International Customs
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
North Korean diplomats accused of smuggling ivory, rhino horn
SEOL: Place Braconnier, in the heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, inherits its...
Poland cracks down on corporate tax avoidance
WARSAW: Poland is chasing chief financial officers who go too far in reducing their companies’ tax burdens as it...
Bahamas converts Finland taxation deal to automatic
HELSINKI: Bahamas yesterday upgraded its tax information exchange agreement with Finland to the automatic variety, as it bids to meet...
Vietnam rises 14 places in the WB’s ease of doing business rankings
HANOI: Vietnam climbed 14 places to 68th amongst 190 economies in the latest World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business...
Italy arrests 7 in migrant-smuggling ring
ROME: Italian police said Thursday (Oct 19) that they had arrested seven people while breaking up a ring of...
Indonesian agribusiness giant APRIL outed in Paradise Papers
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s second-largest pulp and paper firm routed billions of dollars through a network of offshore shell companies, likely...
Denmark revamps tax system to boost investment
COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s government has reached agreement with other parties to simplify one of the world’s most complex tax systems...
German prosecutors raid Commerzbank in tax evasion probe
FRANKFURT: Germany’s Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) has become the target of a tax evasion probe in which several current and former...
Belgium to continue tax measures for maritime transport to 2022
BRUSSELS: Belgium has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to prolong its existing tax measures for maritime transport...
Afghanistan from trade and transit perspective
KABUL: In this episode of Bazar host Nargis Mosavi discusses the two key points in the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan transit agreement,...
Construction of $4.2bn Kuwait airport terminal to be fast-tracked
KUWAIT: The basic structure of Kuwait International Airport's new terminal is 35 percent complete, a senior government official has...
Profit of banks dipped heavily to 3 per cent in Q1
KHATMANDU: Profit growth of commercial banks in the first quarter of this fiscal year slowed down heavily compared to...
Oil minister confident of deal to extend output cut this month
MUSCAT: Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas, said on Monday that he was confident there...
European commission raises Hungary GDP growth forecasts
BUDAPEST: The European Commission has raised its projections for GDP growth in Hungary to 3.7 percent for this year...
Qatar’s Hamad Port posts strong performance
DOHA: Hamad Port continues to post strong performance, despite the ongoing illegal siege imposed on Qatar. The port, the...
India, Canada discuss ways for early conclusion of FTA talks
OTTAWA: Trade ministers of India and Canada have directed their chief negotiators to find ways for early conclusion of...
Swisscom Q3 revenues up 1.4% as Fastweb growth offsets tough Swiss market
SWITZERLAND: Swisscom posted third-quarter net revenue of CHF 2.914 billion, up by 1.4 percent year-on-year. EBITDA increased year-on-year by 1.3...
Komercni Banka expects weaker lending in 2017 as competition builds
PRAGUE: Czech lender Komercni Banka cut its loan growth outlook on Friday as it faces a slowdown in business lending...
Malaysia’s 2018 budget includes various tax relief changes
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Government in its Budget 2018 announced numerous tax changes, including an income tax cut, incentives for...
Man jailed 5 weeks for fake wage credit claims
SINGAPORE: A 70-year-old man was sentenced to five weeks’ jail for attempting to cheat the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore...
