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
Car finance firm raises €30m through debt sale
DUBLIN: Bluestone Asset Finance, a financial services group, has raised €30 million by refinancing car loans after selling bonds on...
Customs seizes 40 gold bars from Emirates flight at Dhaka airport
DHAKA: Customs detectives have seized 40 gold bars from an aircraft of Emirates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka....
Oil resumes drop on signs US crude stockpiles extended gains
HONG KONG: Oil resumed its decline as industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles extended gains, exacerbating an inventory overhang. Futures...
Dubai Chamber teams up with Souq.com to boost e-tail
DUBAI: Dubai Chamber members will get training, access to promotions and exclusive benefits on Souq.com following the signing of a...
Budget deficit in 1Q widens 10%; revenue up 26%
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s budget deficit for the first quarter of 2017 widened 10.49 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs.199.67 billion, on...
Australia raises wheat forecast on east coast rains
SYDNEY: Australia slightly raised its forecast for 2017/18 wheat production on Wednesday as favourable weather along the country's east coast...
Indonesia seizes pangolins, scales worth $190,000
MEDAN: Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000 after uncovering a...
UK food bank usage at record high
LONDON: Food bank usage in the UK has reached an all-time high, with a record 1.2 million emergency food parcels...
Canadian oil production projected to grow 33% by 2030
CALGARY: The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers expects oil production to climb 33 per cent by 2030 even as pipeline...
Ukrtransgaz starts providing gas storage services without customs clearance
KIEV: Public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz has said that the company started providing natural gas storage services in 10 underground storage...
Poland rejects Raiffeisen’s request, insists on unit’s IPO in H1
WARSAW: The Polish financial regulator KNF rejected on Tuesday Raiffeisen Bank International's request to delay the planned initial public offering...
Belgian polished diamond exports edge up in May, down in Jan-May
BRUSSELS: Belgium’s polished diamond exports edged up 1.4 percent on the year to $1.12 billion in May, the Antwerp World...
Record one million containers through Port of Tauranga in one year
TAURANGA: The Port of Tauranga has set a new record after processing one million shipping containers in one year. Chief...
First cargo train linking Vietnam, China sets off
HANOI: The first cargo train on the 854-km route connecting Việt Nam and southwest China departed from China’s Kunming City...
Japan’s business sentiment weakens in Q2
TOKYO: Japanese large industries’ business sentiment deteriorated in the second quarter, the quarterly survey by the Ministry of Finance and...
Indian mobile operators face 10% Customs duty on 4G equipment import
NEW DELHI: Import of 4G telecom equipment by mobile telephony service providers will attract a 10 per cent basic Customs...
Philippines’ Customs warned on surge in car smuggling
MANILA: Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate committee on economic affairs, has warned the Bureau of Customs to prevent the...
Dutch exports continue to rise but less gas was sent abroad
AMSTERDAM: The volume of goods exported by the Netherlands was 2.9% higher in April compared to the year-earlier period, according...
Turkish Central Bank expected to hold interest rates
ANKARA: Turkey's Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates on Thursday, according to economists surveyed by Anadolu Agency on...
Turkey sees surprise growth in Q1
ANKARA: Turkey’s economy achieved a growth rate of 5 percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to figures in...
