TDAP plans to double its exports to Sri Lanka in a year’s time under FTA
COLOMBO: Both countries Pakistan and Sri Lanka failed to fully utilize the FTA that came into effect in 2005 due...
Surge in New Zealand sheepmeat exports
WELLINGTON: Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand for November 2015 were up by nearly a quarter on the previous year. Sheepmeat...
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe sets maize import target
HARARE: The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has started engaging service companies for import procurement contracts as local millers...
Focus on quality of products, Governor Ebad asks traders
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan has asked the traders and manufacturers to focus on quality of products...
S. Korea’s import prices post main decline in 2015
SEOUL: Prices of imported products in South Korea posted the biggest yearly decline in history last year due to lower...
US-South Korea free-trade accord effect on local exports: gov’t
TAIPEI: The implementation of a free-trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and South Korea has imposed an adverse impact...
Algeria authorities arrest drug smuggler with 102kg cannabis
ALGIERS: A drug trafficker was arrested and 102 kg of cannabis resin was seized Saturday by units of the National...
Ghazanfar Hussain takes charge as Chief Commissioner-IR
ISLAMABAD: Ghazanfar Hussain, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Chief Commissioner-IR,...
US dairy exports back 24% on 2014 levels
NEW YORK: US dairy exports in November 2015 were just $377.3m, back 24% on the corresponding month in 2014, according...
Saudi exports rise to 54mt in 2015
RIYADH: The volume of Saudi exports in 2015 surged to 54 million tons at a value of SR158 billion, compared...
Chief Commissioner-IR Kh Adnan Zahir relinquishes charge
ISLAMABAD: Khawaja Adnan Zahir, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has relinquished the charge of the post of Chief...
Port of Duqm plans to start mineral exports in February
MUSCAT: Port of Duqm plans to start export of minerals for the first time in February this year, said a...
Brazil’s agric export volume increases in 2015
BRASÍLIA: Despite the decline of export value of Brazilian agricultural goods and the decline in the agriculture sector’s surplus in...
China’s exports up 2.3%, imports fall 4% in Dec
BEIJING: China’s exports rebounded to grow 2.3% year-on-year in December, much higher than the 3.7% drop in November and market...
Swiss canton tells taxpayers to delay settling bills
GENEVA: Taxpayers in parts of Switzerland this year face an unusual request from fiscal authorities: please delay settling your bill...
Addl Commissioner-IR Taqi’s performance allowance restored
ISLAMABAD: Performance allowance in respect of Muhammad Taqi Qureshi, BS-19 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has been restored. The performance...
Afghanistan to import 200,000 tons wheat from Turkmenistan
KABUL: Afghanistan will buy 200,000 tons of wheat from neighbouring Turkmenistan at a price of under $250 per tons and...
Canada imports 4,000 tons of butter to meet demand
OTTAWA: A blame game is underway in Canada aimed at whoever was responsible for the butter shortage there just ahead...
Colombian thermal coal exports to Netherlands at 17.495mmt, rising 11% year on year
AMSTERDAM: Colombian thermal coal exports in 2015 increased 7.6% year on year to 80.644 million mt, according to data from...
Noi Bai Airport strengthens customs checks before Tet
HANOI: Customs officials at Noi Bai International Airport are strengthening inspections of passengers, luggage and cargo from all flights arriving...
