International Customs

BRASILIA: Brazil is studying the removal of a 20-percent tariff on ethanol imports from the United States, Agriculture Minister Blairo...

TAI PEI: Taiwan will soon import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States to reduce its trade surplus with...

SEOL: South Korea imported more than US$25 billion (27 trillion won) worth of food last year, up 7 percent from...

KATHMANDU: Nepal Telecom Company Limited has decided to provide Rs 55 in dividend per share from the profit of fiscal...

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed to cut the corporate tax rate and rationalise fiscal incentives to investors in...

BERLIN: Germany imports of hard coal in 2017 fell 10.5 percent to 51.2 million tonnes from 57.2 million, preliminary data...

CAPE TWON: There is the need for the government of Ghana to impose a moratorium on the importation of particular...

KABUL: Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has asked Islamabad to withdraw the regulatory duty on imports from...

TAI PEI: Taiwan's exports of cosmetics hit an all-time high in 2017, resulting mainly from the growing success of new...

AMMAN: Jordans cabinet announced on Monday a major package of IMF-guided tax hikes it says are crucial to gradually lower...

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) has announced a record growth in 2017, posting a 66 percent increase in...

BAGHDAD: This year the export of onions from Azerbaijan increased more than 10 times, while imports dropped dramatically. The deputy...

AMSTERDAM: Ghana’s phyosanitary systems means vegetable exports worth $15 million a year are continuing once again after the lifting of...

LISBON: At present, investment in real estate and tourism in Portugal is skyrocketing. The demand for acquiring properties is mirroring...

WARSAW: The European Commission (EC) initiated investigation the conditions under which Poland introduces tax incentives for shipyards. Since September 2016,...

ATHENS: Greece’s central government attained a primary budget surplus of 1.96 billion euros in 2017, above target due to lower...

KIEV: Already one of the world's powerhouses for agricultural products, Ukraine's plans to bolster grains production to cross the 100...

ROME: Italy tax authorities are appealing a previous court decision that favored the Italian subsidiary of Israel-based chipmaker Telit Communications...

BANGKOK: Thailand could crack the top 20 of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business ranking for 2019 after it...

MUSCAT:   Oman’s total crude oil and condensate output in December 2017 reached 29.97mn barrels, recording a daily average production of...