International Customs

TOKYO: Despite the surprise jump in November wood door imports into Japan, total 2017 imports are set to be below...

HANOI: Vietnam, has a seedier side. In the 1990s, the city was the stomping ground of one of Vietnam’s most...

BANGKOK: Thailand Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, edged up for the third straight month in January, indicating improving conditions...

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is still chasing some US$150bil to fund his ambitious nation-building agenda, almost halfway into a five-year...

KUWAIT CITY: The rise in the price of oil will help to keep Kuwait in the black and balance its...

LISBON:  Investment in Portugal’s real estate sector is set to reach a fresh record of up to 3 billion euros...

WARSAW: The deficit was 42.7 percent of the PLN 59.3 billion limit set for the year, according to preliminary data...

AMMAN : The Jordan Labour Watch (JLW) on Sunday issued a statement calling for a review of the 2016 EU...

COPENHANGEN: Danish exporters have been caught red-handed selling cheese illegally branded as ‘feta’ overseas, in the latest twist in the...

ATHENS: Greece expects to make a clean break with official lenders when its international bailout expires in August and has...

MADRID: A release from industry body FEPEX said that for the 2018 campaign there would be 11,145 hectares dedicated to...

OLSO: Mikhail Zub follows up. According to the fish company leader, Russia should resume fish imports from Norway in order to...

CAPE TWON: South Africa, one of the world’s leading emitters of energy-related CO2, is looking to offshore gas to lessen...

BRUSSEL: Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel will benefit the economies of the two states. I am confident that your visit...

AMSTERDAM:  Netherlands will seek to resume discussions towards double taxation avoidance treaties with several countries in 2018, including the United...

SEOUL: Korean cryptocurrency traders will no longer be able to trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum anonymously. Last week, major cryptocurrency exchanges...

BRASILA:Brazil’s trade relations with the Middle East scaled new heights in 2017, recording a growth of 18.43% in exports from...

BAGHDAD:Iraq shipped a record 3.55 million barrels of crude a day from Basra, the country’s southern outlet to the Persian...

KIEV: Ukraine increased to 123,100 tonnes in 2017, up 3% compared to 2016, with the largest increased recorded in homopolymer...

DOHA: Qatar is paying the price for top member Saudi Arabia’s oil strategy in Asia. Last year, oil exports from...