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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
France’s services PMI strengthened in September after a gradual fall
PARIS: According to data provided by Markit Economics, the final Markit France services PMI (purchasing managers’ index) stood at 57.0...
Slight increase in Bangladesh’s leather exports earnings
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s total export earnings reached US$8.66 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, a +6.81% increase...
Ireland finds cash for some tax cuts
DUBLIN: Ireland’s finance minister sought to raise more than 800 million euros in extra revenue in a budget yesterday to...
Sri Lanka’s Pan Asia Bank secures USD33Mn for green lending business
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Pan Asia Banking Corporation (PABC) has secured a US 33 million dollar funding arrangement with the Global...
SPH posts 32% rise in net profit; to speed up staff cuts
SINGAPORE: Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will step up investments in digital, data analytics, radio and content marketing, as part of...
Hong Kong regulator expands IPO probe to 15 banks, securities firms
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s markets watchdog is investigating 15 banks and securities firms for “substandard work” on initial public offerings...
Dubai Chamber hosts Luxembourg Crown Prince in effort to boost trade ties
DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a high-level delegation from Luxembourg headed by HRH Crown Prince Guillaume...
Sri Lanka, Finland to ink digitalization deal
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and Finland expects to sign a memorandum of understanding on digitalization, Economic Minister Mika Lintila had said...
Bank of Canada paper studies capital control motivations
OTTAWA: Emerging markets implement capital controls partly for mercantilist and partly macro-prudential ends, according to research published by the Bank...
National Australia Bank hit by yet another online banking outage
CANBERRA: Workers may be waiting for their pay after an outage on Wednesday afternoon affected online banking for National Australia...
UK interest rate hike hints at economic weakness
LONDON: Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is ready to raise interest rates from a position of economic weakness rather...
IMF raises Turkey’s 2017 growth forecast to 5.1%
ANKARA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) more than doubled its 2017 economic growth forecast for Turkey from 2.5 percent to...
Potato exports earn $19.4m
TEHRAN: More than 79,000 tons of potatoes worth around $19.4 million were exported from Iran in the five months to...
Customs seizes 3,665 vehicles in 2 years
ABUJA: The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col.Hameed Ali, said that the service has seized 3,665 vehicles from 2015 till date...
Bulgaria’s revenue from tourist overnights rises in August
SOFIA: Total revenues from tourist overnights spent in Bulgaria rose by an annual 8.3% in August, reaching 323.7 million levs...
German custom authorities uncovers fraud involving solar modules from China
BERLIN: More than €30 million in anti-dumping and countervailing duties could have been evaded by a Nuremberg-based company when importing...
Russia’s Yamal LNG to ship first two LNG cargoes in Nov
MOSCOW: The Russian Yamal LNG project will ship the first two cargoes of liquefied natural gas in November, followed by...
Malaysian exports to hit Rm700m
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports of fruit are expected to surpass last year’s Rm600m (US$142.2m) and reach Rm700m (US$165.9m), according to...
US imports forecast to hit near-record in Oct
WASHINGTON: Strong consumer demand produced record import volume in August, and near-record imports are projected for October, which will close...
India’s Sept gold imports jump 31% on festive demand
MUMBAI: India’s gold imports in September rose 31 percent from a year ago as jewellers increased their purchases ahead of...
