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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
Vietnam 29% of domestic businesses lack integrity
HANOI: Just 29 per cent of enterprises practice integrity and transparency in their business, announced the latest survey of Viet...
Kuwait police arrest man for selling ‘smuggled’ antiques
KUWAIT CITY: Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department have arrested a 50-year-old Kuwaiti for selling ‘smuggled’ antiques, reports Al-Shahed daily....
Viet Ha Corporation plans to launch IPO in Jan
HANOI: Beverage Company Viet Ha Corporation plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) at the Ha Noi Stock Exchange...
Kuwait credit growth rises 6.6% YoY
KUWAIT: Credit saw a small decrease of KD 22 million in October on the heels of an exceptionally large increase...
Qatar banks record surge by 14.1% in personal loans
DOHA: Loan growth has remained strong across the GCC markets as a whole, however, banks in Qatar have witnessed the...
Quality Group to invest QR55m in India
DOHA: Quality Group International, one of the leading Qatar-based Indian companies, has announced to invest QR55m in the Southern Indian...
TIER manufacturing indicator points to further contraction
TAIPEI: The manufacturing sector continued to flash “blue” last month, indicating a contraction at a time when the local economy...
Indonesia’s palm oil exports to fall 8.7% YOY
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Palm Oil Board (DMSI) expects Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) exports to drop 8.7 percent (y/y) to...
S. Africa posts first trade surplus in 5 months in Nov
SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa posted its first trade surplus in five months in November as exports of precious metals, such...
Turkish scrap import prices drop to $189
ANKARA: Turkish HMS 1/2 80:20 scrap import average prices (CFR Iskenderun Port, Turkey) slipped to $189 a ton week-on-week during...
Kenya apex bank plans to inject 8 bln shillings into money market
NAIROBI: Kenya's central bank said on Wednesday it planned to inject 7 billion shillings ($68.46 million) into the money markets...
Zimasco shuts down Kwekwe refinery in Zimbabwe
HARARE: Zimasco, a unit of China's Sinosteel Corporation has completely stopped operations at its ferrochrome refinery in Kwekwe after switching...
Barclays Bank to pay out $13.75 mln
HARARE: Barclays Bank is to pay out $13,75m (£9,3m) to settle a US regulator’s claims that some of its customers...
Apple ready to pay Italy $348m fine to settle tax feud
ROME: Apple has agreed to pay Italy 318 million euros (US$348 million) to settle a tax dispute after the US...
Phoenix Commodities secures tender to supply 50,000 tons of wheat
PHOENIX: Phoenix Commodities has secured a tender to supply 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh after submitting the lowest offer...
Kenya’s economy grows by 5.8% in 3Q
NAIROBI: Kenya's economy grew by 5.8 percent in the third quarter of 2015, up from the 5.2 percent experienced in...
Indonesia expects inflation easing at about 3% this year
JAKARTA: Indonesia's consumer price index is expected to grow at a slower pace to around 3 percent this year, far...
Bulgaria Govt approves decision to shut down Svilengrad Customs office unit
SOFIA: The Bulgarian cabinet on Wednesday approved a decision to close down the Customs Agency unit of Svilengrad, days after...
Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector falters in 2015
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s has a highly diversified industrial base and the broadly-based manufacturing sector produces in excess of 6 000 products...
Indian Customs seizes over 200 Chinese mobiles
SHILLONG: Customs officers from Headquarters’ Preventive Unit, Shillong seized smuggled Chinese origin mobile handsets numbering over 200 valued Rs. 2.14...
