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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
Russia’s industry minister says tax-free system may soon be introduced
MOSCOW: Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry has submitted proposals on tax-free system to be introduced in Moscow, St. Petersburg and...
Convention Center revenue reaches about $2M in 2016
WASHINGTON: The Blair County Convention Center’s revenue for 2016 came in just slightly less than $2 million, a praiseworthy figure,...
Morocco’s inflation rate jumps to 1.6% in 2016
RABAT: The annual rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), indicating inflation, rose to 1.6% in 2016, according to Morocco’s...
Lubbock’s unemployment rate rose slightly in Dec 2016
LUBBOCK: Job statistics released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission show Lubbock's unemployment rose to 3.2 percent during the month...
Unemployment falls to 3.79% in Dec
TAIPEI: Taiwan's unemployment rate fell slightly last December to 3.79 percent, with 446,000 people out of work, 9,000 fewer than...
Customs deploys armed personnel to tackle smuggling in Kwara
ABUJA: The Nigeria Custom Service has drafted armed personnel to prevent the smuggling of imported vehicles through land borders in...
Customs eyes to collect RM40-RM42 bln in GST this year
PUTRAJAYA: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) targets to collect between RM40 billion and RM42 billion in Goods and Services...
State revenues downgraded by $24.6M
MONTPELIER: Vermont's revenue projections for the current fiscal year have been downgraded by $24.6 million, an adjustment driven by poor...
FM Jaafari invites President Aoun to visit Iraq
BAGHDAD: Foreign Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim Al Jaafari, extended an official invitation to President Michel Aoun to visit Iraq. Jaafari...
Bangladesh expects foreign worker request from Malaysia next week
DHAKA: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Malaysia and Bangladesh in February last year is expected to be put...
Qatari businessmen mull agricultural ventures in Jordan
AMMAN: Qatari businessmen are considering implementing agricultural projects in the Kingdom, thanks to investment environment, privileges and incentives Jordan offers...
Iran’s SKS banks on exports to ramp up production
TEHRAN: Iran’s Kish South Kaveh Steel, otherwise known as SKS, which entered the merchant billet market at the end of...
Carpet exports drop 6.6% to Rs3.2b
KATHMANDU: Earnings from Nepal’s top export, hand-knotted woollen carpets, fell 6.6 percent in the first five months of the fiscal...
Taiwan to cooperate with Finland to fight fraud
TAIPEI: Taiwan and Finland have signed a cooperation arrangement to jointly fight customs fraud, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)...
Afghanistan may pay back Pakistan in same coin
KABUL: Pakistan pursues the policy of “strategic depth” whereby it wants to convert Afghanistan into a client state. Its Inter...
Kuwait’s expat tax move ‘to hit property sector badly’
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's real estate sector, especially the investment and commercial segments, will be severely affected if the government goes...
Amaya Inc hikes earnings forecast, predicts record revenues in 2016
LISBON: Amaya Inc. is raising its estimate for 2016 adjusted net earnings by about six per cent, citing better-than-expected results...
Gibraltar suffers gambling tax blow
GIBRALTAR: Britain and Gibraltar are regarded as one EU state in terms of a key aspect of the single market,...
IMF chief checks rumors, saying fund aims to stick with Greece
ATHENS: In an apparent bid to put a stop to speculation about the International Monetary Fund withdrawing conclusively from Greece’s...
Poland to take final decision on Norway gas link in 2018
OSLO: Poland will take final investment decision on the planned construction of a gas connection to the Norwegian shelf next...
