International Customs

SÃO PAULO: Brazil registered its first annual trade deficit since 2000 as economic growth slowed and prices fell for iron...

ISTANBUL:  The operator of the third Istanbul Bridge has signed an agreement with the German company Heinemann and its Turkish...

MOSCOW: The Russian Central Bank is reportedly planning to cut rates. Russian newspaper Izvestia is reporting that the central bank...

DOHA:  The value of announced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals with any Middle Eastern involvement jumped to $22.7 billion in...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 0.49 percent weaker as yen climbed and the Bank of Japan withheld new easing measures. The...

DHAKA: The paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized around 1 lakh pieces of yaba from Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar...

KUWAIT: Kuwait trade minister has cancelled business license of Al-Watan newspaper for being critical of government. Al-Watan was one of...

MANILA: Manila ports under district collector Mario Mendoza suffered the biggest deficit of P25.32 billion. All collection districts of the...

COPENHAGEN: Seven men were jailed for up to seven years by a Danish court here the other day in connection...

HARARE: Zimbabwe has launched a new search program at Beitbridge border to tighten its watch on cross border smuggling. These new...

MUMBAI: India Central Crime Branch sleuths have arrested two persons from whom 2.2 kg of unaccounted gold ornaments have seized here...

BANGLORE: Indian Customs has seized more than 18 crore worth Red Sanders racket in the international market by exporting it...

MUSCAT: Oman American Business Council (OABC) recently held a panel discussion with the Directorate General of Customs, Royal Oman Police...

ROME: Italy's financial police said have seized over one million fake €50 banknotes which were almost ready to be put...

BANGKOK:  Thailand joined the Global Container Control Program, an initiative aimed at minimizing the exploitation of maritime containers for the...

SAN DIEGO:  A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Air and Marine helicopter crew successfully stopped a panga,...

BRASILIA: Brazil announced tax increases on fuel, imports and consumer loans aimed at raising 20.6 billion Reals (5 billion pounds)...

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's average inflation rate rose to 6.1 percent in 2014, up from an average of 5.7 percent...

NEW DELHI: India's polished diamond exports were flat year on year at $1.452 billion in December, according to provisional data...

ROME: After almost three years’ negotiations over untaxed Italian assets in Swiss banks, Switzerland and Italy have reached an agreement...