Travel sector expects 30% rise in business
CHENNAI: Besides, the EC has budgeted a 198-crore spend for itself, thereby making the upcoming elections the most expensive ever...
COSCO sets new course to create six businesses
BEIJING: China COSCO Shipping Corp Ltd, now the world's largest bulk vessel and oil tanker operator by fleet size, is...
Indonesian central bank cuts key rate to boost economy
JAKARTA: Indonesian central bank on Thursday trimmed its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year to spur the...
Engro Corp earned Rs 13.8b in 2015 with 97% growth
KARACHI: Engro Corp has posted 97 per cent growth in its profits as the company earned about Rs14 billion in...
North Korea’s overall food imports fall in 2015
SEOUL: North Korea’s overall food imports from neighboring China fell by a quarter in 2015 when compared the previous year,...
Indonesia sets banking credit growth target at 14% this year
JAKARTA: Indonesian central bank aims for a 14 percent growth in the country's banking credit this year following its decision...
Commissioner-IR Ashfaq’s performance allowance restored
ISLAMABAD: Performance allowance in respect of Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has been restored. The...
Japan’s exports fall 12.9% in Jan
TOKYO: Japan's exports fell 12.9 percent in January from a year earlier to mark a fourth straight month of declines,...
Air France-KLM revenue grows by 4.6% in 2015
PARIS: Air France-KLM returned to profit in 2015 and reported increased revenues, mainly due to positive currency effects and lower...
Samaira Nazir takes charge as Lahore Chief Collector
ISLAMABAD: Samaira Nazir Khan, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-21, assumed the charge of the post of the Chief...
S. Korea banks net profit halve in 2015
SEOUL: South Korean banks’ total net earnings in 2015 were nearly halved from the previous year to record the worst...
Fayaz, Asif assume charge as Dy Commissioners
ISLAMABAD: Two Inland Revenue Service officers of BS 17-18 have assumed charge as Deputy Commissioners in Sukkur and Karachi. Fayaz...
Customs warns public on illegal job recruiters
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs has warned the public against illegal recruiters who claim to have connections with the bureau...
Philippines police nab two Chinese with 8kg meth
MANILA: A drug entrapment operation conducted by the Pasay City police led to the arrest of two Chinese nationals who...
Four Addl Commissioners-IR assume charge
ISLAMABAD: Four Inland Revenue Service officers of BS-18 have assumed the charge as Additional Commissioners in different cities. Bushra Jaffar...
Customs makes two drug busts worth HKD840,000
HONG KONG:The day before yesterday was a fruitful time for Hong Kong Customs, with officers making two drug busts: one...
Iran offers nuclear power cooperation with Hungary
BUDAPEST: Iran has proposed a project with Hungary to design and develop a small nuclear reactor that could be sold...
Azerbaijani Customs committee transfers less tax revenues to state budget
BAKU: The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee transferred 103.63 million manat to the state budget in January 2016, the committee’s report...
New Zealand business sets to trade with Iran
WELLINGTON: New Zealand businesses are set to have an easier time trading with Iran after the domestic processes to lift...
OPS Chief Mirza Imtiaz suspended
ISLAMABAD: The competent authority has suspended Mirza Imtiaz Ahmed, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-19 for a period of...
