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
Bank of Korea cuts growth forecast to 3% in 2016
SEOUL: The Bank of Korea (BOK) cut its growth forecast for this year from 3.2 percent to 3 percent, citing...
Nigeria Customs destroys poultry products worth N15m in Edo
BENIN: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit, Zone C, on Wednesday in Benin destroyed 1, 500 cartons of...
New Zealand retail spending hits record high
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders spent a record $6 billion shopping in December, the highest ever monthly figure recorded by Statistics New...
Egypt looks to reduce import bill by 25% in 2016
CAIRO: Egypt aims to reduce its import bill by 25 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year after the...
Australia apple, pear exports increase in 2015
CANBERRA: Apple and pear exports from Australia increased significantly between January-November 2015, climbing 111% and 46% respectively. Oneonta apple shot...
Jamaica: Levy wants brakes on chicken imports
KINGSTON: Chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group Robert Levy has charged agriculture minister Derrick Kellier to put the brakes on...
South Korea resumes Canadian beef imports
CALGARY: South Korea has reopened its borders to Canadian beef after imposing a temporary ban over concerns about mad cow...
NZ dollar catches upgrade
WELLINGTON: In a 2016 exchange rate forecast note to clients CBA say they are also upgrading their kiwi dollar forecasts...
India: Chennai Port to import apples
CHENNAI: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted restriction on apple import through Chennai Port. This move will...
Jordan Spieth signs deal with Coca-Cola
AMMAN: Jordan Spieth can do no wrong these days. Barely 48 hours after ripping through the Tournament of Champions for...
Jordan: 3 companies to import diesel, selling directly to consumers
AMMAN: French oil company Total, Jordan’s Manaseer Oil & Gas and the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) will start floating...
Australian lemon supply compress prompts US imports
CANBERRA: IT’S enough to give you the pip — lemons are selling for up to $1.60 each and extra imports...
Iraqi Kurds to start gas exports to Turkey in 2016
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Kurds will start building their first natural gas pipeline next month to export the fuel to Turkey, a...
Drug smugglers busted after disguising more than a ton of marijuana as fresh carrots
MEXICO: These green-minded drug smugglers tried hiding more than a ton of marijuana as carrots while crossing the border through...
Vietnam’s pangasius exports may drop 5% YOY in 2016
HANOI: Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) estimates that Vietnam’s pangasius (tra catfish) exports may drop by...
Ring members smuggling heroin arrested at airport
TAIPEI: The case of a drug ring was sent to New Taipei prosecutor's office Wednesday after two of its members...
Vietnam’s trade deficit with China climbs in 2015
HANOI: Doanh Nhan Sai Gon has quoted statistics from the General Statistics Office (GSO) as reporting that Vietnam’s trade deficit...
BTMU obtains 20% stake in Philippine bank
TOKYO: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest financial group, has unveiled plans to extend its advance across Asia by...
VietinBank acquires stake in Vietnam’s second biggest port
HANOI: State-owned shipping firm Vinalines has transferred nearly 7 million shares in Hai Phong Port, or a 2.12 percent state,...
Vietnam local retail petrol prices may adjusted
HANOI: Local retail petrol prices could be adjusted daily instead of every fortnight in the future, Do Thang Hai, deputy...
