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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
Nunavut economy to grow 6.4% in 2017
NUNAVUT: Nunavut’s economy will grow by 6.4 per cent in 2017—due to mining and construction. With four mines expected to...
Thailand-Iran molasses trade hits highest in June
TEHRAN: Iran exported 31,230 tons of molasses to Thailand in June, which is a record monthly high since 2010, registering...
Iran exports $6mn of agricultural machinery in 3 months
TEHRAN: Head of Iran’s TPO said Iran exported agricultural machinery worth six million dollars in the first quarter of present...
Iran’s oil exports to China to rise to 11-month high in August
TEHRAN: Iran's oil exports to China may rise to the highest in 11 months in August as demand for heavier...
UK accounting, legal sector generates £15.5bn of tax receipts
LONDON: The total was made up of £6.4bn in taxes borne, plus £9.1bn of taxes collected, representing 2.5% of all...
UK service sector activity edges up in July
LONDON: Activity in the UK’s growth driving service sector edged up in July, following a similar bump in the manufacturing...
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit soars 80% in July
ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign trade gap surged 80.4 percent in July and exceeded $8.7 billion due to a steep rise in...
Turkey’s annual inflation falls to 6-month low at 9.79% in July
ANKARA: Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.15 percent in July, but annual inflation eased to 9.79 percent from...
South Africa donkeys used to smuggle cars into Zimbabwe
CAPE TOWN: Police in South Africa have foiled an attempt to smuggle a stolen luxury car into Zimbabwe using donkeys...
CBP K9 helps keep more than $320k in meth, fentanyl off the streets
WASHINGTON: Thanks to the nose of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drug sniffing canine, more than $326,000 in methamphetamine...
US import permit applications down 12.3%
WASHINGTON: Steel import permit applications in the USA for the month of July totaled 3.4Mt (net tons) down 12.3% from...
Australian inflation expectations up to 4.3% in July
CANBERRA: In July Australians expect inflation of 4.3% per year over the next two years. This is up 0.1% in...
Australia’s trade surplus just missed by a mile
CANBERRA: Australia's trade surplus narrowed sharply in June. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the...
CK Hutchison H1 profit rises 7%, meets forecasts
HONG KONG: CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd , the ports-to-telecoms arm of billionaire businessman Li Ka-shing, posted a 7-percent rise in...
Sri Lanka’s Opex Holdings invests Rs550 mln in liquid fertilizer plant
COLOMBO: Opex Holdings, an agriculture company, said that they have invested 550 million rupees in a liquid fertilizer manufacturing plant...
Shell shuts Pernis plant until mid August for safety reasons
ROTTERDAM: The massive Shell refinery in Rotterdam’s port area will remain closed until mid August at least after last weekend’s...
Sri Lanka cbank keeps rates steady, says inflation and credit growth cooling
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's central bank held its policy rates steady on Thursday and said past tightenings are helping cool inflation...
Greek OTE Telecom posts 1% rise in Q2 core profit
ATHENS: Greece's biggest telecoms operator OTE posted on Thursday a 1 percent rise in second-quarter core profit, helped by growing...
Hong Kong PMI climbs to 51.3 in July
HONG KONG: Business conditions in Hong Kong continued to improve in July, the latest survey from Nikkei showed on Thursday...
Dubai Customs delivers 4.5m transactions in H1
DUBAI: Dubai Customs processed 4.5 million transactions in the first half of 2017, posting a growth rate of 4.5 per...
