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
Ringgit likely to trade higher next week
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit will likely trade higher next week, thanks to among others, the recovery in commodity prices, the...
Singapore falls about 1% as financials drag
BENGALURU: Singapore shares cut losses at the close of trade on Friday after falling nearly 1 percent, as the city-state's...
Bangladesh inks Tk 1.19b deal with India to dredge Pussur Channel
DHAKA: Bangladesh government signed a contract with India to dredge Pussur Channel from Mongla Port to Rampal power plant. Dredging...
Qatar signs Lewandowski’s old firm
DOHA: The Qatari government has signed Avenue Strategies Global, a sister firm of the lobbying shop co-founded by Donald Trump’s...
Jordan planning tax reform this year
AMMAN: Jordan is to undertake individual income tax reform this year and continue to rationalize tax breaks from 2018-19, according...
Swiss, EU ease trade in industrial goods as ties thaw
ZURICH: Switzerland and the European Union have struck a deal to remove technical barriers to trade in some industrial goods,...
Two Taiwanese men held with 6kg gold bars worth Rs 1.8 crore
TAIPEI: Two Taiwanese men were arrested at the city airport on Friday for allegedly smuggling 6 kg gold bars worth...
Spanish billionaire for allegedly trying to smuggle Picasso
MADRID: In the ongoing legal case against Spanish billionaire Jaime Botín, who’s accused of smuggling a Picasso out of Spain,...
ISPs asked to improve services, upgrade to 4G
KABUL: MoCIT also asked telecommunications companies to expand their services so that all areas in the country have internet access....
Joint industrial zones to be setup by Iraq, Iran
BAGHDAD: Together Iraq and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up joint industrial zones. Earlier this week,...
Kuwait oil output up to 1.5m bpd despite workers strike
KUWAIT CITY: Thousands of Kuwaiti oil and gas workers are on strike for a third day to protest planned public...
Govt’s taxi permit scheme backfires
KHATMANDU: The government’s target to create livelihood opportunities for quake victims by distributing taxi permits seems to have fallen flat,...
Oman participates in emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers
MUSCAT: The Sultanate on Thursday took part in the emergency meeting of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers, chaired by...
Azerbaijan’s Central Bank deposits 362.6 kg of gold from Switzerland
SWITZERLAND: The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has deposited 362.6 kilograms (11,655.2 troy ounces) of consumer gold from Switzerland, said...
Ocean liner export underpins 0.5% French growth in Q2
PARIS: France posted growth of 0.5 percent in the second quarter as the delivery of a huge ocean liner underpinned...
Iran foreign trade tops $29b
TEHRAN: Iran’s non-oil foreign trade during the four months of the current Iranian year (March 2017-18) reached $29.27 billion, indicating...
Philippines BOC destroys 9.4 million in smuggled cigarettes
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) destroyed close to P10 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in this city, a...
Surge in imported capital goods buoys FPO forecast
BANGKOK: An upsurge in imported capital goods in the second quarter bodes well for future private investment -- the main...
Volkswagen India exports 2,50,000th car
MUMBAI: Volkswagen reached a milestone when it exported its 2,50,000th locally built car. The vehicle, which happened to be a...
Zambia government calls for balanced trade with South Africa
JOHANNESBURG: Emmanuel Mwamba, Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, said the current trade between the two countries was tilted in...
