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
Brazil’s February oil exports 12% higher than January
BRASILIA: Brazil’s oil exports jumped by 94 percent on the year in February, beating the previous record from January, as...
Japan inflation hike 2% instead of drop in unemployment
TOKYO: Japan's core inflation returned for the first time in more than a year owing to increased energy prices, giving...
South Korean economy faces turmoil by China’s THAAD
SEOUL: The South Korean economy is facing trials at home and abroad as China steps up its economic retaliation for...
Taiwanese woman arrest at airport for drug smuggling
TAIPEI: A 41-year-old woman arrested at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport as she was attempting to travel to Seoul with more...
Philippines Customs seizes goods worth P200m
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P200 million worth of counterfeit apparel and other products in simultaneous raids...
Indonesia to finalize financing scheme for LRT
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is finalizing the financing scheme for the light rapid transit (LRT) project in Greater Jakarta, Transportation...
South Africa plans to implement sugar tax to fight obesity
CAPE TOWN: The South African government is planning to implement a sugar tax to help curb the country’s growing obesity...
Royal Bank of Canada upgrades shares of Royal Dutch Shell PLC
AMSTERDAM: The Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Royal Dutch Shell PLC from a sector perform rating to an...
Vietnamese pangasius exports generates USD1.71b in 2016
HANOI: Vietnamese pangasius exports generated USD1.71 billion in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 per cent, according to the Viet...
Ireland triples tax take from super wealthy, raking in €500m
DUBLIN: Irish Tax and Customs confirmed to International Adviser that high net-worth individuals, with net assets of over €50m, paid...
Dubai’s digital drive forecast to be worth extra $4.8bn by 2019
DUBAI: Tech giant Cisco estimates that Dubai’s digitisation initiatives could generate a potential AED17.9 billion ($4.87 billion) in value by...
Hong Kong tourism board allocates 70% of budget to overseas markets
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is putting more resources into expanding tourism from overseas, with 76 per cent of the city’s...
Banks lead the charge in Abu Dhabi trading
DUBAI: Gains in banking and finance stocks helped to offset weakness from insurers in Abu Dhabi, which closed the week...
Sri Lankan rupee edges up on dollar sales
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly higher on Friday as exporter dollar sales and inward remittances surpassed demand for...
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund rating confirmed at ‘B+f’
COLOMBO: Fitch Ratings said it was confirming a 'B+f' rating of Ceylon Dollar Bond fund which invests in dollar denominated...
Australia’s Sundance energy to sell Anadarko basin assets
CANBERRA: Sundance Energy Australia Ltd. (NASDAQ: SNDE) said March 2 it entered an agreement to sell its Anadarko Basin assets...
Australian bank Macquarie Group to buy Cargill’s global oil business
CANBERRA: Australian bank Macquarie Group Ltd is planning on buying Cargill Inc’s global oil business, according to people familiar with...
Bank of Canada channels Al Gore
OTTAWA: Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Timothy Lane got one thing right in his speech about climate change to a...
Canada missing out on $1.3B a year in taxes and duties on e-commerce shipments
OTTAWA: Canada is missing out on more than $1.3 billion a year in tax and duties on e-commerce shipments, according...
US suspends expedited processing for H-1B visas
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Friday that it will temporarily suspend expedited processing for all H-1B petitions...
