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
Iraq can produce 5m barrels a day in second half of 2017: Oil minister
BAGHDAD: OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo says that Iraq will be able to produce 5 million barrels of oil a...
Kuwait to impose 59% tax rate on foreign oil firms’
KUWAIT CITY: The tax rate imposed on foreign oil companies that operate in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi...
SAP to open cloud data centre in Qatar
DOHA: Company targets a 50% increase in ICT spending expected from companies in the Middle Eastern nation as cloud becomes...
Trump travel ban hits expats in Oman
MUSCAT: Donald Trump’s new travel ban order is “stupid,” “annoying” and has left Oman residents from banned countries anxious. The...
Spain: Frozen vegetable production up 8%
MADRID: The frozen vegetable industry continues to grow, with an 8% rise in production and a turnover of 690 million...
Ireland targeting €26bn in annual indigenous exports by 2020
DUBLIN: The Irish Government has today launched its new trade strategy, Ireland Connected: Trading and Investing in a Dynamic World....
South Korea urges exporters to strengthen trade deals with US
SEOUL: South Korean exporters have been urged to put in place strategies to deal with potential changes to trading conditions...
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected rhino horns
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs today (March 8) seized about 7 kilograms of suspected rhino horns with an estimated market...
Dubai chamber hosts breakfast to showcase trends in food and beverage sector
DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted the Gulfood Breakfast Briefing at its headquarters. The meeting was...
Thai govt. plans to create single online window for trade by 2018
BANGKOK: The Thai government plans to create a single online database for importing and exporting through a national single window...
Pan Asia Bank completes Rs 2Bn rights issue
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Pan Asia Banking Corporation said they were successful in completing a rights issue to raise up to...
Dutch TenneT to sign accord with Danish Energinet
ARNHEM: Dutch power grid operator TenneT said it had found the first partner for its plan to create an offshore...
Sri Lanka’s manufacturers make steady progress
COLOMBO: Rising demand and expectations of stronger sales should sustain growth in Sri Lankan manufacturing in 2017, though labour shortages...
Australia’s economy has been impressing recently
CANBERRA: Australia’s December quarter GDP report was released a week ago, and it tidily beat market expectations, expanding by 1.1%...
Norway, UK must have new post-Brexit trade deals
OSLO: Norway and the UK must enter into new bilateral trade deals post-Brexit that goes well beyond a traditional agreement...
Australian iron ore port sees record cargoes even after bad weather
CANBERRA: Iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s largest bulk export terminal, dipped in February as bad weather...
Canada sees third straight trade surplus; gains ‘no longer a blip’
OTTAWA: Canada posted a third consecutive monthly trade surplus in January, the first such stretch since 2014, in another signal...
Canada to release federal budget on March 22
OTTAWA: Canada will release its next federal budget on March 22, the finance minister said on Tuesday, setting the stage...
Italy’s gambling market rises 11.4% to €19.17b in 2016
ROME: Italy’s gambling industry generated revenues of €19.17 billion in 2016, representing a solid 11.4% improvement over the previous year’s...
India temporarily suspends Vietnamese agri-commodities imports
HANOI: India temporarily suspended the entry of coffee beans, bamboo, black pepper, cinnamon, cassia and dragon fruit from Vietnam with...
