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
Bangladesh’s banking sector malignancy for economy
DHAKA: Burdened with rising bad loans and lack of governance, the banking sector of Bangladesh has become a “growing malignancy”...
BGMEA wants 5% cash incentives on export for 2yrs
DHAKA: Bangladesh garment industry owners have urged the government to provide 5% cash incentives on apparel export for the next...
Kosovo, Switzerland sign agreement on double taxation
PRISTINA: Kosovo and Switzerland signed on Friday an agreement regulating taxation of income and capital, which is beneficial for both...
France to quash prison terms for cannabis users
PARIS: France will introduce a law by year's end that will end prison terms for cannabis use, although consuming the...
April factory output beats forecasts with 6.7% growth; focus now on weaker clusters
SINGAPORE: Singapore's factory output in April performed better than expected, but economists are saying that it is near its peak...
Children used to smuggle phones, delicacies worth US$145,000 from Hong Kong
HONG KONG: More than US$145,000 worth of handphones and expensive food items were seized from ten children by customs officers...
Hong Kong airline manager arrested on suspicion of tampering with booking system
HONG KONG: Have you ever imagined booking a flight, only to be told at the check-in counter that there was...
Dubai Customs helps 300 families in Ramadan
DUBAI: Following the leadership’s wise directives and vision of turning 2017 into a year for giving and selflessness, and as...
Sri Lanka’s John Keells profit before tax increases 19% to Rs.22.89 bln for 2016/17
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's blue chip conglomerate John Keells Holdings (JKH) recorded a 19 percent increase in the Group's recurring Profit...
Dubai Airport Freezone nets solid Q1 sales growth
DUBAI: The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) said it performed exceptionally well in first quarter of 2017, achieving 62 per...
Australian miners hail Peru trade talks
CANBERRA: The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has said that the country's mining sector will benefit from the proposed new...
DHL Global Forwarding to keep the Norwegian seafood moving
OSLO: DHL Global Forwarding is to accelerate the supply chain for the North Norwegian seafood industry by shipping live crabs...
Strike deepens woes at Freeport’s Indonesia mine
JAKARTA: Labor issues at U.S. miner Freeport-McMoRan's Indonesian subsidiary are deepening concerns over the future of the company, which is...
Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.03%
COPENHAGEN: Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Personal & Household Goods, Consumer Goods...
Canada’s competitiveness problems go deeper than carbon tax
OTTAWA: As Donald Trump renegotiates his country’s relationship with the rest of the world, Canada needs to do a...
German Hapag-Lloyd completes merger with UASC
BERLIN: German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has completed its merger with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), making the organisation the fifth...
Belgian customs seizes 90 million cigarettes in the port of Antwerp
BRUSSELS: Belgian customs officers seized nearly 90 million cigarettes in the port of Antwerp last week - one of the...
Irish customs have seized 200,000 fidget spinners as a warning goes out to parents
DUBLIN: Ireland’s consumer watchdog is warning parents about potentially dangerous fidget spinners and has impounded 200,000 that have arrived from...
New Zealand’s fruit exports increased by 3.4% to $444m in April
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's merchandise exports rose to their highest ever for an April month. Exports rose 9.8 per cent to...
Turkey economic confidence at 2-year high
ANKARA: Economic confidence in Turkey is at its highest since the end of 2015, underscoring the economy’s quietly growing resilience...
