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
Kenya launches world’s first Treasury bond to sale via mobile phone
NAIROBI: Kenya on Monday launched the world’s first Treasury bond to be offered exclusively via mobile phone and slashed the...
Sky Power plans to double investment in Kenya’s solar infrastructure to $4.4b
NAIROBI: Canadian solar developer SkyPower said it plans to double its investment in Kenya’s solar infrastructure to $4.4 billion after...
Ukraine gets $500m loan for Russian gas purchases
KIEV: Ukraine's state-run energy firm Naftogaz said Monday it has received a loan worth 500 million U.S. dollars from international...
KCB receives positive ratings from global credit rating agencies
NAIROBI: Kenya Commercial Bank Group has received positive ratings from global credit rating agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. The two...
Irish Customs seized Over 1,000 abortion pills in 2014
DUBLIN: Over 1,000 abortion pills were seized last year at customs, a figure that represents double the amount seized the...
Philippine Customs confisates skimming devices
MANILA: Skimming equipment and assorted blank cards and other access devices, which Philippine authorities have been on the lookout for...
Ecobank Zimbabwe to squash electronic banking products, services
HARARE: Ecobank Zimbabwe has grown its branch network to 15 from four since 2011 and will leverage on technology and...
Thai police nab smuggler with 600,000 meth pills
PATHUM THANI: Narcotics Suppression Bureau police on Monday arrested a man with 600,000 methamphetamine pills in Lam Luk Ka district...
Philippines authorities seize 500g shabu worth P4.5m
MANILA: Authorities arrested a big-time female drug pusher and seized some P4.5-million worth of suspected shabu in a drug bust...
Innscor appointed as CEO of Quick Service Restaurant business in Zimbabwe
HARARE: Innscor Africa Limited has appointed Basil Dionisio as chief executive officer of the soon to be unbundled Quick Service...
ABK launches campaign to make banking simpler for customers
KUWAIT: ABK has launched its strategic campaign “Simpler Banking” as part of a series of enhancements to make life easier...
Kuwait budget deficit stands at $3.62bn
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s budget deficit in the first five months of its fiscal year stood at KD 1.094 billion ($3.62 billion)...
QIA opens New York office; commits $35bn investment in US
DOHA: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, yesterday announced the opening of...
Qatar’s Port sector gains boom
DOHA: Qatar’s port sector has witnessed healthy growth despite concern about slowdown affecting global trade. Out of Qatar’s four ports,...
Qatar natural gas consumption surges to 44.8bcm in 2014
DOHA: Qatar’s natural gas consumption has risen sharply in the past few years. Its domestic gas consumption grew by 80...
Qatar’s retail sector gets vigorous
DOHA: Retail sector in Qatar is bullish now as five malls and hypermarkets have opened here in the last 10...
Govt urges to capacitate National Railways of Zimbabwe
HARARE: Government has been urged to capacitate the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) in order to support transportation of raw...
Bank Central Asia expecting to boost credit card business
JAKARTA: The country’s largest private lender Bank Central Asia (BCA) is expecting to boost its credit card business amid the...
Apple upgrade plan to benefit Taiwan’s Hon Hai
TAIPEI: Apple Inc’s iPhone installment plan in the could shorten the iPhone replacement cycle and expand its second-hand market, which...
Harare City Council says revenue collection 17 % below target
HARARE: Harare City Council says its revenue collection is “heavily constrained” and is running 17 percent below target amid increasing...
