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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
Irish manufacturing growth eases in October
DUBLIN: Growth in Ireland’s manufacturing sector slowed slightly in October due to weaker new orders, but purchasing managers expressed increased...
New Zealand unemployment at lowest level since financial crisis
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's unemployment rate fell again in the third quarter, sliding to 4.6% from 4.8% three months earlier, to...
BOC begins mass recruitment of 2,000 new employees
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has opened plantilla positions for additional 2,000 employees. Those who will be hired will...
State Bank of India cuts MCLR rates for first time in 10 months
NEW DELHI: Country's largest lender, State Bank of India will cut marginal cost-based lending rates (MCLR) across maturities by 5...
Brazil’s Banco Bradesco beats Q3 profit estimates as provisions fall
SAO PAULO: Banco Bradesco SA, Brazil’s No. 3 listed bank, on Wednesday beat net income forecasts as lower loan-loss provisions...
Thai Oct headline CPI raises 0.86% YOY, slightly above forecast
BANGKOK: Thailand's annual main consumer price index rose for a fourth straight month in October, slightly higher than forecasts, government...
South African jobless rate at 14-year high as economy stalls
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s jobless remained at a 14-year high in the third quarter as the continent’s most-industrialized economy staged...
HK trading fins from endangered sharks
HONG KONG: An unprecedented DNA study of shark fin sold in Hong Kong has found a third comes from endangered...
Orange telecom launches online banking
PARIS: FinTechs aren’t the only ones giving traditional financial institutions (FIs) a run for their money. In France, a telecom...
Bangladesh seeks up to 1.27 mln T oil products in tender
DHAKA: Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) issued an international tender on Wednesday to import refined oil products for the first half...
Swiss company Clariant to build cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania in 2018
BUCHAREST: Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company Clariant said on Tuesday it will start the construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant in...
Iraqi oil ministry runs into huge, valuable stash of pipes in Mosul
BAGHDAD: Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraq’s oil ministry said Wednesday it had run into a massive stash of petroleum pipes previously...
IMF projects deficits of $320b for Mideast oil exporters
KHATMANDU: The Middle East’s oil producers are bracing for continued pressure from lower oil prices, with the International Monetary...
Sri Lanka’s NDB posts Profit After Tax of Rs 3.3 bln for the first 3Qs of 2017
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's National Development Bank PLC (NDB) reported a 64 percent growth in its Profit After Tax over the...
UK house price inflation accelerates in October
LONDON: UK house prices increased at a faster pace in October, data from Nationwide Building Society showed Wednesday. House prices...
Australia’s Westpac defends heavy bank bill buying in court
MELBOURNE: Australia's No. 2 lender, Westpac Banking Corp, defended its bank bill trading in court on Wednesday, saying it was...
Turkish central bank aims to bring inflation down to 7% by end-2018
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank aims to bring inflation down to 7 percent by the end of 2018 and gradually to...
Nogales CBP Officers seize drugs worth an estimated $840,000
NOGALES: Last week four people were arrested by Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Port of Nogales, after they...
Canada’s GDP unexpectedly shrinks
OTTAWA: Canada’s GDP unexpectedly slumped in August, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada. Canada’s GDP fell by 0.1%...
UAE economy estimated to grow at a slower rate this year
DUBAI: The economy of the United Arab Emirates will grow at a lower rate this year due to the continuation...
