International Customs
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Expenditure to social protection grows 3.7%
HELSINKI: Expenditure directed to social protection grew most, by 3.7 per cent and amounted to EUR 52.2 billion in 2014,...
Oman’s oil production targets at 990,000 barrels bpd
MUSCAT: Oman’s oil production this year is targeted at around 990,000 barrels per day (bpd), said Minister of Oil and...
BP reports 91% decline in Q4 earnings
LONDON: BP reported a 91 per cent decline in fourth-quarter earnings after average crude oil prices dropped to the lowest...
Poland moves up in Index of Economic Freedom
WARSAW: Poland has moved up to 39th place globally in the latest Index of Economic Freedom report, its best result...
Revenue collection improves clearly in sixth month
KATHMANDU: Revenue collection improved markedly during the sixth month of the fiscal year as imports entered the country through alternate...
Bangladesh imports textile machinery in last fiscal year
DHAKA: Bangladesh textile millers have imported machinery worth TK71.19 billion in the fiscal year of 2014-15, a short up by...
Digital currency booming in Spain with introduction of bitcoin ATMs
MADRID: A lack of trust within the banking sector is fuelling Spain’s digital currency market. More and more people are...
Portugal eyes investments in India to enhance relationship
LISBON: “The areas of cooperation between India and Portugal would be explored in sectors like information and communication technologies, olive...
Germany’s unemployment rate falls to 6.2%
BERLIN: Germany’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to a record low in January, in a sign that economic sentiment in Europe’s...
Belgians spending less on lottery tickets
BRUSSELS: Belgium’s national Lottery had a turnover of 1.173 billion euro in 2015. This is down from a turnover of...
DNB to Stop Using Cash in Norway
OSLO: Norway’s largest financial services group, DNB believes the dangers and disadvantages of cash make it necessary to give it...
Citi Group appoints new CEO for UAE
ABU DHABI: Citi Group announced it has appointed Elissar Farah Antonios as chief executive officer of Citi UAE. Antonios moves...
Danish electronics firm Fona facing bankruptcy
COPENHAGEN: Fona, the Danish electronics chain, has announced it is facing potential bankruptcy, reports Berlingske. A long price war with...
Zaranj bakeries closed in protest against bread imports
ZARANJ CITY: More than 200 bakeries have been closed in Zaranj city, the capital of western Nimroz province, after a...
US Customs seizes smuggled currency worth $518,980
SAN JUAN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stopped an illegal exportation of currency when officers searched a cargo...
Customs arrests man with foreign currency at airport
MUMBAI: Air intelligence unit (AIU) of the Customs has arrested an Indian citizen with foreign currency worth Rs 31.82 lakh...
Ten arrested in Netherlands over bitcoin money-laundering allegations
AMSTERDAM: Dutch police have arrested 10 people in the Netherlands as part of an international investigation into money-laundering through sales...
Ukraine increases gas transit by 1.5 times in Jan
KIEV: Ukraine in January 2016 increased transit of natural gas to Europe and Moldova by 51.8% compared to the same...
Consumer confidence drops on likely impact of social security reform
ATHENS: Greece’s consumer confidence index took a tumble in January, as developments on the social security front have dented forecasts...
Italy’s unemployment rates unexpectedly unchanged in Dec
ROME: Italy’s jobless rate was unexpectedly unchanged in December, signaling the risk that the effect of new labor legislation on...
