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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
Citigroup to settle rand case with US$5.4m fine
TAIPEI: Citigroup Inc has agreed to pay a penalty of almost 70 million rand (US$5.4 million) to settle a South...
Afghanistan, Italy sign grant agreement worth €4,000,000
KABUL: Eklil Hakimi, Minister of Finance and Roberto Canton, Ambassador of Italy signed a grant agreement of Euro €4,000,000 to...
Iraq announces new oil find, projects 1000 cm of production boost
BAGHDAD: Iraq announced on Wednesday a new major oil reserve discovery that could add a daily production surge of 1000...
Oman’s vehicle registrations fall 19.5% in January
MUSCAT: Oman’s total vehicle registrations fell by 19.5 per cent to 6,935 in January this year, against 8,612 units for...
Sri Lanka’s capital gains tax will be nightmare to implement
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s capital market players are not expecting a capital gain tax (CGT) on the share market as it...
Dubai’s DP World cleared of misconduct over Djibouti terminal
DUBAI: A tribunal has exonerated Dubai-based DP World from all charges of misconduct in connection with the award of a...
Hong Kong economy grew 1.9% in 2016, finance chief reveals
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy grew by just 1.9 per cent in 2016 despite 3.1 per cent growth in the...
SOCAR starts to sell natural gas in Ukraine
KIEV: The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has started to sell natural gas on Ukraine's domestic market,...
Uber pays VND30bn in taxes
HANOI: During an online discussion about how to deal with new business models held by Vietnamnet News on February 20,...
Netherlands legalizes cannabis cultivation
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch lower house of parliament approved the cultivation of cannabis on Tuesday. The bill must also pass through...
Coca-Cola NZ’s sales up in 2016
WELLINGTON: Coca-Cola Amatil's New Zealand business generated bigger annual earnings in 2016 as the local bottler of Coke-branded drinks ramped...
Bank of Japan won’t take rates deeper into negative territory
TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday that pushing rates further into negative territory was off the table,...
Philippine GDP to expand 7% in Q1
MANILA: The Philippine economy is expected to accelerate to 7 percent in the first quarter and for the rest of...
CRA’s new fingerprinting policy could create travel problems for accused tax evaders
OTTAWA: The Canada Revenue Agency has begun to record the fingerprints of every person charged with tax evasion, a move...
Turkey shares higher at close of trade; BIST 100 up 0.43%
ANKARA: Turkey equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Textile & Leather, Technology and Tourism...
Australia’s record household debt a threat to economy
CANBERRA: The governor of the Reserve Bank says it is difficult to ignore the risk of rising household indebtedness in...
Thyssenkrupp to sell Brazilian plant for $1.3 bln
BRASÍLIA: Thyssenkrupp AG shares jumped Wednesday after the German industrial goods company said it would sell its Brazilian steel plant...
SNI reports record $2.4 bln advertising revenues
WASHINGTON: Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. achieved $2.4 billion in consolidated advertising revenues, topping $2 billion for the first time,...
Korea’s exports gain 26.2% on year in first 20 days of Feb
SEOUL: South Korea’s exports have expanded in the first 20 days of this month, extending gains for the third month...
Turkey invites to invest in Azerbaijan’s agriculture
ANKARA: Turkey, which has always taken leading positions among the foreign trade partners of Azerbaijan, is ready to increase the...
