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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
Thailand expects new solar farms to generate $512 mln investment
BANGKOK: Thailand's latest solar energy project is expected to spur investment of around 18 billion baht ($512 million) this year,...
Iran, EU agree to work toward natural gas deal
TEHRAN: The European Union has taken the first steps toward importing natural gas from Iran, hoping to boost the country's...
Telecom operator du’s profit fall 1.43% YOY
DUBAI: Telecom operator du’s first-quarter profit fell 1.43 per cent year-on-year to Dh480.1 million compared to Dh487.1 million, due to...
South Africa’s Eskom to spend $23.5 bln on new plants
CAPE TOWN: South African power utility Eskom will spend 340 billion rand ($23.5 billion) over the next five years on...
Santander jumps as bank beats profit estimates, builds buffer
MADRID: Banco Santander SA jumped to the highest in four months after first-quarter results beat estimates on lower provisions as...
India import of pulses up 26% to 5.79 MT in FY16
NEW DELHI: Import of pulses rose by 26 per cent to 5.79 million tonnes last fiscal to meet rising domestic...
Shell calls on government to triple wind farms by 2030
AMSTERDAM: The government should triple the number of offshore wind farms being planned by 2030 in order to maximise profits...
Greece landlords are hit with tax hikes
ATHENS: Property owners are bracing for an increased tax burden as of this year, as the rates for incomes from...
Afghans eager for early completion of TAPI project: Rahimi
HERAT CITY: The governor of western Herat province said here the other day that implementation of the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan...
Powertech foresees slow, steady growth
TAIPEI: Powertech Technology Inc (PTI) expects revenue to grow gradually over the next three quarters on rising demand for advanced...
Indonesia-EU CEPA set for 2019
JAKARTA: Official negotiations on the Indonesia-European Union comprehensive economic partnership agreement ( IE-CEPA ) will commence within the next 4...
South Korea seeks to double crude imports from Iran
SEOUL: A new report says South Korea intends to more than double its imports of crude oil and natural gas...
Woqod net profit at QR242.7m
DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) reported a net profit of QR242.7m for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2016, up...
Ooredoo Kuwait posts KD 175m revenue for Q1 2016
KUWAIT: National Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP- NMTC (Ooredoo) yesterday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016: Financial...
US Customs nabs alleged violent offender
STERLING: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), at Washington Dulles International Airport arrested a Virginia...
Mercosur, EU to exchange trade deal offers in May
BRUSSELS: Mercosur, or the Southern Common Market, will exchange the first official trade deal offers ahead of formal negotiations for...
German manufacturers’ export expectations fall markedly in April
MUNICH: German manufacturers' expectations in export growth fell notably in April compared to last month, research group Ifo institute reported...
Philippines Customs bureau will revive fuel marking as smuggling deterrent
MANILA: The Customs bureau will go ahead with a fuel-marking scheme as part of an initiative to curtail smuggling. Oil...
New Brazilian Ports Minister resigns
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's Ports Minister, Helder Barbalho, has resigned from the government of President Dilma Rousseff, who is currently under threat...
Russia’s Federal Customs transferred 1.2 trillion rubles to budget from year beginning
MOSCOW: The Federal Customs Service remitted 1.2 trillion rubles ($18.3 bln) to the Russian budget from the year beginning as...
