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
Jamaica joint select committee to examine Customs Amendment Act
KINGSTON: Another key deliverable under Jamaica's four-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making its way through the...
Nzoia Sugar Company ban on cheap imports to save local millers in Kenya
Nairobi: Nzoia Sugar Company Chairman Joash Wamang'oli has called for ban on cheap imports to save local millers. Mr Waman'goli...
Oman’s Commercial Bank’s capital increases 7.8% to OMR3.24b in 2014
MUSCAT: Oman banks are in a comfortable position in maintaining capital adequacy ratio — an international standard that measures a...
Quanta Computer sales jump 28.19% to NT$106.45b in June
TAIPEI: Quanta Computer Inc’s sales hit their highest in 44 months, NT$106.45 billion (US$3.4 billion), last month, driven by strong...
Safaricom, Kenya Power of illegally using its trademark
NAIROBI: A private company has accused Safaricom and Kenya Power of illegally using its trademark. Colour Planet Ltd in its...
Zimbabwe tobacco auction floors under risk
HARARE: Contractors now account for 75% of the tobacco sales as Zimbabwe’s auction floors continue to be pushed to the...
Venezuela to stop buying rice from Guyana amid escalating border
GEORGETOWN: Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana's rice crop amid an escalating border dispute between the South...
CBZ Bank extended close to US$1b worth of credit to private sector in 2014
HARARE: CBZ Bank, the country’s biggest commercial bank by balance sheet, extended close to US$1 billion worth of credit to...
Zimbabwe risks serious food shortages due to deficiency
HARARE: Zimbabwe risks serious food shortages if government fails to procure grain from neighbouring countries, agriculture deputy minister Paddy Zhanda...
Nearly 1.5m Argentines to travel to Paraguay for visit of Pope Francis
BUENOS AIRES: As many as 1.5 million Argentines over the next few days will travel to Paraguay for the upcoming...
Brazil’s manufacturing sector takes steps to reduce output
BRASILIA: Roughly 60 percent of companies in Brazil’s manufacturing sector have taken steps in recent months to reduce production, including...
Vietnam firms get 11.5% money from surimi exports to Japan YOY
HANOI: Vietnamese companies took in 11.5% more money from surimi exports to Japan, year on year, during the first five...
Brazil’s unemployment rate climbs to 8.1%
BRASILIA: Unemployment in Latin America’s largest economy climbed to 8.1 percent during the March-May rolling quarter, the Brazilian Institute for...
Afghan army official arrested in heroin smuggling case
KABUL : An Afghan army general has been arrested by police for trafficking around 19 kilograms (41 pounds) of heroin...
Iraq plans to issue $5b domestic bond
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government plans a domestic issue of US$5 billion worth of bonds starting in the fourth quarter of this...
Vietnam’s coffee quality expand to July volume may drop
HANOI: Vietnam’s coffee sales have slowed in the past week, trailing a fall in global futures prices, and exports from...
Ukraine exports 308 thsd tonnes of grains, Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Food
KIEV: Ukraine exported 308 thsd tonnes of grains, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, according to...
Oman awards tender for building OMR23m water pipeline project
MUSCAT: A contract for building a water pipeline to connect the new Quriyat water desalination plant and Wadi Dhaqah has...
Foreign direct investment in S. Korea dips 14.2% to $8.87b in Jan-June
SEOUL: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the South Korean economy posted a double-digit decline in the first half of this...
Magi ban reveals deficiencies in Indian food test system
NEW DELHI: The recent ban on Maggi noodles puts a lens on the deficiencies of the food regulator to test...
