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
Disputed U.K. tax from transfer pricing up by 60%
LONDON: The amount of disputed tax relating to the transfer pricing of the U.K.'s largest businesses has risen 60 percent...
Azeri SOCAR aims up to $3 bln additional investment in Turkey
ANKARA: Azerbaijan’s state-run energy company SOCAR, a majority stakeholder of Turkish petrochemical maker Petkim, is aiming to make an additional...
New Zealand’s government surplus already ahead of budget forecast as provisional tax take peaks early
WELLINGTON: The government's operating surplus came in ahead of the Treasury's forecasts in the May budget for the first 10...
Non-oil export exceeds $2.7b in a month
TEHRAN: Iran exported over 800 million tons of non-oil products worth $2.722 billion in the first month of the current...
Customs deposits 570kg confiscated Apan Jewellers gold into Bangladesh Bank
DHAKA: Some 570 kilograms of gold ornaments confiscated from Apan Jewellers have been deposited into the Bangladesh Bank. Customs Intelligence...
Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.38%
BRUSSELS: Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Basic Materials...
Germany’s higher court to announce fuel tax decision on June 7
BERLIN: Germany's highest court will on Wednesday announce a long-awaited decision that will ultimately determine whether the country's utilities will...
Russian wheat prices rise on concerns over Black Sea crops
MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices have risen for a third consecutive week due to persistent concerns over wheat crops in...
U.S. customs searches have journalists stepping up their digital security
WASHINGTON: This past October, Ed Ou, a Canadian photojournalist, was detained and had his devices seized after refusing to unlock...
Seattle to become latest U.S. city to tax sugary drinks
WASHINGTON: Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to...
Irish building imports from Britain up 152% on weaker sterling
DUBLIN: Irish builders are capitalising on sterling’s weakness following last June’s Brexit vote by cranking up imports of materials and...
Kenya seizes ivory worth 120,000 USD in coastal region
MOMBASA: Kenyan authorities on Monday seized ivory worth over 120,000 U.S. dollars in the coastal county of Kilifi. A team...
Denmark a steadfast partner for Vietnam’s growth
COPENHAGEN/HANOI: In a message on the occasion of Denmark’s Constitution Day, June 5, Ambassador Charlotte Laursen asserts that the country...
Indonesia seeks to rejoin Opec, but not cut output
JAKARTA: Indonesia has sent a letter to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) requesting to reactivate its membership...
Unemployment in Daviess County falls to record low
WASHINGTON: The latest Workforce Development report puts Daviess County's unemployment rate at 2 percent. The rate is down 1.1 percent...
Alere Q4 revenues drop 3%, despite influenza sales strength
NEW YORK: Alere reported after the close of the market Monday that its fourth quarter 2016 revenues dropped 3 percent...
Norway to get 30,000t salmon sales by re-opening of Chinese market
OSLO: The opening of the Chinese market to Norwegian salmon again could mean an estimated 30,000 metric tons of sales...
Hanoi customs collects VNĐ8.5t by May 31, reached 40% of its target
HANOI: The Hanoi Customs Department collected more than VNĐ8.5 trillion (US$374 million) by May 31, equivalent to over 40 percent...
Ukrainian Railways to increase cargo tariffs by 22.5% from June
KIEV: Ukrainian Railways (PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia) intends in 2017 to raise tariffs for freight transportation by 22.5%, the company said in...
Greece approves $8b Chinese-backed revamp of Athens’ old Olympics-airport site
ATHENS: Hopes for Greece’s struggling economy rose last week when the government approved a transformational scheme to turn Athens’ dilapidated...
