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
Iran bans scrap metal imports from Iraq, Afghanistan on contamination fears
BAGHDAD: Iran's customs authority has banned the import of any scrap metal, including ferrous scrap, from Iraq and Afghanistan, following...
Customs seizes 15,000 drug pills from Egyptian trucker
KUWAIT CITY: Customs officers manning the land border crossing points recently foiled an attempt by an unidentified trucker to smuggle...
Tax provisions related to Islamic finance transactions
MUSCAT: To support taxpayers, KPMG in Oman has been analysing various tax issues through a fortnightly series of articles. In...
Two dozen kilos of cannabis seized in separate operations
MADRID: Two dozen kilos of cannabis have been seized by authorities in separate operations. The first took place in Dublin...
Hong Kong forex broker KVB Kunlun posts HK$18.9 mln loss in Q1
HONG KONG: Following our earlier report about the Q1 profit warning it issued, Hong Kong Forex retail forex broker KVB...
KBC flags profit boost as €160m impairment charges are released
DUBLIN: KBC Bank Ireland’s profits will be bolstered this year by the release of loan impairment charges of up to...
Dublin-based fintech firm Corvil sees profits surge
DUBLIN: Irish real-time data analytics company Corvil reported record revenues last year as profits jumped nearly 60 per cent, newly...
Vancouver real estate magnate donates $12 mln in art to the National Gallery of Canada
OTTAWA: Sculptures, paintings and mixed media pieces — 197 works in all — have been donated to Canada's National Gallery...
Canada, Mercosur eye renewed trade talks
OTTAWA: Canada and the South American trading bloc Mercosur have recently resumed preparations for potentially negotiating a future trade agreement,...
Sri Lanka police arrest suspect transporting 198 kg of heroin
COLOMBO: The intelligence unit of Puttalam Deputy Inspector General's Office today (11) has arrested a suspect with 198 kilograms of...
National Chamber Seminar on ‘Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and UAE’ on 23 May
COLOMBO: The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) will hold a session on "Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka...
Australia’s GrainCorp H1 profit triples; maintains FY forecast
CANBERRA: Australia's largest listed grain handler GrainCorp Ltd <GNC.AX> said on Thursday its half-year underlying profit more than tripled and...
Australian double tax on bitcoin will end July 1st
CANBERRA: The Australian government’s 2017-18 Budget was released on Tuesday, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the country have at least one...
UK business confidence boosted by manufacturing
LONDON: The manufacturing sector is acting as the primary driving force behind business confidence in the UK, according to the...
UK industrial output falls in March
LONDON: Activity in the UK's industrial and construction sectors shrank in March, new figures show. The Office for National Statistics...
Abu Dhabi Customs foils attempt to smuggle 3kg of narcotics
ABU DHABI: Inspectors from the General Administration of Customs – Abu Dhabi have foiled an attempt to smuggle three kilograms...
Dubai Customs launches a sign language training program
DUBAI: Dubai Customs’ training center launched a sign language training program exclusive for customs use. This comes as a response...
Japan, Russia to sign new double tax agreement
TOKYO: The governments of Japan and Russia on April 28 announced they have agreed the text of a new double...
IMF proposes tax tweaks for New Zealand
WELLINGTON: New Zealand could further improve its tax system by introducing new housing-related charges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says....
Turkish minister calls for OIC customs harmonization
ANKARA: Islamic trading partners should harmonize their customs procedures, Turkey’s development minister said on Wednesday. Lutfi Elvan was speaking in...
