FBR tax collection increases during July-December 2015 to Rs 1382.2b, ECC told
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet was held. Finance Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the...
Ukraine’s forex reserves increase to 3.4 months of imports in 2015
KIEV: The international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in 2015 grew by 77% or UAH 5.767 billion,...
Belgium’s tax break to multinational companies ruled illegal
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Monday that a corporate tax break that Belgium granted to at least 35 companies,...
Denmark trade surplus grows in Nov.
COPENHAGEN: Denmark's foreign trade surplus increased in November, as exports rose and imports fell, figures from Statistics Denmark showed. The...
Denmark aims to count all of its flagpoles
COPENHAGEN: The Danish Finance Ministry has asked all public institutions to report how many flagpoles they have in a move...
Indonesia, Singapore to boost agricultural trade
JAKARTA: Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan held a bilateral meeting to discuss efforts to...
Small ports seek $48m in federal funding
WASHINGTON: Ports in the Northwest are waiting to see if the nation’s budget will include funding for small ports that...
Asian container traffic increase at B.C. ports
WASHINGTON: B.C.’s ports are providing some light for Canada in the prevailing economic gloom of downbound commodities and energy fortunes. According...
Indonesian Trade Ministry, BNP2TKI partner to expand job opportunities
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Trade Ministry and the Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers, known as BNP2TKI,...
Taiwan Customs seizes undeclared cash of $28K
TAIPE: Taiwan Customs officers confiscated the equivalent of roughly US$28,000 from a Taiwanese man who was attempting to depart for...
North Iraq oil exports fall in Dec.
BAGHDAD: Oil exports from northern Iraq via pipeline to Turkey fell to an average of 584,056 barrels per day (bpd)...
Iraq to stop sugar imports to boost local output
BAGHDAD: Iraq will stop imports of refined sugar for a government food distribution programme, as the nation's own production rises,...
Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries
BAGHDAD: Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including...
Global PC shipments fall 10.6% in Q4
SAN FRANCISCO: Global personal computer shipments fell 10.6% in the quarter ended in December compared to a year earlier, research...
CSX revenue falls 13% as coal shipments decline
LONDON: CSX Corp. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter revenue fell by 13% as lower coal volumes, which has hurt the...
N. Korea-China trade declines again
SEOUL: Trade figures between North Korea and China have declined, but an expert maintained that their economic relationship will not...
Grafton revenue rises 6.3% from £2.08bn
WASHINGTON: In a brief trading update yesterday published ahead of its final results, the firm, which owns the Woodie's DIY...
Kuwait’s trade surplus narrows in Q3 of 2015
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s trade surplus narrowed in 3Q15 on the back of lower oil revenues. However, the surplus remains relatively healthy...
Japan’s international air cargo trade to fall 4.5% in 2 years
TOKYO: Japan’s international air cargo trade will fall 4.5 percent in fiscal 2015, which is the first annual decline in...
Gas revenues to soon exceed oil income
TEHRAN: Deputy oil minister has estimated that gas revenues will soon exceed oil income in view of current global prices. Roknodin...
