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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
Australia central bank seen keeping rates steady at September meeting
SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank is seen as all but certain to keep its cash rate at a record low of...
UAE crude exports to Japan hit 21.642m barrels in July
DUBAI: Japan imported 21.642 million barrels of crude oil from the UAE in July 2017, statistics released by the Agency...
UAE Food Bank to open 2 new branches in Dubai by October
DUBAI: The UAE Food Bank is set to extend its presence in two more locations in Dubai by October, having...
Sri Lanka’s August consumer inflation up 6.0% y/y
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's consumer inflation rose 6.0 percent in August from a year earlier, up from the previous month's 4.8...
Sri Lanka to cut 2017 spending to meet deficit goal
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will cut government expenditure to stick to its 2017 budget deficit target of 4.6 percent of Gross...
Economists raise Turkey’s 2017 growth forecast
ANKARA: Turkey’s economy will expand more than previously expected in 2017, thanks to strong government and consumer spending, according to...
Azerbaijan imports ice cream for $5M from Turkey
ANKARA: Turkey earned $204 million from exports of ice cream to 68 countries and 4 Free Trade Zones over the...
Non-doms pay average £105,000 in UK tax
LONDON: The typical “non-dom” in the UK is based in London and pays more than £100,000 in tax a year,...
U.S. economy grows 3% in Q2, its fastest pace in 2 years
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy rebounded sharply in the spring, growing at the fastest pace in more than two years amid...
UK manufacturing defies expectations to hit four-month high
LONDON: British manufacturing exceeded expectations last month as growth accelerated to hit a four-month high, according to a closely watched...
Foreign banks to open €22bn LOC for Iran
TEHRAN: CBI Governor Seif said Lines of Credit (LOCs) worth 22 billion euros will be allocated to Iran in the...
Iran exports 1,670 tons of bananas worth $1.3m in 4 months
TEHRAN: Close to 1,670 tons of fresh or dried bananas worth more than 41.82 billion rials ($1.3 million) were exported...
More than 100 endangered pangolins seized in Thailand
BANGKOK: Thai customs officials have seized more than 100 live pangolins and 450 kilograms (990 pounds) of scales from the...
US tax overhaul seen this year
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration expects to complete an overhaul of the US tax code by the end of the year,...
South Africa’s trade surplus falls to 9b rand
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s trade surplus slid to 8.99 billion rand ($688 million) in July from a revised 10.56 billion rand...
Canada’s GDP grows 4.5% in Q2
OTTAWA: The Canadian economy grew 4.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017, the government statistical agency said Thursday, pushing...
Russia’s Lukoil to sell its Geneva-based oil-trading business
MOSCOW: Lukoil PJSC announced that is considering selling its Geneva-based marketing and trading business, a move that would mark a...
Vietnam and China forge closer economic ties despite strains
HANOI: Tensions are high on the South China Sea as Vietnam faces off against China over their overlapping maritime claims....
Russian economic growth upgraded, inflation seen slowing
MOSCOW: Russia’s economy is seen growing slightly faster this year than previously and inflation is seen slowing, a Reuters monthly...
Russian gas exports via Ukraine up 23% this year
KIEV: Russian natural gas volumes piped via Ukraine to European consumers are up by 23.4 percent so far this year...
