Thailand stops Australian salad imports
BANGKOK: Thailand has ordered a halt to imports of Australian pre-packed salads from a Victorian producer following an outbreak of...
South African Energy Company to set up base in Zambia
CAPE TOWN: South African energy company, Gridbow Engineers, is this month set to commence operations in Zambia. Gridbow Engineers and...
Pakistan Coast Guards nabs 60 illegal immigrants
KARACHI: Pakistan Coast Guards apprehended illegal immigrants including Afghan and Uzbek nationals from Shahjahan and Kandasole road check near Gwadar...
Business community urges govt to simplify tax regime
LAHORE: Businessmen and traders have said that tax regime in Pakistan is complicated with multiple tax rates as taxpayers are...
ICCI President asks traders to take benefit of Tax Amnesty Scheme
ISLAMABAD: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the government has introduced Tax Amnesty Scheme...
Norwegian companies planning to invest in Pakistan: Envoy
LAHORE: Pakistan is well positioned to take off as economic indicators are portraying an encouraging picture. Growth rate is expected...
FIA arrests three human smugglers from different places
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested three human smugglers from different places of Lahore. Sources informed Customs Today that...
Zia Ahmed Khan assumes charge as acting president KCCI
KARACHI: Zia Ahmed Khan, Senior Vice President KCCI has assumed charge as acting president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce...
Mega infrastructural projects incomplete due to shortage of bricks: FCCI
FAISALABAD. Continuous strike of brick kiln owners has created shortage of bricks coupled with increase in its rate while the...
SMEDA compiles recommendations for Citrus Development Board
LAHORE: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has compiled recommendations for creation of Citrus Development Board (CDB) to enhance...
Philip Barton pays farewell call on Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner, Philip Barton paid a farewell call on Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar here on Monday. Minister Dar...
Banking sector profits double in Zimbabwe
HARARE: The banking sector bucked the economic headwinds in 2015 with aggregate net profit more than doubling to $127,47 million,...
Pakistan offers ideal business opportunity for telecom sector: PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that international business community’s confidence to invest in Pakistan has been restored...
Customs seizes gold worth Rs 80 lakh at Mumbai airport
MUMBAI: The customs air intelligence unit (AIU) at Mumbai airport intercepted a passenger for smuggling gold. The woman was carrying...
Indian economy to expand 7.6% in 2015-16
NEW DELHI: Indian economy is estimated to expand by 7.6% in the fiscal year 2015-16, highest in at least four...
Chinese police seize 148 smuggled wolf skins, carcasses at border
BEIJING: Police in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China have arrested a large wildlife smuggling gang that were attempting to import illegal...
US Customs seizes $39 mln worth of fake sports items
WASHINGTON: Days before the first player stepped onto the field for Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, US Homeland Security-led efforts...
Saudi customs seizes 64,165 pills at Airport
RIYADH: Customs officers seized 64,165 amphetamine pills at Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz Airport, in the Governorate of Yunbu. The officers...
India’s fading oil product exports contrast with China’s boom
NEW DELHI: One of the dominant themes in Asia's oil products markets is the rise of Chinese fuel exports, so...
Nigeria Customs Service generates N14.59 bln in 2015
ABUJA: The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N14.59 billion in 2015, as it prepared to...
