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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
Russia’s PM says another $140 mln may be added to Reserve Fund in 2017
MOSCOW: Another 8 bln rubles ($139.5 mln) may be added to Russia’s Reserve Fund this year using unallocated subsidies, Prime...
Barley exports from Russia down 42%
MOSCOW: In February 2017, Russian barley exports turned down again. So, 103.8 KMT of barley was exported from Russia that...
U.S. Customs sides with Arista in Cisco patent fight
WASHINGTON: U.S. customs officials on Friday said Arista Networks Inc can import redesigned ethernet switches that had previously been banned...
Romanian exports up by 5.4% in Feb, imports up by 5.5%
WASHINGTON: The Romanian exports of goods increased by 5.4 percent in February, while imports went up by 5.5 percent. Romanian...
Egistec March revenues down, FocalTech up
WASHINGTON: Fingerprint sensor supplier Egis Technology (Egistec) saw its March revenues decrease 13.4% sequentially to NT$335.14 million (US$10.95 million) while...
Unemployment level in Latvia falls to 8.3% at end-March
WASHINGTON: Unemployment rate in Latvia reduced 0.1 percentage points (ppt) to 8.3% in March, according to the State Employment Agency's...
Jordan’s real estate trading reaches $2b in Q1 2017
AMMON: Real estate trading during the first quarter of 2017 amounted to JD1.505 billion, 6 per cent lower than the...
Central Bank destroys 360m AFS in bank notes
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Central Bank burned 360 million AFs worth of worn-out bank notes on Monday – which has brought the...
Oman, Kuwait agree to build new $7b refinery
KUWAIT CITY: Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International signed Monday an agreement to build a refinery worth around $7...
Qatar Airways begins laptop loan facility from today
DOHA: Qatar Airways will commence laptop loan service on its flights to the United States from today. “The service of...
Asian stocks struggle, dollar shines as geopolitical risks grow
KHATMANDU: Asian stocks slipped on Monday as increased geopolitical risks prompted investors to favor safe-haven bets such as government debt...
Oman to seek $5b bank finance for $7b Duqm refinery project
MUSCAT: Duqm Refinery, a 50:50 joint venture between the Sultanate’s state-owned Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International, is seeking...
Ukraine’s seaports in Jan-March’17 climbed by 2.5%
KIEV: In January-March 2017, seaports of Ukraine handled 32.71 million ton of cargo, up 2.5%, year-on-year, press center of Ukrainian...
Irish grocery market returns to deflation
DUBLIN: The Irish grocery market has slipped into deflation for the first time in almost two years, dropping 0.7 percentage...
Onecome hails £1m Northern Ireland sales
DUBLIN: Telecoms firm Onecom has said its Northern Ireland business has hit £1m in sales over its first few months...
Vietnam GDP to reach 6.5% in year 2017
HANOI: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is projected to increase modestly to 6.5 percent this year and 6.7 percent in...
Sri Lanka forex reserves drop 10% to US$5.1bn in March
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's forex reserves dropped 514 million US dollars to 5,119 million US dollars in March from a month...
Sri Lanka Navy arrests two people transporting 82 Kg of dugong meat
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Navy personnel, acting on a tip off have arrested two people, who were transporting 82 kilograms of...
Seven held over alleged roles in counterfeit goods ring
HONG KONG: Customs officers busted a counterfeit ring, arrested seven people and confiscated 3,000 items valued at around HK$230,000 (US$29,600)...
South Korea’s net exports of goods surge 18.9% in 2016
SEOUL: South Korea's net exports of goods through merchanting trade jumped 18.9 percent in 2016 from a year earlier due...
