International Customs

BERLIN: German real estate will in future by subject to German VAT at a rate of 19%. According to a...

MADRID:  The number of vehicles manufactured in Spain fell by 1.5 percent in 2017 when compared with 2016, according to...

BRASILA: Competition in global markets is set to become more intense in the coming year, as global beef production is...

SEOUL: South Korea rose by 8% year-on-year to 934,100 metric tons (MT) in 2017, carrying on the strong growth trend seen...

SEOUL: Korea is considering imposing taxes on virtual currency transactions as part of its efforts to curb excessively speculative investment...

MUMBAI:  India’s state of Maharashtra, the country’s second-biggest cotton producing state, has cut its forecast for output of the fibre...

KATHMANDU:  Boosting agricultural production and exports for narrowing the trade deficit are priorities in all periodic plans and fiscal policies,...

MUMBAI: India recorded its sharpest jump of 30 places to 100th place in the 2018 World Bank’s ease of doing...

BANGKOK: Thailand has said they set a growth target of 8 percent in tourism revenue from the international market during...

JAKARTA: Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) has recorded that Indonesia has failed to achieve both its production and export targets...

MANILA :  The Philippines Tuesday hailed the retention of duty-free privileges for most of its exports to the European Union...

TAIPEI: Shares in Taiwan took a beating Wednesday, led by the bellwether electronics sector, falling about 100 points to close...

LISBON: Portugal is on the up because Brexit is giving it a boost. Economy minister Manuel Caldeira Cabral says although...

AMSTERDAM: Exporters  stated that Peruvian fruit exports in all their presentations  between January and November 2017 amounted to US $...

WARSAW:   Portfolio specialist Dustin Blodgett correctly projected last year that Warsaw’s stock exchange would be one of the best equity...

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) exports in December likely edged lower because of lower demand after an import tax...

KIEV: Ukraine a source told Platts, in light of quality concerns and paperwork difficulty with the original cargoes to be...

COPENHEGEN: Denmark consisting of members of their Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Development Cooperation and Ministry of Taxation, has...

AMMAN :  His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday met with Meridiam’s CEO Thierry Déau in Davos and discussed the investment...

ATHENS: Greece’s financially struggling light at the end of the tunnel after winning a major back-tax court fight with the Greek...