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
China to probe Brazilian chicken imports
BEIJING/SAO PAULO: China has launched an antidumping investigation into imports of Brazilian broiler chicken in another blow for the South...
Philippines logistics survey finds reliability as key supply chain concern
MANILA: A survey by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) links low logistics performance in the Philippines to high...
Vietnam’s trade deficit with Thailand hits $3b
HANOI: Vietnam’s trade deficit with Thailand stood at nearly 3 billion USD in the first seven months, up nearly 25...
SARS tax amnesty for hidden assets falls flat
CAPE TOWN: The tax amnesty for undeclared foreign assets, which the government had hoped would yield billions of rand in...
Dutch exports to Britain fall in 2017 first half, rise to rest of EU
AMSTERDAM: Dutch exports to Britain fell 2% in the first six months of this year compared with the year earlier...
Qatar Solar snaps up 49% of Germany’s SolarWorld
DOHA: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has purchased a 49% stake in what is left of SolarWorld AG in a...
Iraq, Saudi Arabia to reopen border crossings after 27 years
BAGHDAD: Iraq and Saudi Arabia are preparing to reopen their shared border crossings that were closed after the Iraqi...
Taiwanese tourist seized for smuggling weapons
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man was barred from leaving Vietnam after he was caught boarding with a large number of...
Spanish honey production drops
MADRID: Honey production in Spain dropped 4.08% last year, the country’s agriculture ministry warned. A decline in bees, which...
MCIT’s tax collection process slow in getting off ground
KABUL: The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday said although the ministry has made numerous efforts,...
Private sector urges PM for economic talks during India visit
KHATMANDU: The private sector has suggested that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to neighbouring India should primarily focus on...
12.9% growth a shot in the arm for Oman’s economy
MUSCAT: Oman’s economy has achieved a robust 12.9 per cent growth at OMR6,438.9 million in the first quarter of 2017,...
Canadian annual inflation rose as expected in July
OTTAWA: For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.8% against the CAD and closed at 1.2578 on...
Switzerland to host Int’l Conference on Iran
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland is slated to host an international conference on Iran in the coming days and after 20 months since...
Malaysia July inflation rate seen easing to 3.3% y/y
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's consumer price index likely rose 3.3% in July from a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed, slowing...
Singapore-Turkey FTA to come into force Oct 1, 2017
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Turkey have ratified the Turkey-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (TRSFTA), and it will come into force on Oct...
Nestle Malaysia posts higher 2Q revenue, helped by increased exports
KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle Malaysia Bhd, famous for its Milo and Nescafe brands, generated higher sales in the quarter ended June...
Book on customs tariff published
DHAKA: Bangladesh Customs Tariff, a compilation of import duty and other rates of taxes, has been published for the fifth...
Export earnings from US drops in last fiscal
DHAKA: Export earnings from the US witnessed a 6.01 per cent fall during last fiscal (2016-17) compared to the previous...
France’s Total buying Maersk Oil for $7.45 bln
PARIS: French oil company Total agreed Monday to buy Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk's oil business for $7.45 billion, in a...
