Ngerian Customs rakes in N826bn
ABUJA: Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) now under intense pressure to expand collections and rev up government revenues severely bashed by...
Taiwan projector shipments increase 7.7% in 3Q15
TAIPEI: There were 25,572 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2015, increasing 7.7% on quarter...
Global smartphone shipments rise 7.7% YOY in Q3
WASHINGTON: According to Digitimes Research, smartphone shipments for the third quarter of 2015 rose 7.7% year-over-year during the period. That...
Ukraine imposes moratorium on $3b Russian debt refund
KIEV: Ukraine has imposed a moratorium on the $3 billion Russian debt repayment, said the country’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk...
Japan’s core consumer inflation expected to flat in Nov
TOKYO: Japan's core consumer inflation was expected to be flat in November from a year earlier, a Reuters poll found,...
Vietnam Customs seizes 2.2t of elephant tusks
HANOI: Hai Phong customs officials found and seized more than 2.2 tonnes of elephant tusks smuggled into Viet Nam from...
Micromax plans to make all phones locally in India
NEW DELHI: Indian consumer electronics firm Micromax Informatics will manufacture all of its phones in India by 2018, its co-founder...
BlackBerry reports fiscal Q3 loss as widely anticipated
TORONTO: BlackBerry Ltd reported a fiscal third-quarter loss as widely anticipated on Friday, but the company posted its first quarter-to-quarter...
Birgunj Customs loses Rs25b revenue
KATHMANDU: Birgunj Customs Office has lost Rs25 billion in revenue as a consequence of the ongoing Tarai unrest and India’s...
China retail sales to expand 10.7% in 2015
BEIJING: China’s retail sales, a key gauge of domestic consumption in the world’s second-biggest economy, is likely to post slower...
Kailali Customs fails to collect revenue in 4 months
KATHMANDU: Kailali Customs office, which failed to collect as much revenue as expected in the first four months, has been...
KPMG announces 2.6% boost in revenues
LONDON: Accounting firm KPMG has announced a boost in revenues driven by its tax and auditing services, writes Emily Davies....
JMW revenue increases 17.8%
LONDON: Revenue to the end of November was £11.8 million compared to £9.9 million this time last year. This puts...
Scholastic Corp. earns $619m revenue in Q2 of 2016
WASHINGTON: Global children’s publisher Scholastic Corporation earned $619 million in revenue during the second quarter of fiscal 2016 up from...
FuelCell Energy reports revenue down for fiscal 4Q15
WASHINGTON: FuelCell Energy (FCEL) reported total revenues of $51.5 million for fiscal 4Q15 compared to $54.4 million for fiscal 4Q14....
ANF seizes 4.7 tons drug in seven raids
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) has seized huge cache of drugs comprising 4.7 tons hashish and 1kg heroin during seven...
Dar vows to facilitate textile sector
ISLAMABAD: The textile sector is the most important foreign exchange earner for the country and it would be facilitated in...
Irrigation Dept recovers more than Rs28m abiana
MULTAN: The Punjab Irrigation Department recovered more than Rs28 million water rates (abiana) from growers during the Rabbi season 2014-15....
Ginneries receive more than 9m cotton bales
MULTAN: The ginneries have received more than nine million seed cotton (phutti) bales across Pakistan till December 15 as it...
Dong Nai exceeds FDI target of $1.5b in 2015
DONG NAI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in southern Dong Nai Province has hit US$2.4 billion as of November 20,...
