Dar reviews implementation status on PM’s interest free loan scheme
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review implementation status on the Prime Minister’s interest free loan...
Nigeria Customs destroys poultry products worth N15m in Edo
BENIN: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit, Zone C, on Wednesday in Benin destroyed 1, 500 cartons of...
New Zealand retail spending hits record high
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders spent a record $6 billion shopping in December, the highest ever monthly figure recorded by Statistics New...
US Customs discovers $500k of marijuana disguised as carrots
NEW YORK: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found half a million dollars' worth of marijuana disguised as carrots this...
US Customs seizes fake FitBit devices in Philadelphia
NEW YORK: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized hundreds of counterfeit smart wristbands in Philadelphia. The 350...
Sri Lankan Customs targets Rs 1t record revenue in 2016
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) is expected to collect Rs. 1 trillion as tax revenue for 2016, Director General Chulananda...
Egypt looks to reduce import bill by 25% in 2016
CAIRO: Egypt aims to reduce its import bill by 25 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year after the...
Australia apple, pear exports increase in 2015
CANBERRA: Apple and pear exports from Australia increased significantly between January-November 2015, climbing 111% and 46% respectively. Oneonta apple shot...
Jamaica: Levy wants brakes on chicken imports
KINGSTON: Chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group Robert Levy has charged agriculture minister Derrick Kellier to put the brakes on...
South Korea resumes Canadian beef imports
CALGARY: South Korea has reopened its borders to Canadian beef after imposing a temporary ban over concerns about mad cow...
NZ dollar catches upgrade
WELLINGTON: In a 2016 exchange rate forecast note to clients CBA say they are also upgrading their kiwi dollar forecasts...
India: Chennai Port to import apples
CHENNAI: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted restriction on apple import through Chennai Port. This move will...
Saudi Arabia’s exports rise to 54 mln tons in 2015
RIYADH: The volume of Saudi exports in 2015 surged to 54 million tons at a value of ($42 bln) SR158...
Garment makers fear further drop in exports
LAHORE: Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) on Wednesday cautioned the government to address the issues of value-added...
Jordan Spieth signs deal with Coca-Cola
AMMAN: Jordan Spieth can do no wrong these days. Barely 48 hours after ripping through the Tournament of Champions for...
Jordan: 3 companies to import diesel, selling directly to consumers
AMMAN: French oil company Total, Jordan’s Manaseer Oil & Gas and the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) will start floating...
Australian lemon supply compress prompts US imports
CANBERRA: IT’S enough to give you the pip — lemons are selling for up to $1.60 each and extra imports...
Iraqi Kurds to start gas exports to Turkey in 2016
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Kurds will start building their first natural gas pipeline next month to export the fuel to Turkey, a...
Drug smugglers busted after disguising more than a ton of marijuana as fresh carrots
MEXICO: These green-minded drug smugglers tried hiding more than a ton of marijuana as carrots while crossing the border through...
Vietnam’s pangasius exports may drop 5% YOY in 2016
HANOI: Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) estimates that Vietnam’s pangasius (tra catfish) exports may drop by...
