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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
Vietnam encourages to evaluate Thai imports
BANGKOK: A leading researcher has urged authorities to evaluate Thailand’s rapidly growing fresh produce export trade into Vietnam, following the...
Korean banks lag behind foreign competition
SEOUL: The soundness of Korean banks is significantly lower than those of the US, Canada and North Europe. Risk management...
Norway police sets up Panama Papers hotline for people to confess to tax evasion
OSLO: Norway's white-collar crimes police unit on Tuesday established a telephone hotline for people seeking to confess to tax evasion...
Kinross Gold revenue misses in South Africa
CAPE TOWN: Kinross Gold Corp (K.TO) reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue as the world's fifth biggest gold miner struggled with lower...
US Customs seizes cocaine worth $393k
HIDALGO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 38-year-old male...
US Customs seizes marijuana worth $240k
TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested three Mexican...
ING Groep profit falls by 29% in Q1
AMSTERDAM: ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch lender, said first-quarter profit declined 29 percent on growing regulatory expenses and a...
TSMC posts 8.5% revenue fall last month
TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), which supplies chips for Apple Inc’s iPhones, yesterday reported an 8.5 percent decline in...
Booming exports but Germany may face problems
BERLIN: Booming exports pushed Germany’s trade surplus to an all-time high in March, but industrial output contracted, pointing to possible...
India’s agriculture exports fall 10% in 2015-16
NEW DELHI: India’s agricultural and processed food exports fell by close to 20% in the last fiscal compared with FY15....
India’s silver jewellery exports jump 4-fold
NEW DELHI: In the current scenario, where the luxury products market across the world is struggling, India’s exports of silver...
Canada Border services seizes cocaine concealed in beauty cream
OTTAWA: The Canada Border Services Agency said 1.2 kg of cocaine was seized after officers found the drug concealed in...
Mizoram to ban poultry, livestock import
AIZAWL: Mizoram will stop importing poultry, pigs and cattle from Bangladesh as well as other States after several thousand animals...
GST has made positive impact, customs d-g says
KANGAR: The implementation of GST has made a positive impact on the country’s revenue and economy, according to Customs director-general...
Iran now exports liquid fuels thanks to gas output growth
TEHRAN: Latest statistics indicates a huge increase in Iran's liquid fuels exports thanks to the gas output rise. Iran produced...
UAE inflation to drop this year
ABU DHABI: Inflation in the UAE is set to drop this year compared to last year while GDP growth is...
South African unemployment hits record high
CAPE TOWN: South Africa's unemployment hit its highest level on record in the first quarter, official data showed on Monday,...
Romania cuts 2016 inflation forecast to 0.6% from 1.4%
BUCHAREST: Romania's central bank cut its inflation forecast for this year to 0.6 percent from previous 1.4 percent, driven largely...
Bangladesh to increase tobacco taxes in next budget
DHAKA: The state minister for finance has said that the government will increase the taxes on all tobacco products in...
Pakistan, Italy likely to sign LNG supply deal
ROME: Pakistan and Italy are likely to sign a government-to-government deal for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as...
