India authorities nab 4 people for smuggling meth worth Rs 5cr
CHENNAI: Narcotics Control Bureau officers on Tuesday nabbed four people and seized 5.15kg of narcotic drug methamphetamine at Koyambedu. The...
US border agents foil human smuggling attempt
GULFPORT: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Border Patrol agents from the New Orleans sector recently interrupted a human...
Excise duty revenues in Bulgaria up 12% in 2015: customs boss
SOFIA: “There is 12% increase in the revenues from excise duty in 2015,” National Customs Agency Director Vanyo Tanov said...
Bangladesh Customs arrests 2 Malaysians for smuggling 6 kg of gold
DHAKA: Customs officials have arrested two Malaysians with six kilograms of gold at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Its Assistant...
KRA to roll out Sh1.2b customs system after winning court case
NAIROBI: The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will roll out the controversial Sh1.2 billion customs system early next year after it...
Nigeria Customs collects N1.2bn revenue in Sokoto
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara Command, has recorded significant growth in revenue generation to the tune of N1, 238,308,516...
EAEC Customs Service begins banning Ukrainian exports to Russia
MOSCOW: Customs offices of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) started to implement the presidents’ instructions on organizing community of close...
EEU may discuss cutting customs duties on Iranian agricultural products
TEHRAN: According to Shuvalov, Putin proposed to his partners from the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to decrease customs duties on...
Malaysia inflation rate at 2.6% in Nov, higher than forecast
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's annual inflation rate in November was 2.6 per cent, government data showed. The change in the consumer...
India govt asks customs to protect seized gold, valuables
NEW DELHI: Citing instances of theft of gold and high-value goods from strong rooms, the Ministry of Finance has asked...
Philippines Customs revenue collections down in November
MANILA: Last month's holidays due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings pulled down the Bureau of Customs' revenue collections...
Kenya scraps fee for drying maize
NAIROBI: New Agriculture CS Willy Bett directed the National Cereals and Produce Board to waive maize drying charges for farmers...
Ireland property prices fall in 2015
DUBLIN: Residential property prices fell at their sharpest rate in nearly a year last month with the decline in Dublin...
Canada’s GDP unchanged in October
OTTAWA: Canada's economic output was unchanged in October after shrinking in September, Statistics Canada reported. The data agency says gross...
Nepal cosmetic industry decreases by conflict
KATHMANDU: Sales and production of beauty products have been affected by the ongoing Tarai unrest and India’s unofficial trade blockade....
Indian gold imports likely to touch 1,000 tonne this year, up 11%
NEW DELHI: Buoyed by sharp fall in gold prices globally, India is likely to see a jump of 11 per...
Huawei smartphone shipments top 100 mln in 2015
BEIJING: Chinese tech-giant Huawei said its smartphone shipments have topped 100 million this year, breaking the record among domestic players...
Total imports of mobile phones touch $307.744m in 5 months
ISLAMABAD: The total imports of mobile phones in the country has touched US $ 307.744 million mark during first five...
Morocco’s tourism revenues to increase by 2% in 2016
RABAT: Morocco’s tourism revenues will increase by two percent in 2016 to reach 60 billion dirhams, said this Tuesday Tourism...
Petroleum imports fall 41.21% in 5th months of current fiscal year
ISLAMABAD: The import of various petroleum group into the country witnessed declined of 41.21 percent during the first five months...
