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Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
Honorary consul of Nepal detained for tax evasion in Moscow
KHATMANDU: Alexander Terentyev, founder of Baltic Forwarding Company LLC registered in Priozersk, has been detained for non-payment of taxes for...
Indonesia Misses out on billions because of troubled investment climate
JAKARTA: Internal research shows both positive and negative developments. A positive development is that - after the issuance of Presidential...
SARS to provide tax rules on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
CAPE TWON: South African Revenue Service (SARS) has said that it plans to provide clarity on the tax implications of...
Importers snap up entire Ukraine wheat maize import quotas
KIEV: Ukrainian wheat and maize imports available for 2018 after bids from importers far exceeded the volumes on offer, official...
Japan posts current account surplus of ¥1.35tr in November
TOKYO: Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥1.35 trillion ($12 billion) in November on robust earnings from foreign investments,...
Renewables bring 44% of Portugal power in 2017
LISBON: Renewable power plants met about 44% of Portugal's electricity consumption in 2017, shows data from the Portuguese Association of...
Former Greece tax collector allegedly harassed threatened female employees
ATHENS: Greece Town Supervisor is providing more details into sexual harassment allegations by multiple female town employees alleging the former...
Thailand’s rice export to Nigeria drops dramatically
BANGKOK: Thai Rice Exporters Association website, the value of these exports dropped to 324 million Thai baht from 8.2 billion...
Oman issues $6.5bn bond in EM debt raising flurry
MUSCAT: Oman priced its five-year dollar-denominated bond at a yield of 4.125 per cent late on Wednesday evening, raising $1.25bn....
Slight decline for Spanish fruit & veg exports to U.K.
MADRID: Spanish horticultural grower association Fepex shows the Iberian country’s fresh produce exports to the U.K. dropped 2% year-on-year to...
Vietnam buoyant exports lay firm foundation for 2018
HANOI: Vietnam’s export revenues rose by over 21% last year to hit approximately US$214 billion, providing a solid foundation for...
Norway gas exports hit 40-year high in 2017
OLSO: Norwegian natural gas exports to continental Europe and the UK set an all-time record in 2017, with shipments via...
S&P cuts Brazil debt rating as pension reform doubts grow
BRASILIA: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut Brazil’s credit rating further below investment grade on Thursday as doubts grew about...
India December vegoil imports drop 10 percent on lower soyoil purchases
MUMBAI: India’s vegetable oil imports in December fell 10 percent from a year ago to 1.1 million tonnes as refiners...
South Korea ethanol imports jump 39% on year in 2017
SEOL: South Korea's ethanol imports increased 39% year on year to 261,584 mt in 2017, according to data released Thursday...
South Africa’s personal income tax
CAPE TWON: National Treasury and SARS’ 10th annual edition of the tax statistics for South Africa in December, Des Kruger...
Greece’s new tourism tax is reckless
ATHENS: Greece implemented a 'stayover' tax on Jan. 1 that goes into effect just as the country wrapped up an...
Kuwait making one more optimistic push to resolve the GCC crisis
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has recently sentenced writer Fouad al-Hashem to seven years in prison after he violated the Electronic Media...
Jordan doubles exports to Russia 2017
AMMAN: Jordan's Minister of Agriculture, quest the expanding trade exchange with Russia, as the volume of Jordanian agro exports doubled...
Philippines commits to 25 percent corporate tax rate
MANILA: The Philippines Department of Finance has said the country will look to install a 25 percent corporate income tax...
