Trade at Mumbai Port suffers due to shortage of labour
MUMBAI: Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship Agents Association (MANSA) has conveyed their disappointment to Mumbai Port Trust over the extreme...
Govt marginally reduces import tariff value on gold
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday marginally reduced the import tariff value on gold to $345 per 10 grams but...
MIDF allocates RM150mil in soft loans for automation
BANGI: Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) is providing RM150mil in financing next year for the Soft Loan Scheme for...
Malaysia’s public Mutual declares RM188m distributions for 11 funds
KUALA LUMPUR: Public Mutual has declared more than RM188mil in distributions for 11 funds for the financial year ended Dec...
FBR extends date of filing income tax returns till Jan 31
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the date of filing of income tax returns for the Tax...
Nigerian Customs generates N4.9b revenue in Jan-Nov
ABUJA: The Kaduna/Katsina command of the Nigerian Customs Service has generated N4.9 billion from January to November this year. Customs...
Fake customs officer arrested for impersonation
ABUJA : A cleaner who stole the uniforms of a high ranking customs officer to impersonate him has been apprehended...
Hong Kong Customs seizes meth, ketamine worth $1m
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday seized a total of about 3 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 477 grams of...
China’s non-manufacturing PMI surges to 54.4 in Dec
BEIJING: China's service sector activity expanded strongly in December, a monthly survey showed Friday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for...
Jamaica Customs urges importers to adhere to importation regulations
KINGSTON: The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is urging importers to adhere to regulations governing the importation of commercial and non-commercial...
New CM Zehri okays 10 projects worth Rs5b for Quetta
QUETTA: Newly-appointed Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, presiding over his first meeting, approved 10 development projects for the provincial...
China manufacturing PMI rises 49.7 in Dec
BEIJING: China's factory activity picked up a bit in December but remained in contraction as downward pressure persisted in the...
Philippines inks AOA of AIIB
BEIJING: The Philippine Ambassador to China signed the Articles of Agreement (AOA) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on...
China box office soars 48.7% to $6.8bn in 2015
BEIJING: Films screened in China raked in more than 44 billion yuan ($6.78 billion) in 2015, a 48.7 percent yearly...
FBR collects Rs770b against Rs750b target of Q2
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs20 billion more against the target of Rs750 billion, set by the...
Metrosexuals genarates $1b cosmetics market in China
BEIJING: At the luxury Truefitt & Hill gentlemen barbershop and grooming salon located in the Yintai Centre in Beijing's financial...
Reserves cross $21 billion mark
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves crossed $21 billion mark and reached $21,073.9 million on December 25. Foreign reserves...
Trade suffers at Mumbai port due to shortage of labour, customs red tape
MUMBAI: Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship Agents Association (MANSA) has conveyed their disappointment to Mumbai Port Trust over the extreme...
Jamaica Customs urges importers to adhere to importation regulations
KINGSTON: The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is urging importers to adhere to regulations governing the importation of commercial and non-commercial...
Saudi Customs foils attempt to smuggle liquor
RIYADH: Saudi customs officers at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam foiled an elusive attempt at smuggling alcohol in washing...
