International Customs

MUMBAI: The Indian government has directed the multinational chocolate maker Cadbury to file about 5.5 billion rupees ($88 million) tax....

Port of Antwerp expected to handle 198.8 million tonnes by end of 2015

BRUSSELS: The port of Antwerp is expected to handle a total of 198.8 million tonnes of freight by the end...

NorthStar Realty announces closing of €1.1b pan-EU office portfolio

BRUSSELS: NorthStar Realty announced that it has closed the acquisition of a €1.1 billion pan-European office portfolio (the “Portfolio”) that...

Norway likely to join China-led Asian infrastructure investment bank

OSLO: Norway says it intends to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a prospective founding member in a move...

Norway whale meat dumped in Japan on reports of harmful pesticide

OSLO: Whale meat imported into Japan from Norway has been dumped after tests found it contained up to twice the...

Finland‘s OP financial group cuts nearly 280 jobs

HELSINKI: The Finnish's OP financial group decided to decrease nearly 278 employees. The provider of financial services has cited radical...

Poland’s PKP to participate in 16 projects worth PLN18b

WARSAW: Polish Railway operator PKP may participate in 16 real estate projects worth of PLN 18 billion in the coming...

Portugal’s real estate investment to rise to €1bn in 2015

LISBON: According to Aguirre Newman SA, a real estate consulting company in Lisbon, the Investment in Portuguese real estate in...

Customs signs agreement with private firms for tech services desk

AKUREYRI: Customs and Border Protection’s IT office is planning to migrate its Technology Service Desk (TSD) operations from a government-owned...

Greece’s mobile phone subscribers hit 16.4 million in 2014

ATHENS: The number of mobile phone subscribers in 2014 reached 16.4 million, despite the financial crisis that Greece is facing...

Greece minister’s statement on sale of 67.7% of Piraeus port creates further doubts

ATHENS: The privatization of the port of Piraeus has been thrown into further doubt after a conflicting statement by the...

€450m loan repayment to IMF: Greece intends to meet all debt obligations to its creditors

ATHENS: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced that the government “intends to meet all obligations to all its creditors in...

7 Dutch Bitcoin companies establish new association to collectively counter fraud

AMSTERDAM: Seven Dutch Bitcoin companies have collaborated to establish an association in order to counter fraud and collectively represent their...

Zimbabwe to export elephants to China, UAE and France

HARARE: Zimbabwe intends to proceed with plans to export live elephants to China, the United Arab Emirates and France because...

Finland court sentences 2 human traffickers

HELSINKI: Court in Helsinki sentenced 2 Iraqi human traffickers for smuggling their compatriots into Finland. The convicted persons were both...

FedEx to construct 320,000-square-foot complex worth $50m in Hamburg

BERLIN: Construction is about to start for one of the largest private-sector investments ever in the Town of Hamburg. Crews...

Grey economy growing in Poland: Customs officers

WARSAW: Poland Customs officers who supervise gambling in Poland said that grey economy has grown exponentially in Country and say...

Denmark issues 10,947 flawed passports in February

COPENHAGEN: The different municipalities of Denmark issued flawed passports without fingerprints, stated by the Customs authority. Earlier the Customs authorities...

Greece Customs rescues 70 migrants from Turkish Border

ATHENS: Greece Customs rescued 70 migrants from Turkish border. According to the Customs sources,” migrants were trapped on a berm at...

Vietnam’s automotive industry to enjoy fastest growth in Southeast Asia in next 20 years