International Customs

KUWAIT CITY:  Kuwait’s parliament is gearing up for a tumultuous debate over the introduction of a remittance tax for foreigners...

TAI PEI: Taiwan shares moved lower on Tuesday morning as investors here reacted to a plunge on Wall Street overnight...

AMSTERDAM: Currently, there are 4 tax brackets in the Dutch tax system and the percentage of tax you pay depends on your...

BERLIN: Germany has given the go-ahead for Nord Stream 2. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (bsh) in Berlin approved...

AMMAN: Jordan will increase price of electricity for all sectors, including industrial and households, as of April 1, the government...

DOHA: Tax authorities in the GCC are starting to use sophisticated digital platforms that require taxpayers to submit data in...

HELSINKI:  Finland's new activation measure may attract more local unemployed people taking part-time agricultural work despite the easier entrance of...

HANOI: Việt Nam exported 520,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$1 billion in the first quarter of the year, an increase...

MUMBAI: Smuggling of black pepper into India from Nepal is growing in the past few months. District Police Office, Bara,...

SEOUL: The South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) is planning to announce a framework on cryptocurrency taxation. The G20...

BRASILIA:  Brazilian federal tax auditors will start a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand payment of a salary bonus, their...

MADRID: Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of manufacturing companies stood at 54.8 in March, down from 56.0 in February. The...

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture has given a beef & offal import recommendation of 22,221 tonnes to importers to meet...

MUSCAT: The Muscat Municipality has revealed the top three issues it faces while maintaining public roads and spaces of the...

TOKYO: Asian stocks began the new quarter on Monday with modest gains following a strong performance by global equities last...

WARSAW: The debate   was organised by EURACTIV Poland and the European Parliament Information Office in Poland. On 23 January, EU...

KIEV: Ukraine is the second poorest country in Europe, after Moldova. Its backwardness is starkly illustrated by gross domestic product...

CAPE TOWN: South Africa increased its value-added tax rate to 15 percent from 14 percent. The South Africa Revenue Service...

BANGKOK: One of the more interesting examples in this regard is Thailand. The Asian nation has a military regime which...

KABUL: Two men have been convicted of charges related to what authorities call a large-scale conspiracy to smuggle heroin from...