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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
Spain: economy grows by 3.1% in Q2
MADRID: The Spanish economy has now enjoyed almost four straight years of growth following a 0.9% increase in GDP...
Kuwait oil output up to 1.5m bpd despite workers strike
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s crude oil production was 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) on average despite an open-ended strike...
Gulf allies said to drop list of 13 demands to Qatar
DOHA: The four Arab countries that cut diplomatic ties with Qatar are understood to have dropped their list of 13...
Budget allocated for controlling wild elephant menace
KHATMANDU: The government has allocated Rs 20 million in the first phase for controlling the wild elephant menace here...
Major Chinese building material facility in Duqm to be ready in 2019
MUSCAT: A major distribution facility for building materials, which is one of the 10 projects planned by Chinese firms...
Polish govt. approves preliminary budget for 2018
WARSAW: The Polish government has adopted a preliminary draft budget for 2018, which expects the economy to grow 3.8 percent,...
Portuguese bond yields record one of year’s biggest weekly jumps
LISBON: Portugal's benchmark bond yield hit its highest level in almost a month on Friday to cap one its biggest...
Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.17%
HELSINKI: Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Basic...
Diana Shipping inc. experiences heavy trading volume
ATHENS: Diana Shipping inc. shares had a trading volume of 1,094K by the end of trading on Friday. Overall, volume...
Ukraine streamlines tax administration
KIEV: The Government of Ukraine has approved a draft law that will enable taxpayers to pay taxes, fees, and the...
Vietnam seizes Apple gadgets smuggled from US, gold from Thailand
HANOI: Vietnamese Customs officers in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday said they had just seized the largest postal package...
Russia sanctions disrupt Italy bank’s €5b loan deal
MILAN: Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has encountered problems syndicating a loan to Glencore and Qatar’s wealth fund to finance their...
Norway’s Statoil, Argentina’s YPF ink exploration deal
OSLO: Norway’s Statoil and Argentina’s leading energy company YPF have entered into an agreement to jointly explore hydrocarbons in the...
Indonesian firm to pump in $1b to Vietnam coal port
JAKARTA/HANOI: Indonesian firm Intra Asia Indonesia has entered a deal to build a coal import port in southern Vietnam, local...
Maersk oil deal ‘difficult’ for founding family
COPENHAGEN: AP Moller-Maersk is to sell its oil and gas assets to French firm Total for $7.45 billion, a decision...
German budget surplus hits a record
BERLIN: Germany's federal budget surplus hit a record 18.3 billion euros ($21.6 billion) for the first half of 2017 thanks...
Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.31%
BRUSSELS: Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Telecoms sectors...
Port of Tauranga reports profit rise
WELLINGTON: The Port of Tauranga's net profit climbed 7.9 percent to $83.4 million in the year ended June, compared with...
Brazil warns tax amnesty will soon close
BRASILIA: Brazil has said individuals and legal entities have until August 31, 2017, to agree to pay tax debts to...
Indonesia agrees to increase fruit import quota for Pakistan
JAKARTA: Indonesia has agreed to expand the quota and period for import of fruits from Pakistan under the preferential trade...
