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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
Contract to improve imported power voltage signed
HERAT CITY: A contract to increase the voltage of electricity imported from Turkmenistan was signed between Da Afghnaistan Breshna Shirak...
Iran doubles oil production, export
TEHRAN: Iran has doubled production and export of crude oil and its derivatives compared to the period the country was...
Nigeria earns N143bn from non-oil exports in 3 months
ABUJA: Nigeria earned a total of $730m (N143bn) from its non-oil exports in the fourth quarter of 2015, which shows...
Free trade agreement talks between GCC & China gain momentum
DOHA: The talks between GCC countries and China to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have gained momentum. Once implemented,...
Australia gold prices may hit $US1400 by year’s end
CANBERRA: US gold prices are up 17 per cent since the start of the year and if the pundits are...
Indonesia sees $287 million BoP deficit in Q1
JAKARTA: Indonesia posted a US$287 million balance of payment ( BoP ) deficit in the first quarter ( Q1 )...
Exports of free zones reach $1 bln in Q1 of 2016
AMMAN: Exports of free zones during the first quarter of 2016 stood at $1 billion, according to Chairman of the...
New Zealand’s service sector expansion speeds up in April
WELLINGTON: Growth in New Zealand's services sector picked up pace in April for its strongest monthly expansion in 2016, a...
Brazil pork exports continue to grow
BRAZIL: Brazilian exports of pork, considering all products (fresh and processed) totaled 62,000 tons in April, 47.2 per cent higher...
Egypt to import 80, 000 tons of rice
CAIRO: The Egyptian government has announced it will begin importing a total of 80,000 tons of rice shortly to meet...
South Africa’s Vodacom FY earnings rise 2.7%
JOHANNESBURG: South African mobile phone operator Vodacom reported a 2.7 percent increase in full-year earnings on Monday, buoyed by growth...
US should be added to tax haven blacklist, says EU report
BRUSSELS: The US should be added to a new European blacklist of tax havens being drawn up by the European...
Thailand’s economy expands more than expected in Q1
BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy grew more than analysts estimated in the first quarter as the military government’s spending helped counter weak...
South Korea March ferrous scrap imports cross 400,000 tons for first time
SEOUL: Korean ferrous scrap imports during March this year crossed 400,000 tons for the first time since October 2015. Country...
India’s April coal imports down by 15% on year
NEW DELHI: India imported 15.9 million mt of coal in April, down 15% year on year, according to a coal...
Hong Kong Customs nabs man with dried seahorses
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs seized about 14 kilogrammes (kg) of suspected dried seahorses and arrested one male incoming passenger...
Japan’s April petchem naphtha imports fall 25% YOY
TOKYO: Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector fell 25 percent in April from the same month a year earlier,...
India seeks to pay $6.5 bln to Iran for oil imports
NEW DELHI: India has approached Turkey's Halkbank to facilitate the payment of $6.5 billion (about Rs 43,400 crore) it owed...
Kuwait official says no option but to freeze oil output
KUWAIT: A consensus on oil output freeze among oil-producing countries is the only option to prop up oil prices, Deputy...
S.Korea’s Iran crude imports jump over 67% in April
SEOUL: South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil jumped 67 percent in April from the same month a year earlier,...
