International Customs

BOUNOS AIRES: Argentinean fruit shipments overseas through the ports of San Antonio and Bahía Blanca totalled 51,118 tonnes in the...

Nigeria targets 75 billion Naira non oil revenue excluding customs, Inland Revenue

ABUJA: The Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, said a target of 75 billion Naira had been set,...

South Africa issues Brics port of entry visas, says Minister Malusi Gigaba

CAPE TOWN: Business and diplomatic travellers from South Africa’s Brics partners will receive port of entry visas into the country,...

South Africa Transnet opens 2 berths at Ngqura Container Terminal, port’s operating capacity increases to 1.5m teu

CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s state-owned transport and logistics company Transnet has opened two more berths at Ngqura Container Terminal in...

NZ infant formula worth $1.5m stopped at Shanghai port

WELLINGTON: The Infant Formula Exporters Association says $1.5 million worth of New Zealand infant formula has been stopped from entering...

McDonald’s Japan to roll out smartphone app for customer complaints

TOKYO: McDonald’s Japan is to roll out a new smartphone app for customer complaints as it looks to turn the...

Air New Zealand to become first company to launch app for Apple Watch

WELLINGTON: Air New Zealand will soon become one of the first New Zealand companies to launch an app for the...

New royal Norwegian Embassy office inaugurated at Bonifacio Global City

OSLO: The new royal Norwegian Embassy office was officially inaugurated, in its new location at the 12th Floor of the...

Norwegian pipeline gas exports touch 333 mcm/day, production capacity reduces by 5.7 mcm/day

OSLO: Norwegian gas exports to Europe eased on Wednesday morning on a drop in flows to France, partly offset by...

Draghi claims eurozone recovery but euro dips 0.73% to $1.6047

AMSTERDAM: The euro has hit a 12-year low against the dollar days after Mario Draghi, president of the European Central...

German exports to increase by 4.5% to 1.19 billion euros in 2015

BERLIN: Germany is poised to set a new record for the number of goods and services it sells abroad in...

Italy jobless rate drops to 12.6% from revised 12.7% in 2014

ROME: Italy’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in January, adding to signs that the euro region’s third-biggest economy may recover this...

Germany’s largest power supplier E.ON suffers $3.42 billion loss in 2014

BERLIN: Massive impairments and low oil prices have pushed electricity giant E.ON into the red. The multi-billion loss comes as...

Italian industry production falls 0.7% in January after 2 monthly gains

ROME: Italian industrial production fell in January, after rising for two straight months, as manufacturing struggled to pick up amid...

Foreign investments in Dutch economy top €3.2 billion in 2014

AMSTERDAM: Foreign investments in the Dutch economy topped €3.2 billion last year, according to the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA)....

Poverty in Germany touches new high, reaches 15.5%

BERLIN: Poverty in Germany has not only reached a new record high, it has also threatened the country with disintegration...

Belgium police seize cocaine worth £32 million in sea

BRUSSELS: Police found a whopping tonne of cocaine – valued at £32m – floating just off the coast of Belgium....

Greece set to begin €7b of outstanding funds bailout talks in Brussels

BELGIUM: Greece is to begin technical talks with its international lenders, as it seeks to unlock more than €7 billion...

Cairn sues India over $1.6 billion tax investigation

NEW DELHI: Oil explorer Cairn Energy sued a dispute notice against Indian income tax department over $1.6 billion tax claim...

Oman’s oil production up 14.83% to 26.8 million barrels