Qatar tax reforms must consider era of non oil budgeting
DOHA: The investments in infrastructure and property market in the resource-rich GCC are really huge. Oil wealth has been heavily...
Bid to smuggle fake goods denied Police officers under probe,
KUWAIT CITY:The Public Relations and Security Media Department of Ministry of Interior has denied reports concerning the attempt of a...
High yield expected from date harvest as industry grows in Jordan,
AMMAN: As the date harvest peaks, industry leaders expect a high yield exceeding 25,000 tonnes due to the rising number...
Pileup of empty containers puts dry port in disarray
KHATMANDU: With a container backlog looming at the port, the concerned authorities have not shown interest in solving the crisis....
Customs eGates open to more travelers
BERLINA: European visitors from France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands can set about sightseeing and looking for Hobbits more quickly...
Oman’s economy seems to be in correction mode
MUSCAT: The Omani economy is doing fine in the ongoing environment of continuing socioeconomic challenges. What’s more, multinational agencies are...
Qatar Air chief vows splurge on routes to defeat embargo
DOHA: Qatar Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Akbar al-Baker pledged to carry on adding routes in defiance of the Saudi...
South Korea’s November Iran crude oil imports fall to 5month low
SEOUL: South Korea’s Iranian crude oil imports in November dropped to the lowest level since June, due to reduced shipments...
The Netherlands is Davao Region’s top export destination,
AMSTERDAM: The Department of Trade and Industry in the Philippine Davao Region reported that the Netherlands are the region's biggest...
Greek main opposition chief Reduction in tax rates ‘non negotiable’
ATHENS: Greece's main opposition new democracy (ND) leader kyriakos Mitsotakis this week again reiterated his party's standing position that a...
South Korea’s November Iran crude oil imports fall to 5month low
SEOUL: South Korea’s Iranian crude oil imports in November dropped to the lowest level since June, due to reduced shipments...
India raises tariffs on Electronics to Curb Imports
MUBAI: India increased the customs duty on some electronics including mobile phones, television sets, and microwave ovens in a bid...
Ukraine exported agricultural products worth 14.7bln dollars for 10 months,
KIEV: The share of agricultural products in the structure of exports in the period from January to October of this...
Brazil decree opens door to Russian wheat imports
BRASILA: Brazil’s Ministry of agriculture, livestock and food supply (MAPA) on Dec. 13 issued a decree outlining the steps importers...
China to do away with export tax on steel products,
BEIJING: China will remove the export tax on steel products, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday, in a move...
Vietnam exports rise 30% for first 11 months of 2017
HANOI: Vietnam exported 17.48Mta of cement and clinker worth US$613.3m in the first 11 months of this year, according to...
Amazon will pay Italy €100m to settle tax dispute
ROME: Italian authorities have been investigating Amazon for tax evasion in the period between 2011 and 2015, but the deal...
Japan November exports expected to grow on upbeat demand,
TOKYO: Japan’s exports are expected to have risen for a 12th straight month in November, a Reuters poll showed on...
Thailand works to eliminate Malaria including Drug resistant strains by 2021,
BANGKOK: Thailand battles drug resistant malaria strains that imperil global campaign “Once a smuggling stop for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge guerrillas,...
Indonesia’s Export and investment will be better
JAKARTA: The Indonesian economy in 2018 will continue to grow. In particular, exports and investments will show significant improvement. "So...
