International Customs
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
Bank of Ireland staff in this Kilkenny town going cash free
DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland staff in Callan will no longer handle cash as the bank says just 3% of transactions...
Malaysia to continue to import rice
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will continue to depend on rice imports as the country's production of the grain is nearly 30%...
UK, Belarus sign tax treaty
LONDON: Belarus and the UK signed a tax treaty on September 26. The signing ceremony took place at Belarus’s Ministry...
Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank to issue listed debt
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank is to issue listed rated unsecured subordinated redeemable debentures worth 3.5 billion rupees to...
Royal Bank of Canada using blockchain for U.S./Canada payments
TORONTO: Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) is experimenting with blockchain to help move payments between its U.S. and Canadian banks,...
Australia’s Beach Energy snares Origin gas assets for $1.25 bln
CANBERRA: Australia’s Beach Energy (BPT.AX) has agreed to buy gas assets from Origin Energy Ltd (ORG.AX) for $1.25 billion in...
UAE tax to double tobacco, energy drink prices
DUBAI: Tobacco and energy drink prices are set to double in the United Arab Emirates, which is imposing steep excise...
UAE remittances down 7.3% in Q2
DUBAI: The total value of remittances by foreign workers in the UAE decreased 7.3 per cent year-on-year in the second...
Turkey sets 5.5% growth target for next 3 years
ANKARA: Deputy prime minister in charge of the economy, Mehmet Şimşek, announced the New Medium-Term Program covering 2018 to 2020...
Iran aims at doubling petrochemical exports by 2021
TEHRAN: Iran Plast exhibition the biggest event dedicated to polymer and plastic industry in the Middle East has come to...
US Customs and Border patrol rescues family in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON: The crew of a US Customs and Border helicopter provided medical aid to three people who signaled for assistance...
Russian c.bank sees economy growing up to 2.2% y/y in Q3
MOSCOW: The Russian Central Bank said on Wednesday it expected Russia's economy to grow by 1.7-2.2 percent in the third...
Customs seizes 38 kg of gold at Mumbai port
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Customs Zone-I seized 38 kg of gold on Wednesday while it was being smuggled from Thailand through...
Customs intercepts two elephant tusks worth N14.4m
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto Area Command, has intercepted two elephant tusks worth N14.4 million. The tusks, weighing about...
Thai Sept inflation rate seen edging up to 0.45%, factory output growth slows
BANGKOK: Thailand's headline inflation rate may have increased only slightly in September while factory output growth slowed, a Reuters poll...
South Korea consumer inflation eases from half-decade high
SEOUL: South Korea’s consumer price growth slowed from the fastest pace in five and a half years in September as...
St. Louis unemployment ticks up slightly to 3.8%
WASHINGTON: St. Louis' unemployment rate ticked higher in August, but at 3.8 percent it's still close to the lowest levels...
US contractors complain of double taxation in Iraq
BAGHDAD: U.S. defense contractors in Iraq are being hit with unfair and aggressive tax enforcement efforts by Baghdad that...
Investor friendly tax treaty set for Mexico, Spain
MADRID: A Tax Treaty developed to avoid double taxation, negotiated between Mexico and Spain in late 2015, was just recently...
Qatar Airways cargo business jumps 160% since June
DOHA: Qatar Airways has seen a 160% increase in its cargo business since June this year compared to the...
