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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
SNB’s Zurbruegg defends negative interest, intervention
ZURICH: Swiss National Bank Vice President Fritz Zurbruegg defended the bank’s main tools for taming the strong franc - negative...
Malaysia economy to slow in 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy will remain resilient in 2018, though real gross domestic product will expand at a slower pace,...
Qatar’s Sept trade surplus jumps 41.5% to QR12.48bn
DOHA: Higher exports of crude and non-crude led Qatar's trade surplus to surge 41.5% year-on-year to QR12.48bn in September this...
Danske Bank confirms binding contract for mortgage portfolio sale
DUBLIN: Danske Bank Ireland said on Wednesday it had entered into a binding contract on the sale of a portfolio...
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister attends Royal Cremation as Special Envoy
COLOMBO: As the Special Envoy of President Maithripala Sirisena, who paid his personal respects on the passing of His Majesty...
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dried seahorses
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs seized about 1 kg of suspected dried seahorses, an endangered species at Lok Ma Chau...
Hong Kong customs seizes 830,000 suspected illicit cigarettes
HONG KONG: The customs of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Saturday that it had seized about...
Australia foreign chief stands in for PM after deputy ousted
SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will stand in as Australia's acting prime minister while Malcolm Turnbull is away on a...
Dubai plans to set up $735m e-commerce free zone
DUBAI: Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) has announced plans to develop the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region's first...
Canada posts slightly smaller deficit in August, expenses decline
OTTAWA: Canada's budget deficit narrowed slightly in August compared to the year before as both program expenses and revenue declined,...
UK appoints new trade envoy for Brunei
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Paul Scully as trade envoy to Brunei Darussalam. This is part of...
US economy grew at 3% rate in July-September quarter
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy, bolstered by business investment, grew at a solid annual rate of 3 percent in the third...
Central Bank of Iran puts inflation at 9.8%
TEHRAN: The average goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas in the 12 months ending Oct. 22, which...
Turkey-Singapore FTA to positively affect bilateral trade
ANKARA: The Singaporean Ambassador to Ankara Mr. A. Selverajah said the free trade agreement (FTA) between Turkey and Singapore will...
Russia to resume imports of tomatoes from Turkey
MOSCOW: Russia will resume imports of tomatoes from Turkey from November 1, 2017 in compliance with quotas set by the...
Customs intercept 850 cartons of drugs
ABUJA: The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has handed over to the National...
Clark County unemployment rate at 3.8%
WASHINGTON: Clark County experienced a tumble in its unemployment rate for the month of August. According to statistics provided by...
Nigeria’s inflation rate to fall to single digit in mid-2018
ABUJA: Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said on Friday he expected inflation rate to fall at a faster pace...
Germany import price inflation accelerates
BERLIN: Germany's import price inflation rose to a 4-month high in September, figures from Destatis showed Friday. Import prices climbed...
Vietnam, Russia determined to raise trade to $10 bln by 2020
HANOI: According to statistics from the European – American Markets Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Vietnam-Russia...
