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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
Alibaba Group expands presence in Australia, New Zealand
CANBERRA: Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group opened its Australian and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne on Saturday, its first expansion...
Shell plans Australian solar plants that can switch to gas
CANBERRA: Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell is looking to invest in Australian solar plants that can switch to gas when needed...
U.S. economy added a whopping 227,000 jobs last month
WASHINGTON: According to CNN Money, employment levels in the United States saw a massive gain at the beginning of the...
US 2017 coking coal export growth hinges on H2 volumes
WASHINGTON: The US market is expecting coking coal export volumes may grow in 2017 to recover from a recent contraction,...
South Korea’s trade surplus falls 6.8% in 2016
SEOUL: South Korea recorded a $98.6 billion trade surplus in 2016, which is 6.8% less than in 2015, mainly due...
Cigarettes worth Rs10m seized at Mundra Port
AHMEDABAD: A DRI team on Friday seized Indonesian cigarettes worth Rs1 crore from a container coming from Dubai at Mundra...
Bank MNC plans to buy off banks to strengthen financial unit
JAKARTA: Bank MNC International, a listed lender controlled by business conglomerate MNC Group, is planning to acquire several banks to...
Brazil releases payment rules for tax debt program
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian companies have now received the information they need to participate in a new government program offering largely favorable...
Turkish stocks hit new record at close
ANKARA: Turkey’s benchmark index closed the week with a 995.31-point hike to stand over 88,000 level Friday, marking a continuing...
Thailand rice exports seen falling to 9.5m tonnes: Industry
BANGKOK: Thailand's rice exporters expect a drop in sales this year, to around 9.5 million metric tons, as they face...
Pilot arrested on toilet jailed for cocaine smuggle plot
AMSTERDAM: A Dutch pilot arrested in a hotel toilet with his trousers down has been jailed along with his accomplice...
German customs seize 1,580 pounds of cocaine from Caribbean
BERLIN: Customs officials in the German port of Hamburg say they have seized 717 kilograms (1,580 pounds) of cocaine, which...
Vietnam, Japan trade expected to surge in 2017
TOKYO: Vu Cuong, deputy head of East Asia division of the Asia Pacific Market Department under the MoIT, said a...
Some mines need to be shut on eve of green audit results: Philippine minister
MANILA: "We'll be really, really strict," Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez told radio station DZMM. "There's some really...
Vietnam’s trade surplus with US worries economists
HANOI: The latest report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) about the import/export in 2016 showed that the...
UK introduces £1,500 tax free pension advice allowance
LONDON: UK savers planning their retirement will be able to withdraw up to £1,500 ($1,893, €1,754) from their pension pots...
Turkish central bank raised its end-2017 forecast from 6.5% to 8%
ANKARA: Analysts from Brown Brother Harriman, explained that in the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, Turkey (+5.7%), Colombia...
UK inflation warnings intensify as service sector costs rise
LONDON: Warnings that Britain is heading for a sharp increase in inflation have intensified after a key business survey showed...
Mexico, Turkey speed up free trade negotiations
ANKARA: Mexico and Turkey agreed on Friday (Feb 3) to speed up negotiations for a free trade agreement in the...
New US sanctions uninfluential on Iran’s petchem industry
TEHRAN: An NPC official, in response to new US sanctions against Iran, said no foreign firm has left the negotiation...
