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
Dubai DFM jumps 1.2% with stronger trade values
DUBAI: The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) index jumped 1.22 per cent on Monday, the highest rise in the index in...
Sri Lanka’s new tax law ‘credit positive’
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new tax law is a ‘credit positive’, paving the way for revenue reforms critical for improving the...
Sri Lankan rupee edges down on importer dollar demand; stocks up
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Tuesday as the importer dollar demand surpassed sales of the greenback by...
Bank of Canada broadening intelligence gathering with new survey
OTTAWA: The Bank of Canada will launch a new systemic risk survey next year to better understand financial risk and...
Australia’s central bank holds rates steady
SYDNEY: Australia's central bank left interest rates unchanged Tuesday and stuck to a neutral tone on policy despite recent signs...
Australian Tax Office signals massive tax windfall for the wealthy
CANBERRA: The Australian Taxation Office may open the floodgates for family investment companies across the country to claim back hundreds...
Turkey’s crude steel production rises
ANKARA: Turkey's crude steel production rose 11.5 percent on an annual basis in the first five months of 2017, reaching...
Illegal cigarette market costs UK taxpayer nearly £2bn, study finds
LONDON: A whopping €2.1bn (£1.84bn) in extra tax would have gone into UK coffers if the billions of illicit and...
CBP officers seizes $5.2m in drugs, capture 13 fugitives
SAN DIEGO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the ports of entry along the California border with Mexico...
Iran’s customs officers seizes big chunk of opium
TEHRAN: A sugarloaf containing 2.4 kilograms of opium has been discovered by Customs officers at Imam Khomeini International Airport in...
Iran’s raisin exports up by 7%
TEHRAN: Iran shipped 130 thousand tons of raisins worth 271 million dollars to the UAE, Iraq, Syria, Russia, Kazakhstan and...
Central Bank points to inflow of investments in Russia’s economy
MOSCOW: The inflow of portfolio investments into Russian assets in March-June amounted to $2.1 bln, the Central Bank press service...
Russia sees 14% growth of non-resource exports
MOSCOW: At present, the growth of non-oil exports of the Russian Federation accounts for 14% against a decline in the...
Tax target may be a bridge too far for SARS
JOHANNESBURG: The South African Revenue Service (Sars) may have to climb a mountain to meet its tax revenue target of...
Thailand’s top business group raises 2017 export forecast
BANGKOK: Thailand's top business group said on Tuesday it expects exports to grow 3.5-4.5% this year, faster than it had...
Philippines’ president wants to see govt spending up by 12.4%
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte plans to hike state spending 12.4 percent next year to a record 3.77 trillion pesos...
17 tainted Indian customs officials suspended
MUMBAI: Seventeen customs officials—all examiners and appraisers—have been suspended for alleged negligence following a series of smuggling cases detected in...
Japan’s gold smuggling jumps again
TOKYO: Gold smuggling into Japan has jumped again according to local media, with the notorious yakuza crime syndicates now joined...
New Zealand’s new car sales post monthly record in June
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's monthly new car sales rose to a record in June as the ongoing themes of cheap finance...
Brazil trade surplus widens in June
BRASILIA: Brazil posted a USD 7.2 billion trade surplus in June of 2017, higher than a USD 3.9 billion surplus...
