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
Brazil imports record corn, sells stocks to contain prices
SAO PAULO: To ease near record prices for corn, Brazil's government on Wednesday announced it would sell public stocks and...
South Africans urges to stop relying on imports
JOHANNESBURG: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to stop relying on imports and buy more locally manufactured products,...
Analysts don’t think Japan wants another sales tax hike
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe insists a sales tax hike due next year will go ahead as planned,...
Indonesia must cut fuel subsidies, boost revenue growth for S&P upgrade
JAKARTA: Indonesia needs to increase revenue growth, cut fuel subsidies and implement reforms to attract foreign investment in order to...
OPAP’s 2015 profits hit by capital controls and competition
ATHENS: Greece’s biggest betting firm OPAP posted a 32 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, hit by capital...
Dutch economy is on track, CPB says
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch economy is continuing to improve, with falling unemployment, but remains vulnerable to international events, according to the...
Algeciras records healthy increase in business
ALGECIRAS: Business in Algeciras is slowly growing following years of economic recession. The number of local firms went up 2.1%...
Afghanistan growing trade deficit rings alarm bells
KABUL: The deteriorated security situation, administrative corruption and political instability are found main hurdles to the development of trade, industry...
ADB cuts GDP growth projection for Philippines to 6 pct in 2016
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reduced its economic growth forecast for the Philippines to 6 percent for this...
Germany inflation picks up in March
BERLIN: Annual inflation rate in Germany returned to an above-zero level in March, but remained far below the authority's maintenance...
Import-export vessels to clear Indonesia’s ports faster: Govt
JAKARTA: To reduce dwelling time, the government has announced a new policy that would integrate risk assessment on goods imported...
Hong Kong Customs detects suspected case of giant clam smuggling
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday detected a suspected sea-bound cargo smuggling case and seized about 7,000 kilograms of suspected...
US Customs seizes 12.2 pounds of cocaine worth $390k
EL PASO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry...
US Customs seizes 345 pounds of marijuana
LORDSBURG: El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents stopped two separate drug smuggling episodes in the boot-heel area of southwestern New...
US Customs, VIPD and Rangers arrest 11 undocumented immigrants
ST. JOHN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and National Park Service Rangers along with the Virgin Islands Police Department...
SL Customs nabs Indian for smuggling foreign currency
COLOMBO: An Indian national, who attempted to smuggle foreign currency out of Sri Lanka, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International...
KIB net profit rises 17% to KD 16.1 mln in 2015
KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait International Bank (KIB) announced a profit of KD 16.10 million for the year ending Dec 31,...
Funding gap drives banks to compete for deposits
DOHA: Reduced oil revenues are leading to a more challenging funding environment in the GCC. With the regional banks’ annual...
ChipMOS revenue falls 6.5% to $45m in Feb
HSINCHU: ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES , an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services ("OSAT"), today reported its unaudited...
Unemployment continues to rise in Norway
OSLO: Adjusted for seasonal variations, the unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in January, according to figures released by Statistic Norway...
