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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
SPIL posts 39% decline in profits
TAIPEI: Siliconware Precision Industries Co (SPIL) yesterday posted a 39 percent annual decline in net profit last quarter, but expects...
Sampoerna pays Rp 10.4 trillion in dividends
JAKARTA: Cigarette producer PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk announced here the other day that it would pay Rp 10.35 trillion...
Brazil political crisis claims port minister
BRASÍLIA: Political convulsions in Brazil are taking a toll on the port sector, forcing the resignation of Ports Minister Helder...
Aamal net profit up 33.7% to QR153.7m in Q1
DOHA: Aamal Company (Aamal), one of the GCC’s fastest growing diversified companies, yesterday announced net profit of QR153.7m for the...
KNPC signs KD 1.2 bn loan for fuels project
KUWAIT: State-owned refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) yesterday signed the first tranche of financing for its multi-billion-dollar Clean Fuels...
Hong Kong Customs seizes 2.6 million sticks of suspected illicit cigarettes
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs mounted a special operation to combat illicit cigarette smuggling on April 26 and 27. In...
US Customs seizes 800 pounds of drugs worth $600k
YUMA: Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 800 pounds of drugs in three days with an estimated value...
US Customs seizes 1,700 fake shirts worth over $66k
ALEXANDRIA BAY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 1,700 counterfeit shirts at the Port of Alexandria...
Spain’s unemployment rises in Q1
MADRID: Spain's unemployment rose by 11,900 people in the first quarter of the year according to data of the Inquest...
India signs dairy products export protocol with Russia
MUMBAI: After nearly 16 months of formal announcement, India has finally signed protocol with the government of Russia for exports...
Vehicle imports zoom 151% in Q1
MANILA: Philippine Sales of vehicle importers and distributors in the country registered a triple digit growth in the first quarter...
Two gold seizures worth Rs 22m in 2 days at Dabolim airport
VASCO: In a major haul, the air intelligence unit of commissionerate of customs and central excise seized unclaimed gold worth...
VP: Zim a dumping ground for imports
Harare: Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa says government is concerned that Zimbabwe is becoming a dumping ground for various products sourced...
Thai woman charged with smuggling 1.8kg of cocaine
PHUKET: A 21-year-old Thai woman has been arrested at Phuket airport after security officials found 1.8 kilogramme of cocaine hidden...
Triangle unemployment rate falls to 4.9%
WASHINGTON: The Triangle’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in March, pushing the region’s unemployment rate a notch below the...
South Africa’s producer inflation slows to 7.1% in March
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's producer inflation slowed more than expected to 7.1 percent year-on-year in March from 8.1 percent in February,...
Armenia considering ban on imports of Turkish goods
ANKARA: The Armenian government is considering a ban on the import of Turkish goods, economy minister Artsvik Minasayan told a...
Turkey to sell rail to Iran in exchange for oil
ANKARA: Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım announced that Turkey recently signed a deal with Iran to purchase...
Interbank rates rise to three-year high in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Bank interest rates are going up in recent days after slumping to ultra-low levels for more than three years....
Tender Board awards water projects worth OMR 42 mln
MUSCAT: Tender Board on Wednesday conducted its fourth meeting for 2016 under the chairmanship of Dr Rasheed bin Al Safi...
