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
Singapore ICA seizes non-duty paid items worth S$0.54m
SINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint successfully foiled two attempts to smuggle non-duty paid...
South Africa’s trade balance records R11.4b surplus in March
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's trade surplus grew sharply in March as commodity exports jumped on the back of strong global demand,...
Dutch tax payers to bear €41.4m as Royal budget
AMSTERDAM: This year the Royal Family will cost the government budget, and Dutch taxpayers, 41.4 million Euros, according to Business...
East Jordan public schools looking for $10.84m bond
TAIPEI: Leaders at East Jordan Public Schools are trying to get people to the polls next Tuesday for a vote...
Lack of skilled labor drawback for investors
KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Thursday said the absence of skilled workers in the country appears...
Qatari royals said to mull sale of Luxembourg private bank
DOHA: The Qatari owners of Banque Internationale a Luxembourg are considering a sale of their controlling stake in the private...
Golden jubilee of Nepal-ADB partnership building together prosperity of Asia
KHATMANDU: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) – a multilateral development agency founded to contribute towards the alleviation of poverty and...
Muscat bourse recovers on buying support
MUSCAT: Shares on the Muscat bourse recovered amid better investor sentiment on Wednesday. The MSM30 Index advanced by 0.80 per...
Three arrested in drug smuggling raids
MADRID: Policia Nacional have arrested three people in connection with drug trafficking in Huelva, after three tonnes of hashish was...
UBS shares up 3% after Q1 profit soars
BERN: UBS said on Friday net profit rose 79 percent in the first-quarter of this year boosted by its investment...
New Swiss company tax reform plan well received in Brussels
BERN/BRUSSELS: The Swiss government’s company tax reform plans have been reborn after the last plan met with defeat in a...
French GDP growth is disappointed: INSEE
PARIS: French GDP data have disappointed, with slower than expected growth of 0.3% in the first three months of this...
ADB, City Bank sign $5m loan agreement to support Bangladeshi exim
DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and City Bank yesterday signed a $5 million loan agreement to support exports and...
Taka makes a strong comeback as Bangladesh Bank steps in
DHAKA: The Taka has gained significantly -- by 1.7 percent in a single day -- against the dollar yesterday, owing...
Malaysia Airports Q1 earnings surge to RM62m
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) saw its earnings surge in the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 (Q1...
PSA Singapore invest $21.5m in new port technologies
SINGAPORE: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and PSA Singapore will invest a combined S$30 million ($21.5 million) to...
Finnish Customs seizes 950 kg of tainted, carcinogenic spices
HELSINKI: Finnish Customs has seized nearly one tonne of spices which were incorrectly labelled or contained dangerous ingredients, according to...
Hong Kong’s drawndown mortgage loans in March rise 17.8% m/m
HONG KONG: New mortgage loans drawn down in Hong Kong totalled HK$24.9 billion in March, up 17.8 percent from a...
Bank of Ireland saw 30% jump in mortgage volumes in Q1
DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland Governor Archie Kane has told the bank's Annual Court Meeting, or AGM, that it expects to...
Irish annual retail sales up 3.2%, weak motor trade weighs
DUBLIN: Irish retail sales volumes fell 0.7 percent month-on-month in March to stand 3.2 percent higher than a year ago...
