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
Tax minister dismisses claims about ‘notorious’ Dutch role in tax evasion
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands is making a major effort to ensure it makes European tax agreements which are transparent, junior finance...
Big shortfall in March tax revenues
ATHENS: Budget revenues slumped last month, official figures from the Finance Ministry showed on Friday, as they posted a shortfall...
Danish foundations funding pharma groups
COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s biopharmaceutical sector, led by insulin giant Novo Nordisk, is experiencing a golden age as researchers reap the rewards...
ECB ready to face off with Germany over loose policy
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB), increasingly under fire in Germany over its ultra-loose monetary policies, is likely to go...
CPC to increase gasoline, diesel prices by NT$1.1
TAIPEI: State-run oil refiner CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC) yesterday said that it would raise its gasoline and diesel prices by...
Indonesia’s deficit with China inches down to $4.3bn
JAKARTA: Recent trade data shows that Indonesia booked a US $4.3 billion trade deficit with China in the first quarter....
NBK reports net profits of KD 78.9m for Q1
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) reported net profits of KD 78.9 million ($262million) for the first quarter of 2016...
EU wants to sell more agriproducts to China: official
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) hopes to export more agriproducts to China, a senior EU official said Friday ahead of...
Spain’s public debt reaches 100% of GDP in Feb
MADRID: Spain's public debt reached 100.01 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in February, according to data published...
Qatar Customs officers seize marijuana hidden among chilis
DOHA: A passenger recently flying through Hamad International Airport has been arrested after customs officers found him carrying 11kg of...
US Customs agents bust Jamaican with cocaine in coffee
NEW YORK: The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says they have arrested a Jamaican national allegedly with...
Customs turns over 300,000 car plates to LTO
MANILA: License plates are now with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), but their release to vehicle owners remains uncertain. The...
HK Customs nabs man with 26kg of ivory
HONG KONG: On Saturday, Hong Kong customs officials seized about 26 kilos of suspected ivory carvings at the Hong Kong...
India, Afghanistan and Iran finalise Chabahar Agreement
KABUL: India, Afghanistan and Iran have finalised the Chabahar Agreement to operationalise the strategic port, giving New Delhi much-needed access...
Houston’s unemployment rate rises 4.9% in March
WASHINGTON: Houston's unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent in March, up 0.2 percent for the month, the Texas Workforce Commission...
Unemployment remains steady in Alabama
WASHINGTON: Alabama's unemployment rate is holding steady at 6.2 percent. Labor statistics released by the governor's office on Friday show...
Hawaii unemployment rate holds at 3.1%
LONDON: Hawaii’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1 percent in March even as more people in the state entered the workforce....
Customs turns over 300,000 car plates to LTO
MANILA: License plates are now with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), but their release to vehicle owners remains uncertain. The Bureau...
Peru cenbank expects inflation to continue slowing this month
LONDON: The Peruvian central bank's chief economist said on Friday that annual inflation should continue to ease in April with...
Aberdeen hotel revenues down 43%
WASHINGTON: Hotel revenues in Aberdeen were 43 per cent lower in January than the same month in 2015, while Edinburgh...
