ROCBs, RTCs meeting held at WCO to address capacity building needs
BRUSSELS: Prior to the 6th Capacity Building Committee and the 14th Integrity Sub-Committee, representatives from the Regional Offices for Capacity...
WCO Secretary General welcomes Panama Ambassador Minister of Commerce & Industries
BRUSSELS: Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya welcomed Mr. Meliton Arrocha, Panama’s Minister of Commerce and Industries, and H.E. Mr. Dario Chiru,...
ROCBs, RTCs meeting held at WCO to address capacity building needs
BRUSSELS: Prior to the 6th Capacity Building Committee and the 14th Integrity Sub-Committee, representatives from the Regional Offices for Capacity...
Norwegian Air pilot strike led to cancellations of domestic flights
OSLO: Norwegian Air, Europe's third-biggest budget airline, led to some cancellations of domestic flights on Sunday, but long-haul routes to...
Norway tax authorities chase carried interest payments by private equity firms
OSLO: Norwegian tax authorities are focused on the way Norwegian private equity firms structured their carried interest payments. A common...
Microsoft Ireland shows $1.4b profit, pays $203 million in corporation tax
DUBLIN: Ireland Operations Ltd, the Dublin-based hub of the global technology group, has warned that audits being conducted in Europe...
HSBC tax scam: 20 Irish account holders made €4.5m settlements with Revenue Commissioners
DUBLIN: Twenty Irish account holders have since made settlements with the Revenue Commissioners worth over €4.5m. The world of banking...
DUP, Sinn Fein agree on 12.5% corporation tax in Northern Ireland
DUBLIN: The DUP and Sinn Fein have agreed that the new rate for corporation tax in Northern Ireland should be...
Trade between Italy, Oman touches 336.9m euros in first nine months of 2014
ROME: Trade between Italy and Oman 336.9 million euros in the first nine months of 2014,” the ambassador said. ”In...
NCC Construction Norway to construct Abels Hus office property in Trondheim in SEK295 million
OSLO: NCC Construction Norway has been commissioned to construct the Abels Hus office property in Trondheim, Norway, for the property...
Norway seafood exports touch NOK 5.4m in Jan 2014, shows 8% decrease against Jan 2013
OSLO: Norway exported seafood worth NOK 5.4 billion ($72 million) in January, a decrease of NOK 457m, or 8% compared...
UK customs to put £100 fines for late tax returns
LONDON: About 100 social care companies in England are being investigated for their alleged failure to pay their workers the...
UK customs to put £100 fines for late tax returns
LONDON: HMRC came up with £100 fines for failing to complete their income tax returns on time, under radical government plans....
UK customs seizes raw leaf tobacoo, 10000 illicit cigarettes
LONDON: UK customs seized raw leaf tobacco and 10,000 suspected illicit cigarettes. HMRC officers, accompanied by the PSNI, searched a...
W.P. Carey buys Borghese Logistics in port of Rotterdam for $43 million
AMSTERDAM: W. P. Carey has acquired a logistics facility in the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, for approximately $43m. Borghese Logistics,...
Netherlands shops to be banned from giving away free plastic bags in 2016
AMSTERDAM: Dutch shops will be banned from giving away free plastic bags from January 1 next year, junior environment minister...
HSBC tax scam: 20 Irish account holders made €4.5m settlements with Revenue Commissioners
DUBLIN: Twenty Irish account holders have since made settlements with the Revenue Commissioners worth over €4.5m. The world of banking...
Lloyds to pay dividends as profits quadruple to £1.8 billion
LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group will pay its three million shareholders a dividend for the first time since the bank was...
Turkey to build 3-layer tunnel underwater to connect Istanbul with Asia, Europe
ANKARA: The Turkish government has announced plans to build a giant, three-story tunnel underwater that connects Istanbul on the Asian...
Germany opens Digital Photonic Production research campus to develop light as production tool
BERLIN: Government, scientific and industry leaders recently opened the Digital Photonic Production research campus to develop light as a production...
