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
PPL revenues topped £200 mln for first time in 2016
WASHINGTON: PPL enjoyed a record-breaking financial year in 2016, with total annual revenues breaking the £200 million mark for the...
Davao Region inflation rate slows down to 3.1% in April
WASHINGTON: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)in Davao Region reported that the inflation rate in April this year slowed down to...
Italian exports up 1.4% (less than imports) in Q1 2017, OECD says
ROME: All G20 economies, with the exception of France (where exports contracted by 2.4%), saw export growth in the first...
Polish minister says US LNG imports could undermine Gazprom’s position
WARSAW: Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States could significantly undermine the dominant position on the European...
Vietnam customs seizes waste air conditioners
HANOI: Authorities in Vietnam have intercepted illegal consignments of hundreds of used air conditioners in three separate incidents this month....
Japan, Iceland reach basic agreement on tax convention
TOKYO: Japan and Iceland have agreed in principle to sign a convention aimed at eliminating international double taxation and preventing...
Kuwait finance house sees Q3 net profit rise 20%
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the country's biggest Islamic lender, reported a 20.5 percent rise in third-quarter net profit...
Spain praises economic cooperation with Russia
MADRID: “In light of this,” he stressed, “the work of the joint Russian-Spanish business Council should be an important tool...
Taiwan to levy duty on online purchases over NT$2,000
TAIPEI: Frequent online shoppers beware! Taiwan will roll out a new tax policy starting this September that will lower the...
Dubai’s trade with Qatar grows 92% between 2016
DOHA: Dubai’s trade with Qatar grew 92 per cent in the period from 2011 to 2016, reaching Dh15 billion last...
Afghanistan-Tajikistan wrap up economic cooperation meeting
KABUL: The minister of economy Abdul Sattar Murad has said that Tajikistan is willing to expand investments in Afghanistan’s power...
Inflation rate goes higher by 0.6% in April 2017
BAGHDAD: Inflation indices of Iraq have raised by 0.6% during the month of April compared to the preceding month, as...
Oman’s first large-scale wind farm to start operations in 2020
MUSCAT: Oman’s first large-scale commercial wind-based renewable energy project is getting delayed and will start operations in 2020. “The project...
Russian wheat prices up as risks for new crop rise
MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices rose further last week due to concerns that cold and rainy weather in May could...
Sacked customs officers blow gh₵1.2 bln
WASHINGTON: Some 15 senior officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), who were recently arrested, are...
France announces hostage release in Congo
PARIS: The French president's office has announced the release of a French hostage kidnapped on March 1 in Congo. The...
Swiss economy might not outpace Germany for a while
SWITZERLAND: If the Swiss economic growth is still left in the shade by Germany this week, its central bank knows...
Bangladesh gets lowest offer of $406.48 a ton in rice import tender
DHAKA: Bangladesh received a lowest offer of $406.48 a tonne from Singapore-based Agrocorp International in a tender that opened on...
Consumer spending in Malaysia to increase 5.8% in 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: It will grow at an annual average of 5.3% between 2017-2021. BMI Research reported that consumer spending in...
Singapore likely to see weak start to trading week
SINGAPORE: The trading week in Singapore is likely to start on a weaker note after Wall Street closed almost flat...
