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
Armenia artificially increases export figures
WASHINGTON: In early January, Armenian media outlets reported about an “incredible growth” of the country’s export. However, now it turns...
Suriname inflation reached 77% last Sep
WASHINGTON: By September last year, inflation reached 77% in Suriname and GDP was expected to contract 9% in 2016 as...
Rhea unemployment rate second highest in state
WASHINGTON: Rhea County’s unemployment rate for December was the second highest unemployment rate in the state, according to information released...
Poland looks for $15b to challenge slowdown data
WARSAW: Poland’s government is having a hard time coming to grips with economic growth that fell far short of the...
Finland adds e-services rule to mitigate VAT refund fraud
HELSINKI: Finland's tax administration has said that as of February 1 taxpayers registered for value-added tax must use the MyTax...
PP imports into Ukraine rise 24% in 2016
KIEV: Total imports of polypropylene (PP) into Ukraine increased to 119,600 tonnes in 2016, up 24% compared to 2015, with...
Italy smashes smuggling migrants gang into France
ROME: Italian police said on Monday they had smashed a criminal gang that smuggled migrants packed into vans across the...
Indonesian navy foils smuggling attempt from Singapore
JAKARTA: The Western Fleet Quick Respons team (WFQR) of Tanjungpinang navy base has foiled attempt to smuggle goods allegedly originating...
China becomes Germany’s top trading partner
BERLIN: China has surpassed the United States to become Germany’s top trading partner in 2016. The US dropped down from...
New Zealand dollar to remain strong
WELLINGTON: Expect further NZD strength say analysts at Westpac Bank who cite the economy's continued solid performance as a reason...
Japan breathes new life into regional, non-US trade pact
TOKYO: With U.S. President Donald Trump’s formal decision to withdraw from the long controversial American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, attention in...
Southeast Asia reforms customs rules to boost trade
BANGKOK: Southeast Asian countries are working to reform customs systems in a bid to boost trade. Members of the Association...
Two women held for smuggling gold worth Rs2.7m
NEW DELHI: Two women were today arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 27 lakh at Indira Gandhi International Airport...
4,000 Customs employees up for mass promotion
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is implementing a mass promotion of its roughly 4,000 employees for the first time...
Omani listed firms expected to maintain dividends at OMR350m
MUSCAT: Companies listed on the Muscat Securities Market are expected to maintain total dividends for 2016 at the previous year’s...
GCC countries could save $165b in capital expenditures by 2021
DOHA: If GCC countries increase the involvement of private sector in their economies, they can avoid $165 billion in capital...
Netherlands won’t join EU’s fraud public prosecution office
AMSTERDAM: A majority of the Dutch parliament are not in favour of ‘more Europe’ during the election campaign, the paper...
US ethanol exports to China poised to collapse with 30% tariff
WASHINGTON: US ethanol exports to China, which were at an all-time high in 2016, are likely to dry up in...
US border tax ideas roil oil markets
HOUSTON: As with many industries now fretting over the uncertain future of US trade policy, the oil business is sizing...
Afghan Security Forces nabs drugs smuggler, recovered hashish
KABUL: A smuggler was arrested and 11 kilogram hashish has been discovered by Afghan security forces in western Farah province....
