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
Karbala project set to open up Iraq
BAGHDAD: Work has started to create a new airport at Karbala, southern Iraq, with facilities also due to be improved...
Puerto Rico customs stop millions in counterfeit products
WASHINGTON: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations recently made in one week approximately 115 seizures of...
Gold prices remain steady, 24k in Dubai priced at Dh150
DUBAI: Gold held steady early Monday, ahead of the US Independence day holiday, as the dollar hovered at near nine-month...
France’s Danone to sell Stonyfield to Lactalis for $875 mln
PARIS: French food group Danone (DANO.PA) has agreed to sell its U.S dairy business Stonyfield to Lactalis for $875 million,...
JICA to give Bangladesh $1.59 bln in loans for infrastructure
DHAKA: Bangladesh will receive a total of 178.223 billion yen (about US$1.59 billion) from JICA as Japanese ODA loans for...
Singapore private home prices dip 0.3% in Q2
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore declined 0.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, easing slightly from the...
HSBC completes first trade on Hong Kong-China bond connect scheme
HONG KONG: HSBC Holdings said it had completed its first trade on the long-awaited Hong Kong-China bond connect scheme, which...
Bank of Ireland shares sale could net €1bn for rainy day fund
DUBLIN: The Government should move promptly to sell off its 14pc Bank of Ireland stake - which would net €1bn...
Sri Lanka rupee edges up as exporters, banks sell dollars
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee traded marginally higher on Monday as dollar sales by exporters and banks surpassed importer greenback...
Turkey’s exports rise 1.8% as government proposes new incentives
ANKARA: Turkey’s exports rose 1.8 percent year-on-year to $12.7 billion in June, the country’s main exporters’ association has said. The...
Sri Lanka port deal will ease pressure on rupee
COLOMBO: A deal to lease Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota harbour to a Chinese firm will have economy-wide benefits, helping boost...
Australian trade worth more than half a trillion dollars in 2016
CANBERRA: Australia’s trade in goods and services was worth a record $673bn last year, according to the Composition of Trade,...
Bank of Canada may hike interest rate for 1st time in 7 years next week
OTTAWA: After almost a decade of warnings that never came to pass, it appears as though the Bank of Canada...
Malaysians caught smuggling over 100kg of gold bars into Japan
PETALING JAYA: More than 100kg of gold bars allegedly brought from Malaysia were confiscated by customs officials at the Kansai...
Iran to sign new IPC gas deal with Total for South Pars on Monday
TEHRAN: Iran plans to sign a new contract to develop its giant South Pars gas field with France's Total and...
Iran’s exports to Europe surge 500%
TEHRAN: Iran’s exports to European Union have increased 500 per cent to reach 3.4 billion euros ($3.9billion) in the first...
IMF praises Portuguese economic revival
LISBON: Portugal is riding the wave of the eurozone recovery with a pickup in investment and expanding exports that are...
Russia’s Rosneft set for global gas tussle with Gazprom
MOSCOW: Russia’s Rosneft, the world’s top listed oil producer, wants to supply gas in parts of Europe where Gazprom is...
Russian manufacturing records weakest growth in 11 months in June
MOSCOW: Russian manufacturing activity continued to expand in June, but it did so at the slowest pace in 11 months...
Poland’s PMI rises in June
WARSAW: Poland’s Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 53.1 points in June from 52.7 points in May, according to Markit,...
