The five-day event, which concludes on November 7, will also offer an opportunity to the SMEs to sell their ...
Year: 2015
India importing 10,000 tonnes soymeal as price drops
NEW DELHI: India, which used to be a major exporter of soymeal, has entered into contracts to import around 10,000 ...
India’s cotton exports likely to boost 15% in current financial year
NEW DELHI: India’s cotton fabrics export is likely to get a 10-15 per cent boost in the current financial year ...
Bangladesh, Thailand to increase bilateral trade to $1.7b in 2016
BANGKOK: The Commerce Minister and her Bangladeshi counterpart have met to bolster trade between the two countries. Thai Commerce Minister ...
Bangladesh shares fall in both exports, imports in 2015
DHAKA: Bangladesh's share of participation in the Global Value Chains (GVCs) is singly much higher than the Asia-Pacific regional total ...
Bank of Ireland to ban branch cash withdrawals under €700
DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland is to restrict over-the-counter cash withdrawals and lodgements. Under new rules announced by the bank, withdrawals ...
Michelin shuts Northern Ireland factory
DUBLIN: Including a downturn in UK exports, job cuts at Standard Chartered and Micheline - leading shares managed to end ...
Drug agency arrests 2 women in cocaine smuggling case
BEIJING: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two women for attempting to smuggle cocaine and cannabis out ...
Coal shipment from Indonesia to plunge 17% next year
JAKARTA: Coal shipments from Indonesia will plunge as much as 17 percent next year, with most miners in the world's ...
UK construction data cheers markets and bolsters sterling
LONDON: A surge in new work across the UK construction industry in October cheered financial markets and sent the pound ...
Finally CNIC replaces tax number
ISLAMABAD: The government has replaced national tax number (NTN) with the Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) number, effective from the ...
Wheat bran exports from Ukraine up 16% this season
KIEV: Within three months of season 2015/16 wheat bran exports from Ukraine increased by 16% compared to the same period ...
6 arrested in marijuana smuggling case
SACRAMENTO: Alejandro Acosta, Jr, 26, Aaron Quintero, 23, Jesus Israelas Carrion Corrales, 51, Gonzalo Ruiz Quezara, 28, Victor Sandoval, 41, ...
Nepal, China Customs meet to open border for trade
KATHMANDU: Nepal will request China to open more border points for bilateral trade when the customs officials of the two ...
Philippines Customs confiscates 31,000 packs of illegal cigarettes
MANILA: A raid conducted by the Philippine Bureau of Customs on October 15, 2015 resulted in the confiscation of more ...
Customs seizes 15,000 cartons of cigarettes
PASIR MAS: Customs officers seized 15,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes worth RM240,000 from a lorry in Setiu, Terengganu. Kelantan Customs ...
LCCI welcomes International Investment Conference
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has hoped that International Investment Conference in Islamabad and Lahore would ...
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR ships 1.14m tons of oil via Russia in Jan-Oct
MOSCOW: Azerbaijan’s SOCAR shipped 1.14 million tonnes of oil via Russia in the first 10 months of 2015, up from ...
US Customs seizes hazardous toys at Port of San Juan
SAN JUAN: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico recently seized ...
Johor Customs arrests 2 in cigarette smuggling case
JOHOR BARU: The Customs Department has busted two syndicates suspected of smuggling contraband cigarettes into the country. Johor Customs Department ...
