Prague customs seizes 30kg of marihuana
PRAGUE: Customs officers uncovered over 30 kilograms of marihuana at the Prague 4 customs office last Wednesday, customs authority spokeswoman...
Vietnam expected to attracts more FDI in 2016
HANOI: Viet Nam is expected to attract more foreign investment next year and in the future due to the opportunities...
Investor buys 52% stake in Kim Lien tourism Company
HANOI: An investor paid more than VND1 trillion (US$44.4 million) to acquire nearly 3.65 million shares of Kim Lien Tourism...
Phillipines Customs seizes P1M in misdeclared steel products
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs has seized close to a million pesos’ worth of misdeclared steel products from China. At...
Seminar promotes Vietnam–Thailand trade
HANOI: A seminar promoting Viet Nam – Thailand trade was held in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can...
Uganda’s customs clearance system ease cross-border trading
KAMPALA: The automation of Uganda’s customs clearance system has eased cross-border trading in the region and improved the landlocked country’s...
Shaista Abbas assumes charge as Director General (BTB)
ISLAMABAD: Shaista Abbas, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Director General...
Food ban affects to 46% of goods export to Russia
MOSCOW: Russian trade embargo applies to meat and meat products, fish, dairy products, vegetables, fruit and nuts, bakery goods, Minister...
Tariq Mustafa appointed Commissioner-IR (OPS) in Gujranwala
ISLAMABAD: Tariq Mustafa Khan, a BS-19 officer of Inland Revenue Service, presently posted as Additional Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Hyderabad,...
Private Secretary Naeem’s probationary period terminated
ISLAMABAD: On successful completion of his probationary period, the probation of Naeem Ahmad, presently posted as Private Secretary (BS-17), Federal...
Customs Office Superintendent Mumtaz retires
ISLAMABAD: Syed Mumtaz Ahmed, a Pakistan Customs service officer of BS-16, has retired from the government service on attaining the...
Nigeria’s non oil exports rate below 14% in Q3 of 2015
ABUJA: Indications that sustained efforts by the federal and state governments to boost non-oil value in Nigeria’s merchandise trade are...
Maldives seeks to zero tax from fish export to Chinese market
MALÉ: The Maldives is working to exempt duties from fish products exported to the Chinese market during the ongoing discussions...
Ukraine increases harvest of barley to 8.8m tons in 2016
KIEV: Ukraine is likely to increase its harvest of barley to 8.8 million tonnes next year from 8.2 million tonnes...
Pak rupee gains value in cash-free market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday remained firm against the US dollar both in interbank and gained value in open market....
Russian export prices for wheat down further last week
MOSCOW: Russian export prices for wheat down further last week as the rouble fell further and global benchmarks weakened, analysts...
Indonesia aims to boost EU investment with CEPA
JAKARTA: The government aims to boost investment from the EU with the upcoming implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...
Taiwan unemployment rate up 0.01% to 3.91% in Nov
TAIPEI: The unemployment rate stood at 3.91 percent last month, up 0.01 percentage points from a month earlier, government statistics...
Vietnamese textiles, garment exports hit $27.1b
HANOI: Vietnamese textiles and garment exports will possibly hit US$27.1 billion this year, an increase of more than 10 percent...
Japan plans $797bn budget for fiscal 2016
TOKYO: Japan plans a ￥96.7 trillion (US$797 billion) budget for the fiscal year starting in April to support the nation’s...
