International Customs

AMSTERDAM: GrandVision BV, the Dutch company that operates 33 chains of optician stores around the world, raised 1.02 billion euros...

BERLIN: Renewable energy provider Greenpeace Energy plans to sue the European Commission over its decision last year to allow the...

ROME: The Italian government approved a plan to bring its high-speed broadband network into line with European Union targets, but...

ROME: The Italian bishops conference relaunched its micro-credit initiative for families and small businesses, a program first begun in 2009...

AMSTERDAM: The Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council, a merger between The Ghana Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Culture (GHANECC)...

BRUSSELS: The Wisconsin Custom Operators is organizing its inaugural Safety Certification Program training session this spring. Custom farmers from across...

BERLIN: On the outskirts of Berlin, a small factory cranks out tiny medical probes that delve into the farthest reaches...

BERLIN: German factory orders fell in January, signaling a potential weak spot in the recovery of Europe’s largest economy. Orders,...

BERLIN: European broadcaster RTL Group reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, helped by growing advertising revenue in its most important market Germany....

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mehdi has said that world oil prices were gradually rebounding and he expected to...

MADRID: Spanish property developer Martinsa Fadesa has said that it would file for liquidation bankruptcy in one of the country's...

MADRID: Spain has created more than 430,000 jobs over the course of 2014 and returned to growth after six-year slum,...

MANILA: Philippines Nissan has decided to open 10 new dealerships in the country this year, with six of them to...

MANILA:  Philippines Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has announced big-ticket projects of “national significance” under the flagship public-private partnership (PPP) program...

WELLINGTON: The kiwi dollar has risen to intraday records of 0.6869 euro and 97.22 Australian cents. The New Zealand dollar...

SEOUL: South Korea’s energy ministry has said that the country’s 8.2 million barrels of commercial oil storage facility has been...

SEOUL: South Korea and Saudi Arabia have signed a maritime transport deal to increase the oil supply between the two...

CAPE TOWN: The South African Revenue Service Customs team at O.R. Tambo International Airport seized more than 41 kilograms (90...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs is investigating a massive revenue loss due to not charging customs duty on empty bags brought...

TOKYO: Japanese and South Korean companies have pulled out of China in large numbers just as the three countries begin...