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
Customs arrests man for smuggling banned food at Russian-Finnish Border
HELSINKI: A St. Petersburg man is facing a fine after trying to smuggle food items banned from sale in Russia...
World Bank, Vietnam to make trade information website
HANOI: The World Bank will help the General Department of Customs develop the Viet Nam Trade Information Portal under a...
Poland Gdansk port moves to privatize multipurpose terminals
WARSAW: Poland’s Port of Gdansk is negotiating with Malta-based Mariner Capital on an agreement to privatize operations at the port’s...
Kenya to export crude oil in next year
NAIROBI: Kenya will join the league of oil exporting countries next year, Energy CS Charles Keter said yesterday. He said...
UltraTech eyes stake in Kenya’s ARM Cement
NAIROBI: UltraTech Cement, backed by Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, may buy a controlling stake in ARM Cement of Kenya,...
Qatari companies forecast to grow in fourth quarter
DOHA: The earnings of Qatari companies are forecasted to grow by 4 percent year-on-year for the fourth quarter of 2015...
Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s oil exports touch 18m barrels in Dec
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region exported roughly 18.1 million barrels of crude oil in December, the region’s local government said...
Norwegian Customs seizes 823kg onions, 143kg carrots
OSLO: Two Poles have been fined 10,000 kroner ($1,600) after they were stopped at the Norwegian border with a nearly...
Iran’s diesel exports hit historic record
TEHRAN: Iran announced Jan. 11 that during the last nine months it exported 1.25 billion liters of diesel thanks to...
Analyst expects Kuwaiti oil price to hit $34 in 2016
KUWAIT: The expected average price for Brent Crude oil in 2016 is $39 per barrel, equivalent to $34 per barrel...
Danish Maersk Line to invest in Colombo Port expansion
COPENHAGEN: Danish multinationals including Maersk Line and Novo Nordisk are seeking to invest in Sri Lanka, Danish Ambassador for Sri...
Kuwait trade surplus narrows in Q3 on lower oil revenues
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s trade surplus narrowed in 3Q15 on the back of lower oil revenues. However, the surplus remains relatively healthy...
Ukraine bans Russian meat, fish imports in retaliation
KIEV: The Ukrainian government has decided to ban imports of food products, including meat, from Russia. The move is a...
Ukrainian exchange brokers trade for foreign suppliers
KIEV: International energy companies have started to use the Ukraine’s Universal Interbank Commodity Exchange (UICE) to sell gas to Ukrainian...
Zimbabwe secures $1.7 mln loan for business
HARARE: Harare City Council has secured $1,7 million from ZB Bank to fund its business ventures, most of which are...
Belgium investor to park $1b in dollar deposits, says Finance Minister
BRUSSELS: An investor has promised to park 1 billion dollars in dollar deposits in Sri Lanka to help the island...
Italian rubber equipment exports up in 2015
MILAN: Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association for plastic and rubber processing equipment makers, has said the 2015 full-year forecast is...
Norway’s Kaarstoe gas plant remains shut down due to gas leak
OSLO: Most production at Norway’s Kaarstoe gas processing plant was shut down due to a gas leak, gas system operator...
UTCC export growth 2% in 2016
THAILAND: Exports will return to positive territory this year with 2% growth for the first time in four years, the...
German planed lumber exports decline by 7%
BERLIN: German exports of planed softwood lumber decreased by 7% in the third quarter vis à vis last year's comparative...
