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
Armenia oil imports down by 8% in 2015
WASHINGTON: Armenia cut import of oil and oil products in 2015, building up natural gas imports instead, the country’s customs...
Sri Lanka Customs nabs two North Koreans for smuggling foreign currency
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan customs officials have detained two North Koreans and confiscated about US$170,000 from the North Koreans who tried...
US Customs seizes marijuana worth $154k
TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona recently stopped two...
US Customs seizes heroin worth $300k
EAGLE PASS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry detected narcotics in a battery...
Germany to exempt electric cars from vehicle tax
BERLIN: The German government plans to boost demand for electric cars by exempting them from vehicle tax. Under the plan,...
Zimbabwe inflation remains in negative
HARARE: Year-on-year inflation for the first quarter of 2016 continued in the negative territory, exerting pressure on manufacturers to reduce...
Central Ohio’s unemployment rate dips to 4.4% in March
LONDON: More than 1 million people are now working in the central Ohio region. The number of workers, or those...
Argentina sees monthly inflation near 1% by year-end
WASHINGTON: Monthly inflation rates in Argentina that surged above 3 percent early this year according to regional figures should fall...
Islamic state monthly revenue drops to $56 mln
BAGHDAD: The Islamic State’s monthly revenue has dropped by almost 30 percent in the last year, according to new analysis...
Planning minister highlights benefits of investing in Jordan
AMMAN: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury on Tuesday briefed French President Francois Hollande and the accompanying delegation...
Unions strike deal with Poland’s KW coal producer
WARSAW: Trade unions at debt-ridden Kompania Węglowa (KW), Poland’s largest producer of coal, have reached a deal with managers that...
Bangladesh foreign currency reserves near $29 bln
DHAKA: Amidst widespread criticism over the $81 million cyber theft, Bangladesh Bank’s foreign currency reserves are hovering over the $29...
Oman’s inflation falls 23.3% in Q4
MUSCAT: Oman's Producer Price Index (PPI)-based inflation eased by 23.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to...
Nepal resolution, rural growth to spur Dabur
KATHMANDU: Weakening volume growth in the past two quarters coupled with intensifying competition from Patanjali have weighed on Dabur India’s...
Italian State Railways FS achieves 53% increase in net profit
ROME: ITALIAN State Railways (FS) achieved a 53% increase in net profit to €464m in 2015 thanks to growing passenger...
Emirates Islamic posts $12 mln Q1 profit
Abu Dhabi: Emirates Islamic, a leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has registered a net profit of Dh45 million...
Nakheel posts $400 mln profit in Q1
Abu Dhabi: Nakheel, a leading Dubai-based developer, today announced a net profit of Dh1.47 billion ($400.22 million) for the first...
UAE’s real estate relatively stable in Q1
ABU DHABI: Moving further away from previous year’s dormant second half, UAE’s real estate market remained stable in the first...
Investment service companies’ net operating profit down by 47%
HELSINKI: The net operating profit of investment service companies amounted to EUR 28 million in the fourth quarter of 2015,...
Ukraine central bank gets tough with owners of private banks
KIEV: Ukraine will closely track assets belonging to owners of banks to stop the offering of sweetheart loans to shareholders...
