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
India economic growth likely to slow in 2017
NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth is likely to slow or at best stabilise in the next financial year ending in...
Mineral ban on N. Korea to cut growth by 4.3%
SEOUL: A prediction has been made that the UN ban on North Korean mineral exports will cost the country more...
Vietnam-Korea free trade agreement helps shrimp trade
HANOI: Thanks to the free trade agreement between Viet Nam and South Korea in effect from 20 December 2015, businesses...
Japan’s Jan thermal coal imports fall 13.2%
TOKYO: Following is a table of customs-cleared thermal coal imports for January, released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on Friday....
New Zealand Imports, exports rise in Jan 2016
WELLINGTON: In January 2016, both imports and exports rose when compared with January 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. The...
Brazil to tender $477 mln port terminal concessions
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian ports minister Helder Barbalho announced that the country's special ports department, SEP, will launch port terminal concession tenders...
Spain’s vehicles production rises by 1% in January
MADRID: The number of vehicles manufactured in Spain rose by 1 percent in January when compared with the same month...
Bank of Cyprus posts loss for 2015 on account of increased provisions for impaired loans
ATHENS: Bank of Cyprus (BOC) said on Thursday that a directive by the European Union (EU) bank supervisory body on...
German consumer climate predicted to improve slightly in March
MUNICH: The German consumer climate is to improve slightly with the predicted overall indicator at 9.5 points for March, following...
UK Customs seizes 130,000 illegal cigarettes
LONDON: Eight men have been arrested after police seized more than 130,000 suspected illegal cigarettes. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
US Customs seizes fertile quail eggs
DALLAS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport seized 120 hatching quail eggs from...
Drug smuggling in N.M. still active
LAS CRUCES: New Mexico-Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico arrested five suspected smugglers and seized nearly 500 pounds of marijuana...
US Customs clutches man at Global Entry interview
SAN ANTONIO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Antonio International Airport arrested a Global Entry applicant on...
US Customs nabs 2 previously removed men in transit to Connecticut, New York
SAN JUAN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers arrested 2 previously deported men this week, as they...
ECB’S favored inflation gauge hits record low below 1.4%
LONDON: Euro zone long-term inflation expectations fell to record lows on Thursday, fuelling bets on more monetary policy easing by...
Salvaged Portuguese bank posts $1 bln loss
LISBON: A Portuguese bank salvaged from the collapse of a major lender has reported losses of 981 million euros ($1...
Poland, India to sign pact on cooperation in coal mining in next 2 months
WARSAW: The Polish government is hopeful of signing a pact with India for cooperation in coal mining and related fields...
South Africa’s producer inflation rises to 7.6% in Jan
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's producer inflation accelerated to 7.6 percent year-on-year in January from 4.8 percent in December, the statistics agency...
Bank Muscat plans to open branch in Tehran
MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the Sultanate’s biggest financial institution, plans to open a branch in Tehran, said a senior official of...
Omantel signs deal with Cisco to implement digital strategy
MUSCAT: Omantel, the Sultanate’s leading telecommunications operator, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco for managed network and...
