International Customs

  KABUL: Medicine Importers Union says Afghanistan ‘legally’ imports pharmaceutical products worth $700 million on annual basis. The Medicine Importers...

  AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government has published sweeping pension reform proposals aimed at replacing the current system that pays guaranteed...

  TOKYO: Raising the sales tax is a “very obvious” choice for Japan to get its fiscal house in order,...

  WELLINGTON: A capital gains tax won't affect housing affordability but could make the New Zealand tax system fairer, BNZ's...

  BERLIN: Germany’s economic upswing has broadened and is set to continue in the second half of the year, but...

  JAKARTA: Indonesian narcotics police seized 3.7 tons of controlled substances last year (2016), as ramped up raids led to...

  ROME: Iran has exported 31,000 tonnes of quality durum wheat to Italy for the first time, in another sign...

  KIEV: Ukrainian farmers have sown 5.7 million hectares of winter grains, 79 percent of the expected area, the agriculture...

  HELSINKI: The BalticConnector, a EU-backed gas transmission project between Estonia and Finland, will become operational from the beginning of...

  MADRID: Shares of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Ltd (HKG:1919) last traded at 4.1, representing a move of 0.99%, or...

OSLO: Putting on the brakes is a relative term in Scandinavia's richest economy.  The Norwegian government yesterday proposed spending 231.1bn...

  DOHA: Putting on the brakes is a relative term in Scandinavia's richest economy.  The Norwegian government yesterday proposed spending...

BAGHDAD: A new convoy of approximately 20 trucks of Jordanian industrial exports is expected to cross the Karameh-Turaibil border crossing...

  AMMAN: A new convoy of approximately 20 trucks of Jordanian industrial exports is expected to cross the Karameh-Turaibil border...

  MUSCAT: Oman’s year-on-year inflation, based on the consumer price index for September 2017 touched 1.60 per cent, driven by...

BANGKOK: The baht is at its highest point against the dollar in about two and half years, as Thailand's policymakers...

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand climbed to its firmest level in two weeks on Friday, driven higher by a court ruling...

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence officials arrested an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and a passenger along with 1.2 kilograms gold at...

DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland traded up 1.2 per cent to return to recent highs on Thursday, and was the main...

SWITZERLAND: Among the biggest risers on the S&P 500 on Friday October 13 was Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) ($RIG), popping some...