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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
Malaysia’s economy to grow at 5% in 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy is expected to grow 5 percent this year and the fiscal deficit will be slightly lower...
Bangladesh to import 150,000 tons parboiled rice from Thailand
DHAKA: The government has decided to import 150,000 tons of parboiled rice from Thailand, and procure another 100,000 tons from...
Bank of Ireland holds to dividend plans as bad loans drop
DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland said on Thursday it has set aside more money for a possible return to paying dividends...
Sri Lanka Central Bank raises minimum capital requirements for licensed commercial banks
COLOMBO: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced that it has increased the minimum capital requirements for licensed commercial banks...
Singapore’s manufacturing output up 14.6% in September
SINGAPORE: Electronics output which surged 33.2% powered up total output. Singapore's total manufacturing output in September rose by 14.6% YoY,...
Hong Kong trade deficit widens in September
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's foreign trade gap widened in September from a year ago, as imports grew faster than exports,...
Canada’s oil patch also needs a fiscal update
OTTAWA: Since global commodity prices crashed in 2014, more than 125,000 Canadians in the energy sector have been laid off...
Australia’s ANZ bank profit rises 18% on cost cuts
CANBERRA: Australia’s No.3 lender, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, posted a 18 percent jump in annual cash profit...
UK economy grows 0.4% in third quarter
LONDON: The British economy grew slightly faster than expected during the third quarter, as expansion in manufacturing and services offset...
US expats given hope of lower tax bills
WASHINGTON: Millions of US citizens working overseas could see their tax bills lowered by an overhaul of the tax system...
Turkey’s tourism revenues expected to rise this year
ANKARA: After a staggering year in 2016, particularly due to losses in the Russian market after the jet-downing crisis in...
Switzerland’s ABB revenues and profit rise in Q3
BERN: Switzerland's ABB Ltd. (ABBN.EB) reported a slight rise in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, while revenue increased 6% largely...
Iran Trade Center opens in Astrakhan
TEHRAN: The so-called “Iran Trade Center” was inaugurated in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan on Wednesday in the presence...
Vietnam Food Association hikes rice export target on strong demand
HANOI: The Việt Nam Food Association (VFA) has decided to raise its rice export target from 5.2 million tonnes to...
UAE bans import of poultry products from Bulgaria
DUBAI: UAE has banned poultry products from Bulgaria. UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has prohibited the import...
India’s pepper exports may hit a 5-year low this fiscal
KOCHI: India's black pepper exports could hit a five-year low in the current fiscal amid consistently higher prices that have...
Brazil signs agreement for system to speed up imports of agrochemicals
SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry has signed an agreement for use of a system of the national revenue service that...
S. Korea’s passenger car exports soar 30.1% in Q3
SEJONG: Overseas sales of South Korea-made passenger cars soared 30.1 percent in the third quarter of this year on the...
Russian rouble keeps tax-payment support, eyes ECB meeting
MOSCOW: The Russian rouble opened flat on Thursday, holding support from month-end tax payments ahead of key monetary policy meetings...
South Africa’s inflation to average 5.4% in 2017
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s inflation is expected to average 5.4% in 2017, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba revealed when he presented...
