Zimbabwe’s import bill drops 12% in Oct 2015
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s import bill dropped by 12 percent in October this year, reflecting the positive impact of the government’s duty...
Andhra Pradesh police arrest customs official for smuggling red sanders
CHENNAI: A team of Andhra Pradesh police arrested a suspended customs official for smuggling red sanders. Following a tip from...
Total goods import rise 12% in Nov 2015
WELLINGTON: The value of total goods imported was $4.9 billion in November 2015, up $535 million (12 percent) from November...
Indian Customs seizes cigarettes worth Rs.91 lakh
NEW DELHI: In a major haul, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate on Tuesday seized cigarettes worth Rs.91 lakh illegally imported from...
Chinese steel exports to fall to 70-80 mln tonnes: Fitch
GUANGZHOU: China's annual steel exports are likely to fall to 70 to 80 million tonnes in the long term, leading...
Iceland’s CPI jumps by 0.33% between Nov-Dec
REYKJAVIK: Iceland's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.33 percent as of the middle of December, according to statistics issued...
Cambodia’s tax revenues rises by 255 to $1.3bn in 2015
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodia's General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in taxes in 2015,...
U.S house prices up 0.5% in Oct
WASHINGTON: U.S. house prices increased 0.5 percent in October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported Tuesday. U.S. house prices...
US’s GDP grows by 2% in 3Q
WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a fairly healthy clip in the third quarter as strong consumer and business spending...
China to sell 160,000 3D printers in 2016
SHANGHAI: Shipment of 3D printers in the Chinese market is expected to reach 160,000 units in 2016, outperforming the US...
China’s Meizu targets 25% shipment growth for 2016
BEIJING: Chinese smartphone maker Meizu Telecom Equipment Co Ltd said it is aiming to sell 25 million handsets next year,...
Phillipines Customs collects P29.1b revenue in Oct
MANILA: Last month's holidays due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings pulled down the Bureau of Customs' revenue collections...
India sees jump of 11% in imports of metal
NEW DELHI: Buoyed by sharp fall in gold prices globally, India is likely to see a jump of 11 per...
BMW to recall Mini Coopers in China due to technical fault
BEIJING: Luxury car maker BMW's China Automotive Trading Ltd. will recall Mini Cooper models due to concerns over a fault...
German Customs seizes ammunition, 150kg of explosive
KARLSRUHE: Tracing the purchase of illegal laser sights led German customs officers to a large cache of weapons and explosives,...
Abdul Rashid assigned look-after charge of DG R&A (Customs)
ISLAMABAD: Abdul Rashid Sheikh, a BS-21 officer of Pakistan Customs Service, has been assigned the look-after the charge of the...
Imtiaz Ahmad assigned look-after charge of DG IPR (Enforcement)
ISLAMABAD: Imtiaz Ahmad Khan, a BS-21 officer of Pakistan Customs Service, has been assigned the look-after charge of the post...
India Customs seizes cigarettes worth Rs. 3 million
KOCHI: In a major haul, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate on Tuesday seized cigarettes worth Rs.91 lakh illegally imported from Dubai...
