US Customs foils attempt to smuggle nine live birds
MIAMI: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working at Miami International Airport (MIA) arrested...
Thailand surpasses India in rice exports
BANGKOK: Thailand was surpassed by India as a rice exporter in 2015 but traders have projected 9 million tons will...
Portugal’s tourism grow slightly in 2015
LISBON: Tourism in Portugal grew slightly last year, having recorded a 0.5 percent rise in overnight stays. Portugal’s national statistics...
List of IR officers nominated for 21st MCM Course issued
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has issued the list of 17 nominated BS-18 officers of Inland Revenue Service for 21st...
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on import of green chilly from India
RIYADH: In a significant development, Saudi Arabia has lifted a seven-month old ban on import of green chilly from India. The...
India business confidence increases in Jan
NEW DELHI: Business sentiment in India rose for the first time in three months to the highest since October 2015...
4-year investment strategy being evolved: Abdullah
KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday said the unity government was working on a four-year investment strategy...
Polish budget deficit breakthrough
WARSAW: According to estimates from the Ministry of Finance, Poland’s budget deficit in 2015 did not exceed an EU limit...
Six Inland Revenue officers take charge as Commissioners-IR (OPS)
ISLAMABAD: Six Inland Revenue Service officers of BS-19 assumed the charge of Commissioners-IR (OPS) in different cities. Imran Munir assumed...
China’s industrial profit falls 4.7% YoY in Dec
BEIJING: Profits of China's major industrial firms fell 4.7 percent year-on-year in December, accelerating from a 1.4-percent drop registered in...
Crude oil prices expected to recover at year end
MUSCAT: Crude oil prices are expected to start recovering marginally towards the end of the year, said a top-level official...
Apple sees first sales dip in more than a decade as super-growth era falters
NEW YORK: Apple Inc forecast its first revenue drop in 13 years and reported the slowest-ever growth in iPhone shipments...
Dr Malik assumes charge as Commissioner-IR in Sargodha
ISLAMABAD: Dr Malik Muhammad Khan Awan, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post...
China’s rail freight falls sharply in 2015
BEIJING: China's national rail freight volume, an indicator of economic activity, fell significantly amid an economic slowdown in 2015, official...
Ahmad Shuja takes charge as Commissioner-IR in Sialkot
ISLAMABAD: Ahmad Shuja Khan, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Commissioner-IR...
Iranian firms seek to expand trade in Oman
MUSCAT: Iranian companies are seeking to establish or expand their presence in Oman after the lifting of the economic sanctions...
Shanghai plans to invest $127b into 100 major projects
SHANGHAI: Shanghai plans to launch 100 major projects this year, with a total investment of 835.52 billion yuan ($127 billion),...
Abid Raza assumes charge as Commissioner-IR (Sahiwal Zone)
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Abid Raza Bodla, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of...
Greater implementation of PPP projects seen in 2015
BEIJING: Chinese local governments are making progress in making proposed public-private partnership (PPP) projects into realities, said a finance official....
One third of real estate developers suffered a loss in 2015
BEIJING: Among 50 mainland-listed property developers, 23 reported profit decline in 2015, said Beijing Times on Tuesday. Fifteen Chinese real...
