International Customs
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Dutch gold to be moved out of Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch central bank is looking into whether its gold and cash reserves can be stored outside Amsterdam. The...
Mexico’s Pemex says crude exports jump in Jan
LONDON: Crude oil exports from Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex jumped 11 percent in January compared to the prior month,...
Hydro to build technology pilot
OSLO: Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro has made a formal decision to build a full-scale technology pilot at Karmøy, Norway. The...
DABS incurs $2.5m loss due to power cut: chief
KABUL: Da Afghanistaninfo-icon Bareshna Shirkat (DABS) on Wednesday said it spent two and a half millions US dollars to supply...
Gazprom revives Greek-Italian pipeline plan
ATHENS: The Greek-Italian gas pipeline project, dubbed Poseidon, is returning to the forefront despite having lost to the Trans Adriatic...
Export orders plunge to 2009 levels
TAIPEI: The nation’s export orders plunged 12.4 percent to US$34.19 billion last month, representing the largest scale of annual decline...
Oil services company Petrofac to reopen Iran office
TEHRAN: Oil services company Petrofac (PFC.L) will reopen its office in Iran, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as the...
Producer Price Index falls in December
DOHA: The Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for December, 2015 is estimated at 49.3 points showing...
Kuwait’s credit growth exceeds expectations – NBK ECONOMIC REPORT
KUWAIT: Credit growth exceeded most expectations as it ended 2015 at 8% thanks to a strong December gain. Total credit...
EU trade in textile, clothing goods rise 3.6% in 2015
BRUSSELS: According to CITH, the Textile and Clothing Information Centre, the EU textile and clothing exporters succeeded in gaining further...
Swiss customs report twice as many illegal migrants
GENEVA: The number of undocumented migrants without the right to stay in Switzerland more than doubled in 2015. The number...
Two more Customs officers in the net
COLOMBO: Bribery sleuths yesterday arrested two more senior Customs officers involved in accepting a bribe of Rs. 125 million from...
Customs fish £2.5m drug haul from sea
MADRID: Customs officers recovered 22 bales of cannabis resin worth £2.5m yesterday. The haul, which weighed a total of 650...
South Africa’s maize imports to soar as drought bites
CAPE TOWN: South African maize imports could cost up to 19 billion rand ($1.2 billion) this year, up sharply from...
Philippines Customs foils importation of used clothing, rags
MANILA: The Customs bureau foiled the importation of used clothing and rags locally referred to as “ukay-ukay” worth P1 million...
Germany, Turkey ink deal to fight migrant smuggling
BERLIN: Turkey and Germany signed Tuesday joint declarations of intent on bilateral cooperation regarding the fight against migrant smuggling and...
Indonesia Customs foils attempt to smuggle baby turtles
JAKARTA: Customs at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Banten, have thwarted the smuggling of thousands of protected baby turtles from...
US Customs seizes meth, marijuana worth $200k
DEL RIO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more $200,000 worth of...
US Customs seizes cocaine worth $2m
MIAMI: U.S. Customs and Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working at Port Everglades seized approximately 154 pounds...
US Customs seizes counterfeit hoverboards worth over $16,000
SAN JUAN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations Officers seized Monday 41 hoverboards with counterfeit and potentially dangerous...
