International Customs
Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
Vodafone Spain service revenues down 3.2% in Q4, EBITDA up
MADRID: Vodafone Spain reported service revenues down 3.2 percent on an organic basis in its fiscal third quarter to March...
Vodafone Germany returns to service revenue growth in Q4
BERLIN: Vodafone Germany reported a return to service revenue growth in the final quarter of its fiscal year, growing revenue...
Iraq ban on Iranian cement imports new challenge for Iran cement industry
TEHRAN: Passing a new bill by the Iraqi government banning imports of Iranian cement has posed a challenge for the...
Thailand’s Q1 GDP surprisingly resilient
BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy outpaced expectations in the first quarter to expand at the fastest annual rate in three years, providing...
Chevron Thailand to cut 800 jobs
BANGKOK: US oil firm Chevron plans to lay off 800 staff this year in Thailand as it looks to cut...
IMF ready to issue $323m loan to Afghanistan
KABUL: After recent development in Afghanistan’s banking and financial sector, the International Monitory Fund (IMF) is willing to issue a...
Vodafone Qatar to cut staff as losses widen; chairman quits
DOHA: Vodafone Qatar plans to cut its workforce by a tenth, it said on Tuesday, as it reported a sixth...
Kuwait Customs arrests Asian with 30,000 narcotic pills
KUWAIT CITY: An Asian expatriate was arrested at Kuwait International Airport for attempting to smuggle 30,000 narcotic pills into the...
Vietnam’s wheat imports more than double on month in April to 404,446 mt
HANOI: Vietnam imported 404,446 mt of wheat in April, more than double the volume imported in March and up 164.8%...
South Africa’s poultry imports destructive
JOHANNESBURG: Poultry producer Astral warned that cheap imports coming into the country threatened to destroy South Africa’s poultry industry. The...
Gajah Tunggal revenue rises to $255m in Jan- March
JAKARTA: Publicly listed tire producer PT Gajah Tunggal has released strong figures for the first quarter and expressed optimism on...
EU wheat prices fall as excess supplies weigh
BRUSSELS: European wheat prices fell on Monday, tracking weakness in Chicago futures, with both markets weighed down by abundant global...
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected ketamine worth $182k
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday seized a total of about 1.4 kilograms of suspected ketamine at Lok Ma Chau...
US Customs nabs 3 men with drugs
TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers arrested three individuals from neighboring Nogales, Sonora, Mexico during separate weekend smuggling attempts at...
US Customs seizes meth, marijuana worth over $277k
TUCSON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested three men recently for separate smuggling...
Philips eyes $1.1bn IPO
AMSTERDAM: Royal Philips NV is seeking to raise as much as 970 million euros (US$1.1 billion) from an initial public...
Taiwan’s Coast guard seize smuggled cigarettes worth NT$10 million
TAIPEI: Coast guard officers seized a cache of untaxed cigarettes worth about NT$10 million (US$306,044) aboard a fishing boat in...
Customs to affix one-time lock on goods reaching warehouse
NEW DELHI: A one-time-lock or bottle seal will be affixed on goods arriving at warehouse, said the Revenue Department as...
Greece is the champion in SME taxation
ATHENS: Greece currently ranks as the European Union country with the highest taxation on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according...
Barloworld revenues rise
WASHINGTON: Barloworld's revenue for the six months to the end of March increased by 4% to R31.9 billion with the...
