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
Japan logs 1% growth in 2016 as private demand stalls
TOKYO: Japan's economy expanded at a steadily slowing pace in 2016, though a modest recovery in exports helped offset sluggish...
Customs seize Rs2.5m worth of gold
MUMBAI: A novel way of smuggling gold was discovered, when Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport seized sheets of...
Vietnam vows to develop national rice brand
HANOI: Vietnam is a big rice exporter, but the world only knows Its white rice products with different broken grain...
Thai rice worries Vietnamese exporters
BANGKOK: Nguyen Van Don, director of Tien Giang-based Viet Hung Co Ltd, said rice exports were positive last month, with...
Tax accounts for 45% of the average energy bill
AMSTERDAM: Tax is currently the biggest component of domestic energy bills in the Netherlands and is set to increase even...
Irish construction surged in Jan as hiring nears record levels
DUBLIN: A surge in new construction jobs reached near record levels in Ireland last month, new figures indicate. The number...
Indonesia posts $4.5b surplus in 2016 balance of payments
JAKARTA: Indonesia had a $4.5 billion surplus in its balance of payments in the final quarter of 2016 as the...
Hong Kong stocks climb by midday as H-shares extend rally
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares headed for their highest level in more than four months as cheap valuations of Chinese...
Dubai Customs to launch 10 initiatives during the Year of Giving
DUBAI: Dubai Customs selected 10 initiatives and CSR programs to implement during the Year of Giving 2017. These 10 initiatives...
Dubai Chamber launches ‘Dubai-Opoly’ to promote Dubai tourism
DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that it has launched "Dubai-Opoly", a new recreational game as part of...
Sri Lanka foreign reserves drop by USD568mn in January
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s official reserves dropped 567.5 million US dollars to 5.45 billion dollars in January, down from 6.01 billion...
Sri Lanka’s Vehicle Lanka given approval on legal advice from AG
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says that Vehicle Lanka Pvt Ltd was given permission to engage in assembling of vehicles...
ATO to profit from profits crackdown
CANBERRA: The Commissioner of Taxation is to be given extra powers to prevent multinational companies shifting profits made in Australia...
Iron ore price jumps 4.6% to $US87 a tone
CANBERRA: Iron ore prices have shot up to their highest level in two-and-a-half years as Chinese imports of the commodity...
Oil falls on rise in U.S. drilling
WASHINGTON: Oil prices fell nearly one percent on Monday in response to growing evidence that U.S. production is rising and...
US trade deficit widens to $504 bln
WASHINGTON: The U.S. trade deficit rose to a four-year high in 2016, due in part to a stronger dollar and...
UK economy seen growing faster than expected in 2017
LONDON: The European Commission said Monday it didn’t expect the U.K. economy to slow as sharply as it forecast in...
Co-op Bank put up for sale
LONDON: The board of the Co-operative Bank has hoisted a for sale sign over the troubled lender as concerns mount...
Bahrain, Turkey deepen cooperation
ANKARA: Bahrain and Turkey have signed a slew of accords to deepen their relations and broaden their cooperation. The memoranda...
Turkey seeks business opportunities in Gulf nations
ANKARA: Turkey seeks to strengthen political and economic relations with Gulf countries during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
