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
Joint Afghan-Iran investment in Chabahar port stressed
KANDAHAR CITY: Joint investment in the Chabahar port of Iran is not only in the interest of Afghanistan, but it...
Vietnam spends $10.7 bln on Chinese imports in Q1
HANOI: In the first quarter (Q1) of 2016, Vietnam spent $10.7 billion on imports from China, accounting for around 28...
South Africa imports US white maize for first time since 2004
CAPE TOWN: South Africa imported white maize from the United States last week for the first time since 2004, the...
QIIB set to issue QR1bn Sukuk
DOHA: QIIB, one of Qatar’s leading Islamic banks, yesterday announced its plans to issue Sukuk worth QR1bn ($274.6m) by the...
Singaporean fined $3,800 for entering Malaysia illegally
PEKAN NENAS: A 24-year-old Singaporean who regularly travelled to Johor to fuel up his motorcycle has been fined RM11,000 (S$3,800)...
HK Customs, Marine Police crack down on suspected smuggling of cough syrup and used mobile phones
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs and the Marine Police today conducted a joint-operation and cracked down on a suspected case...
US Customs nabs woman with 15 pounds of cocaine
ATLANTA: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) arrested a woman and seized nearly...
US Customs seizes $46k in unreported currency
STERLING: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), at Washington Dulles International Airport seized $46,290 on...
German investor confidence lifted by positive signs of China’s economy
BERLIN: German investor confidence rose for the second consecutive month in April as China's economy showed positive signs, a survey...
Spain negotiates new deadline for deficit target: reports
MADRID: Spain is negotiating a new deadline for the country's deficit target, local media reported on Tuesday, citing sources from...
EU unveils plans to digitize European industry
BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its plans to help European industry, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), researchers and...
Tax, smuggling cases languish in Philippines courts
MANILA: Tax authorities have filed more than 600 cases against alleged tax evaders and smugglers but only a handful have...
Alabama unemployment rate holds steady at 6.2%
LONDON: The Alabama Department of Labor released labor statistics for the month of March on Friday, April 15. The state's...
Inland Empire unemployment rate steady at 5.8%
WASHINGTON: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties posted a combined unemployment rate of 5.8 percent in March, on par with January...
Iraq may sell $2 bln in bonds, betting on aid to lower costs
BAGHDAD: Iraq may go ahead with plans to sell $2 billion in bonds in the next three months, hoping that...
Ukraine’s early spring grain sowing 92% complete
KIEV: Ukrainian farmers had sown 2.3 million hectares of early spring grain, or 92 percent of the initial area as...
Brazil’s current account balance to continue rebound in 2016
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s current account balance rebounded last year to a deficit of 58.9 billion from a deficit of 104.2 billion...
New Zealand services growth slows in March
WELLINGTON: Growth in New Zealand's services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, eased in March, echoing a...
Polish GDP rises by 3.6% in 2015
WARSAW: The Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Tuesday that the Gross Domestic product (GDP) of the country increased...
Domestic banks net income down by 8% in Q4 of 2015
HELSINKI: Domestic banks’ net income from financial operations amounted to EUR 603 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, which...
