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
Australia’s economy being cushioned by a big increase in government spending
CANBERRA: Government spending in Australia has increased significantly in recent years, and looks likely to keep climbing. A research note...
CBP seizes more than $3 mln worth of liquid meth in Laredo
WASHINGTON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged methamphetamine carrying an estimated street value...
US crude bounces back, settles 0.5% higher at $42.74 but glut worries remain
WASHINGTON: Oil rose on Thursday, a day after sliding to 10-month lows, but market sentiment remained negative due to ongoing...
Canadian beef demand up despite higher prices
OTTAWA: U.S. cow herd expansion is the fastest in 40 years, yet the Canadian cattle population has remained stable for...
Australian PM challenges state bank tax
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday challenged a surprise decision by the state of South Australia to impose...
Canadian oilpatch may defer $19 bln in capex spending if low prices persist
CALGARY: Oil’s sharp decline into bear market territory this week threatens $19 billion in anticipated capital spending by Canadian energy...
Sri Lanka’s central bank holds key rates unchanged, reserves climb
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank held key interest rates unchanged on Friday after a monthly monetary policy meeting with inflation...
Sri Lanka in talks to import rice from three countries
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has opened immediate talks with three countries on 22 June to procure a rice tranche to stabilize...
Hong Kong to automatically exchange tax info with 75 states
HONG KONG: Hong Kong has gazetted legislation to establish provisions to automatically exchange financial account information with other territories to...
Singapore’s May manufacturing output grows at slower pace of 5%
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output rose by 5 per cent in May from a year ago, easing from the 6.7 per...
Ireland raises €3bn from AIB share sale
DUBLIN: Shares in AIB have been priced at €4.40 apiece in a boost to one of Europe’s biggest stock market...
Irish finance minister sees jobless rate falling to 5.5% by year-end
DUBLIN: Ireland's unemployment rate could fall to 5.5 percent by the end of the year, the finance minister said on...
Dubai Customs hands out Eid money to 200 orphans
DUBAI: Dubai Customs’ Ghayyath Volunteer Team has launched its "Ghayyath Eid Gift" campaign in cooperation with the Dubai Charity Association....
Dewa hosts raft of energy conservation activities in Ramadan
DUBAI: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) organised an awareness programme during the Holy Month of Ramadan in cooperation with...
S&P expects Malaysia’s economy to grow over 4% up to 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: S&P Global Ratings expects the government to continue implementing prudent budgetary and economic policies and forecasts the economy...
Malaysian Finance Minister denies PKR’s GST claims
KUALA LUMPUR : A war of words broke out yesterday between Malaysia’s Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani and an...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves cross $33 bln
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed $33 billion for the first time in the history of Bangladesh. Reserves grew...
France to stop granting oil exploration licences
PARIS: French energy minister Nicolas Hulot said on Friday the government planned to present a draft law this autumn that...
Swiss trade surplus rose in May
SWITZERLAND: For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.08% against the CHF and closed at 0.9719. On...
Kuwait’s Jazeera sees 2016 net profit slump by nearly 30%
KUWAIT CITY: Jazeera Airways has announced it made KD52.8 million in revenues for 2016 and a net profit of KD10.8...
