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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
Japan offers $10 bln to support Asian LNG growth
TOKYO: Japan has announced a $10 billion public-private initiative to support the expansion of Asia's LNG markets, as the world's...
India’s fuel demand rose 9.9% in September
NEW DELHI: India's fuel demand rose 9.9 percent in September compared with the same month last year. Consumption of fuel,...
Meralco sales rise over 4% in 9 months
MANILA: Sales of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) went up over four percent in the first nine months of...
South African inflation rises further than expected
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s inflation rate unexpectedly climbed back above 5 per cent in September, highlighting the central bank’s struggles...
Thai Sept exports seen rising for 7th straight month
BANGKOK: Thailand's customs-cleared annual exports likely expanded for a seventh straight month in September but at a slower pace than...
Taiwan Sept export orders to rise for 14th month, but at slower pace
TAIPEI: Taiwan's export orders in September likely rose for a 14th straight month, propelled by the launches of new smartphone...
Swiss ‘tax spy’ goes on trial in Germany
ZÜRICH: A Swiss man accused of spying on German officials who were hunting tax cheats goes on trial in Frankfurt...
Bank of Ireland faces legal challenge
DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland faces a legal challenge to its move earlier this year to fold its private banking arm...
France considers massive tax hike on hard liquor
PARIS: The price of cognac and calvados could increase significantly in France as the government plans a tax increase on...
Bangladesh to import 100,000 tons of boiled rice from India
DHAKA: The government has decided to import 100,000 tons of boiled rice from India to meet the growing domestic demand...
Malaysia’s jobless rate at 3.4% in August
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s unemployment rate for August stood at 3.4%, dropped 0.1 percentage point compared with the previous month, according...
Sri Lanka’s August exports up 15.5-pct to US$1,001mn
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s export earnings rose 15.5% to US$1,001 million in August 2017 from a year ago, the second month...
Singapore, Qatar strengthen bilateral ties
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Qatar have shown that size does not determine a country's success, President Halimah Yacob said last night....
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected worked ivory and rhino horns
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs today (October 17) seized about 43 kilograms of suspected worked ivory and about 2 kilograms...
Dubai Customs partners with OSN and launches Copycat Combat
DUBAI: Dubai Customs in partnership with OSN; the direct broadcast satellite provider in the Middle East and North Africa have...
Rio Tinto backs iron ore unit to deliver record exports
CANBERRA: Rio Tinto has backed its Australian iron ore division to produce its best three months so far by retaining...
World Bank likely to revise up Turkey’s growth forecast
ANKARA: Turkey's growth rate will be revised from 3.5 percent to around 5-5.1 percent as the country is expected to...
UK GAS-Prices rise on undersupply, lower imports
LONDON: British wholesale gas prices edged higher on Wednesday morning as a dip in imports from Norway led to a...
Turkey-Portugal economic dialogue gains momentum
ANKARA: Portugal's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva assessed Turkey's relations with both the EU and Portugal, according to a statement...
UK business minister welcomes Airbus stake in Bombardier’s C Series
LONDON: British Business Secretary Greg Clark said on Tuesday he welcomed the deal for Airbus to buy a majority stake...
