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
Greece applies new VAT rates to increase revenue
ATHENS: Greece intends to implement in September two unique types of value added tax (VAT) rates at 18 percent and 9.5...
Swiss UBS pays $545 million over FX, rate fraud
BERN: Switzerland's largest bank UBS, says that it will plead guilty to fraud in the US for manipulating benchmark interest...
ÁKK exchanges HUF 25b of bonds at switch auction
BUDAPEST: The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) exchanged HUF 25 bln of bonds maturing in 2024 for ones that expire...
Hungary’s tax office collects HUF 92b in back taxes in Q1-2015
BUDAPEST: Hungaryʼs National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) collected HUF 92 bln in back taxes in the first quarter of...
20 Hungarian companies showcase in Amman
BUDAPEST: Twenty Hungarian companies from the foodstuffs, renewable energy, water management, porcelain and crystal sectors showcased in Amman ,the Jordanian...
Hungarian sales of consumer electronics, home appliance up 11% in Q1-2015
BUDAPEST: Sales of durable consumer electronics and appliances increased by 11.1% in the first quarter of 2015, as compared to...
Hungary to divert Municipal investments of HUF 200b
BUDAPEST: A total of HUF 200 billion in liquid municipal assets could be turned into government bond holdings in the...
South African retail trade sales rise 4.2% in March 2015
CAPE TOWN: Higher disposable incomes, stable rates and lower petrol prices have supported consumers’ confidence. Retail sales rose 4.2% in...
Portugal’s Customs drug trafficker detained at Lisbon Airport
LISBON: SEF Customs immigration officers at Lisbon Airport Monday detained a suspected drug trafficker who had arrived on a flight...
Jordan, Bulgaria to forge tighter economic ties
AMMAN: A senior Jordanian economic delegation yesterday concluded a working visit to the Republic of Bulgaria. The delegation, representing 30...
Air Arabia Jordan goes operational with 1st flight 9P 301 to Kuwait
AMMAN: A new era of low-cost aviation in the Levant began today as the first Air Arabia Jordan flight departed...
Jordan, U.S. to boost trade cooperation optimizes FTA
AMMAN: Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Maha Ali, and Deputy under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department...
Philippine customs seizes smuggled sugar from illegally parked truck near Manila port
MANILA: Joint operatives of the PNP's Task Force Pantalan and the Bureau of Customs seized a trailer truck containing illegally...
Zimbabwe blocks new betting licences
HARARE: Zimbabwe has stopped awarding betting licences in the southern African nation in an effort to limit a surge in...
South African Platinum sector faces radical restructuring in 2015
JOHANNESBURG: A perfect storm of rising costs, labour unrest and weak metal prices has pushed South Africa’s platinum mining companies...
Canadian Copper to invest PLN 15b in Poland
WARSAW: Canadian mining company Copper is planning to construct a copper mine nearby Nowa Sól (Lubuskie voivodeship). The entire investment...
PLN 20 banknote wins award for best collector’s note
WARSAW: Polish collector’s banknote made of plastic was named the best collector’s banknote in the world ex aequo with Nigerian...
Bulgarian customs seizes 2.7kg cocaine at Sofia Int’l Airport
SOFIA: Bulgarian customs officers have seized 2.7 kg of cocaine at Sofia International Airport being smuggled by a female citizen...
Expensive Zimbabwe must reform to regain regional competitiveness
HARARE: Zimbabwe needs urgent reforms to reduce its labour, utility, funding and tax costs, which are considerably higher than those...
Iran inaugurates new shipping route to Oman
TEHRAN: Iran has inaugurated a new shipping route to Oman a move expected to help diversify the country’s access to...
