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
Norwegian sovereign fund to sue Germany’s Volkswagen over emissions scandal
OSLO: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund will sue the scandal-plagued German automaker Volkswagen (VW) over losses suffered from last year’s emissions...
DP World opens its first port in Turkey
WASHINGTON: Dubai ports operator DP World has expanded its reach to Turkey, officially opening its first terminal in the country...
US Customs seizes meth, heroin worth over $260k
TUCSON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested four persons for attempting to smuggle...
IC industry’s production value to increase about 5%
TAIPEI: The production value of the nation’s integrated circuit (IC) industry is expected to rise about 5 percent this quarter...
Germany expects to spend $106bn to support refugees
BERLIN: The federal government expects to spend 93.6 billion euros (US$106.2 billion) to support refugees over the next five years,...
Relief in sight for crisis-weary Greece
ATHENS: Greece will return to credit markets next year if the country’s international creditors offer debt relief measures at a...
Philippines authorities seize nearly 70kg of ‘shabu’
MANILA: Nearly 70 kilos of suspected shabu (methampethamine hydrochloride) were confiscated on Sunday from three people who were arrested in...
Colombia police seize 8 tonnes of cocaine worth $240m
BOGOTA: Colombian national police confiscated 8 tonnes of cocaine along the border with Panama, the government said, in what may...
Virginia state revenues fall 6.7% in April
RICHMOND: State revenues fell 6.7 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago, raising concerns about whether...
Hachette book group’s revenues down 10.3% in Q1 2016
LONDON: Hachette Book Group’s first quarter revenues were down 10.3 percent in Q1 2016 as compared to the same period...
Dubai’s Amanat more than doubles revenues in Q1
DUBAI: Amanat Holdings, the Dubai-based integrated healthcare and education company, has announced a net profit of AED9.5 million ($2.58 million)...
Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rise
WASHINGTON: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending May 7 increased to 2,825 from the previous...
Inflation reaches 3.43% in March
LONDON: The main contributors to the rise of the inflation rate were alcoholic drinks, the sectors of health, goods and...
Cook Islands inflation rate goes up
WASHINGTON: The Asian Development Bank says the Cook Islands' inflation rate accelerated to three percent in the 2015 financial year....
EBRD considers 1.5 bln euro funding for Trans-Adriatic gas pipeline
KIEV: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering financing of up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion)...
Dubai Chamber opens Mozambique office
DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has opened an office in Maputo, Mozambique – its third international office...
Dutch economy grows by 0.5% in Jan-March
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch economy grew by 0.5% in the first three months of 2016, compared with the previous quarter, the...
Seiko opens first exclusive boutique in UAE
DUBAI: Seiko Watches has opened its first-ever exclusive boutique in the UAE at Sharjah's Sahara Mall. The new boutique will...
Tan Son Nhat Airport customs seize gun, bullets sent from US
HANOI: Tan Son Nhat Airport customs on Friday found a rifle, 50 bullets and two teargas shells in a consignment...
Negative start to year for GDP in Greece
ATHENS: Economic activity dropped 1.3 percent in the first quarter of the year from the same period in 2015, according...
