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
NOL completes sale of APL Logistics to Kintetsu for $1.2bs
ATHENS: After many months in the making, Kintetsu World Express has completed its acquisition of APL Logistics from Neptune Orient...
Qatar finds oil market more balanced in second half
DOHA: Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (centre), Saudi Arabian Oil Minister...
Kuwait DCGD seizes 2kg shabu
KUWAIT: Drugs Control General Department arrested a gang of three Egyptians for smuggling drugs through Abdaly borders with the help...
XYZprinting Inc plans to launch series of small, low-cost 3D printing, scanning products
TAIPEI: Taiwanese 3D printer maker XYZprinting Inc plans to launch a series of small, low-cost 3D printing and scanning products...
HK Customs seizes 12kg drugs worth $3.1m in last 2 days
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs detected two drug trafficking cases at the airport in the past two days and seized...
Dutch retail giant Ahold’s net profit jumps from 50m euros to 213m euros YOY
AMSTERDAM: Dutch retail giant Ahold announced a more than threefold jump in net profit on the back of a strong dollar...
Rwanda takes $50m grant from govt of Netherlands
AMSTERDAM: Rwanda received a $50 million grant from the government of Netherlands, which will be injected in developing the country’s...
Microsoft product portfolio buys German start-up behind Wunderlist app
BERLIN: Microsoft said that it has bought 6Wunderkinder GmbH, a Berlin-based startup behind the Wunderlist to-do list app. “The addition...
HSBC: Germany to sell 30 year bonds for first time
BERLIN: Germany will sell 30-year inflation-linked bonds for the first time amid signs the European Central Bank’s loose monetary policy...
Essar Ports terminates pact with Port of Antwerp
BRUSSELS: Essar Ports said a strategic pact between the company and Port of Antwerp International has been mutually terminated. “The...
Costly bank transfer fees cost businesses £2b in 2014
BRUSSELS: More than £2bn could have been saved in costly transaction fees on non-EU international payments last year, according to...
BIDV jumps 60% and VietinBank surges 37.4%
HANOI: Vietnamese bank shares have outstripped the country’s benchmark stock index this year as overseas investors plough into the market...
IFC invests $3.8 million in agribusiness sector in Nepal
KATHMANDU: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food...
Korea’s carbon price needs to hit $50/t for coal-to-gas switch
SEOUL: South Korea is the first Asian country that has introduced a national carbon trading scheme, with prices currently around...
Indian air crew arrested with smuggled gold in Jeddah
NEW DELHI: A cabin crew member of an Air India flight was detained by the Jeddah Airport authorities on charges...
Japan’s LNG imports fall by 9% YOY in April
TOKYO: Japan’s LNG imports fell by 9% year on year in April, bucking a trend of rising imports since last...
Japan ferrous scrap imports down by 6.4% in April
TOKYO: The ferrous scrap imports by Japan during the month of April this year dropped significantly, as per the latest...
Toyota boosting Japan exports to get sales goal
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp., facing capacity constraints in North America, may boost exports from Japan for the first time in...
Russia, India agree to start gas pipelines feasibility study
MOSCOW: India and Russia will jointly study the feasibility of crude and gas pipelines between the two countries shortly, the...
NZ dollar heads for 0.6% weekly gain
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 0.6 per cent gain this week as investors wait for US...
