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
New EU rules for a simpler, faster and safer Customs Union come into force
BRUSSELS: New customs rules come into force on Sunday 1 May that will make life simpler for businesses that trade...
Europe ends sharply down as earnings disappoint; DAX sinks 2.7%
FRANKFURT: European equities finished the last trading day of the month sharply lower, as a tick up in a number...
Ibiza ecstasy pill smuggling Brit jailed for 6 years and fined £500,000 after trying to claim lost drugs haul
LBIZA: A Brit drug mule who tried to sneak a record 35,000 ecstasy tablets into Ibiza has been jailed for...
EFTA abolishes all customs duties for PHL products with new free trade pact
MANILA: Philippine products, including industrial goods as well as fish and other marine products, can access European Free Trade Association...
Rwandan importers, exporters get training on safety measures at Mombasa Port
NAORIBI: Officials from Kenya Ports Authorities (KPA) and Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) are training members of the public and private...
Unemployment rises in Franklin County
HARRISBURG: Franklin County’s unemployment rate increased to 4.6 percent in March after three months without changing. The county’s seasonally adjusted...
Local unemployment rate falls again
WASHINGTON: The Fredericksburg region’s unemployment rate continued to fall year-over-year in March with the jobless rate dropping to 4.3 percent,...
Zambia’s inflation drops from 22.2 % to 21.8%
LONDON: Zambia has recorded a reduction in the annual rate of inflation from 22.2 per cent in March to 21.8...
Brazil’s central bank leaves benchmark rate at 14.25%
BRASÍLIA: Despite the faltering economy, with a 3.8% shrink in GDP last year due to persist through 2016, according to...
Uganda’s inflation falls to 5.1% YOY in April
NAIROBI: Uganda's inflation declined in April from last month, helped by slowing price rises of food and energy, the Uganda...
Baghdad shuts down Al Jazeera in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Al Jazeera’s Baghdad bureau has been ordered shut down by the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC), which also...
Dabur profit jumps 17% in Nepal
KATHMNADU: Dabur India’s March quarter net profit grew 17 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to Rs 333 crore, despite loss of...
Portugal aims for budget surplus by 2020
LISBON: The Portuguese government is seeking to turn a 2.2 percent budget deficit forecast for 2016 into a 0.4 percent...
Polish PM signs major military hardware contract
WARSAW: Prime Minister Beata Szydło signed a contract for the purchase of 95 self-propelled mortar-carriers on Thursday in Stalowa Wola,...
Muscat bourse declines
MUSCAT: During a quiet session, profit taking brought down the MSM30 Index by 0.36 per cent to close at 5,939.10...
Finland hard coal consumption ups by 4% in Q1
HELSINKI: The consumption of hard coal increased by four per cent in January to March 2016 compared with the corresponding...
Italy, Austria make deal to avoid Brenner Pass closure
ROME: Italy and Austria have reached a deal to avoid closing the heavily trafficked Brenner Pass, an important conduit for...
UAE petrol prices to increase again in May
DUBAI: Petrol prices in the UAE will increase further next month in line with recent rises in the oil price,...
DP World posts 3.7% gross volume growth
DUBAI: DP World Limited, the Dubai-based global marine terminal operator, said on Thursday that it handled 15.5 million TEU (twenty-foot...
Japan’s three major steelmakers suffers plunge in pretax profit
TOKYO: Japan's three major steelmakers all suffered a plunge in pretax profit for the fiscal year ended in March, and...
