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
German coal imports seen falling around in 2017
DUESSELDORF: Germany's coal imports are likely to fall to 54.6 million tonnes in 2017 from 55.2 million in 2016, lobby...
Hachette UK sales grow 10.2% in H1
LONDON: Hachette UK has recorded a sales uplift of 10.2% for the first half of the year, boosted by strong...
Russian economy soars 2.9% annually in June
MOSCOW: Russian gross domestic product rose 2.9 percent year on year in June, the economy ministry said on Friday, helped...
UK consumer confidence drops back to post-Brexit vote low
LONDON: Sentiment among UK households dropped this month to match the weakest reading since just after the Brexit vote, led...
Russia’s central bank keeps key rate at 9%
MOSCOW: The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia at a meeting on Friday decided to keep the key...
Canada pleased by U.S. decision to scrap border tax proposal
OTTAWA: Canadian officials are praising a U.S. decision to drop a contentious border tax proposal, suggesting its death signals an...
Turkey’s Garanti Bank Q2 net profit rises 1%
ISTANBUL: Turkish lender Garanti Bank posted an unconsolidated net profit up 1 percent year-on-year to 1.55 billion lira ($439 million)...
Turkish economic confidence hits four-year high
ANKARA: Confidence in Turkey’s economy hit its highest level since November 2013, according to official data released on July 28,...
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) Lifted to “Hold” at Zacks Investment Research
OTTAWA: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) (TSE:CM) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “sell” rating to a...
Australian Taxation Office warns of tax time scam
CANBERRA: Tax time is prime time for scammers, says the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) who are urging Australians to keep...
Origin Energy test may mean more gas for domestic market
CANBERRA: Origin Energy’s Australia Pacific LNG plant at Gladstone has finished a 90-day test in which it was required to...
Sri Lankan rupee steady as inward remittances offset importer dollar demand
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee was steady on Friday as inflows from inward remittances offset importer dollar demand, dealers said....
Shell to cut hundreds of jobs at its Dutch operations
AMSTERDAM: The Royal Dutch/Shell group said on Thursday it will cut ‘hundreds’ of jobs at Shell Nederland in response to...
Sri Lanka’s TJL net down 45%, expects GSP+ bounce
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka based Teejay Lanka, a fabric maker said profits plunged 45 percent to 219 million rupees in the...
US Customs & Border Patrol seizes $5.6 mln in Crystal Meth
LAREDO: US Customs & Border Patrol agents made the bust of the year at the I-35 Border Patrol Checkpoint on...
Dubai Customs IPR runs workshop to combat counterfeits
DUBAI: The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Department of Dubai Customs organized a workshop to step up efforts aimed at fighting...
Intel shares jump as revenues rise 9%
DUBLIN: Intel is trying hard to convince investors that it is a “data company”, not just a chips manufacturer, as...
Bulgaria seizes 3 tons of illegal hookah tobacco
SOFIA: Bulgarian customs officers in the Black Sea port of Burgas have captured three tons of undeclared hookah tobacco, officials...
Dubai’s Mashreq sees drop in demand for Qatar business
DUBAI: Mashreq, Dubai’s third-largest bank by assets, has seen a drop off in demand for business in Qatar since a...
HK exports, imports rise in first half year
HONG KONG: Hong Kong saw the value of total exports of goods in the first half year up 8.8 percent...
