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
Canada Customs seizes 10kg of cocaine at Pearson Airport
TORONTO: The hunt is on for a GTA drug trafficker after customs officers found 10 kilograms of cocaine at Pearson...
Chip-making sector still welcomes overseas investments
TAIPEI: Leading industry experts expect the chip-making industry to continue attracting more overseas investment, including from Taiwan, one of the...
German firm SAP fulfills $2b pledge in China
BERLIN: The German multinational software firm SAP has fulfilled its 2011 promise to invest $2 billion in China within five...
Philips eyes major role for China in R&D
AMSTERDAM: Dutch electronics giant Philips NV plans to expand its research and development efforts to China, with Shanghai playing a...
U.S. to provide Jordan with $1.6bn in aid in 2016
AMMAN: U.S. Ambassador in Amman Alice Wells said here the other day that his country is expected to provide Jordan...
New Zealand govt confirms date for TPP signing
WELLINGTON: Ministers from 12 nations are to gather in Auckland next month to sign the disputed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade...
Ukraine to continue dredging in sea ports
KIEV: According to the head of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, serious dredging works are scheduled for 2016-2017. The scope of...
Russia sees record drop in alcohol imports in 2015
MOSCOW: Russia saw a record drop in alcohol imports in 2015 as a result of the weakening ruble and a...
EU to step up efforts to support Ukraine in 2016
KIEV: The European Commission has said it hopes soon to give a positive recommendation for cancellation of visa travel regime...
Inventec to see server revenues raise 5-10% in 2016
WASHINGTON: Inventec is expected to see its server revenues grow 5-10% on year in 2016, buoyed by orders from the...
Adtran revenues fall 3.5% to $139 mln
WASHINGTON: Adtran reported that fourth-quarter company sales were $139 million, down year-over-year from $143 million in the fourth quarter of...
US environmental industry revenues grow 3.9% in 2014
WASHINGON: The US environmental industry grew 3.9% in 2014 to reach $353.7 billion in revenues, according to primary research and...
Hong Kong shares end nearly 2% down
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares finished lower on Thursday after an afternoon sell-off in mainland China markets. The Hang Seng...
Brazil’s federal tax revenues fall to lowest in 5 years
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's federal tax revenues fell in 2015 to their lowest since 2010, the country's tax agency said on Thursday,...
RHB Research expects higher inflation rate in 2016
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Research Institute expects the headline inflation rate to rise to 2.7 per cent in 2016 from 2.1...
Standard Charted Bank forecasts Kenya’s economy to grow 5.8% in 2016
NAIROBI: Standard Charted Bank forecasts Kenya's economy to grow by 5.8 percent in 2016 buoyed by heavy infrastructure investment by...
Kenya’s central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 11.5%
NAIROBI: Kenya's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 11.5 percent, the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said in...
Vietnam’s wood products exports expected to expand 12-15% in 2016
HCM CITY: Viet Nam's wood and wood products exports are expected to expand by 12-15 per cent this year from...
Indonesia’s export value to Switzerland in 2015 reaches $1 bln
JAKARTA: Indonesia`s export value to Switzerland in 2015 reached US$1 billion. This is an increase by almost 000 percent compared...
VAMC cuts applicable interest rates
HANOI: The Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has cut the applicable interest rates on euro and US dollar-denominated non-performing...
