International Customs

MANILA: The value of agricultural commodities smuggled into the Philippines surged to some P182 billion from 2010 to 2014, almost...

Nigeria customs to compel terminal operators on cargo transfer

ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service has said that it would compel terminal operators to stem containers to private bonded terminal...

New Zealand customs seize drugs at Air Cargo Inspections Facility

AUCKLAND: A 21-year-old man has appeared in court after authorities intercepted a shipment of drugs that could be used to...

Venezuela, Surinam sign deal to strengthen economic ties

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his counterpart in Surinam, Desi Bouterse, agreed that Petrocaribe will be the base of...

Jamaica asks financial sector to ensure clean money enters system

KINGSTON: The Government is calling on the financial sector to be watchful in ensuring that only clean money enters or...

JAMAICA: JPS launches $2.5b Bogue Gas Conversion Project in St. James

KINGSTON: Work is to get underway on the J$2.5 billion (US$22.54 million) Bogue Gas Conversion Project in St. James. Official...

Mexico nabs purported drug lord near Texas border

CIUDAD VICTORIA: Mexican soldiers captured the purported leader of a Gulf Cartel faction in the northern border city of Matamoros,...

Mexico, US to open jointly staffed border stations

MEXICO CITY: Mexico and the United States said they will open two jointly staffed border stations on Mexican soil in...

US entrepreneurs seek trade opportunities in Cuba

HAVANA: A group of business people from the US State of Ohio are in Cuba looking for opportunities to foster...

Cayman Airways to launch new service in Cuba

HAVANA: To meet the growing demand for flights between the Cayman Islands and Cuba, and to provide dual destination travel...

Cuban Chamber of Commerce hails Bayer work in Cuba

HAVANA: "The Bayer company is one of the foreign companies with strongest ties to the development of Cuba, where the...

ACS promotes regional air connectivity

PORT OF SPAIN: The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) through its Directorate of Transport convened the 24th Meeting of the...

Oman-India joint venture bags $315m-Sohar bitumen project contract

MUSCAT: India’s McNally Bharat Engineering (MBE) Company on Thursday said its 50:50 special purpose vehicle (SPV) with the Sultanate’s EMC...

Petroleum Products shipment fall 60.3% to $2.4b on lower oil prices

NEW DELHI: The decline in exports was driven by a 60.3% drop in shipments of petroleum products to $2.4 billion...

Indian cotton export declines 2.16% to $4.24b in April-Aug 2015

NEW DELHI: Dalmia said that efforts must be accelerated to enhance the competitiveness of India's exports and the government should...

Customs valuation on imported vehicles slashes 58% to $62.6m in H1

YEREVAN: Imports of vehicles to Armenia in the first quarter of 2015 halved from the year before, according to figures,...

NCS, SON helps combat preponderance of fake substandard goods

NIGERIA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has vowed to strengthen its partnership with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to...

Korean shares likely to remain range bound in next week

SEOUL: South Korean stocks are expected to move in a tight range next week ahead of key events, including a...

Japan’s plywood imports fall 13% in August 2015

TOKYO: Japan’s August plywood imports were down 13% from a month earlier continuing the downward trend that began in April...

Nigeria, Turkey trade hit $2.5b