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
German airports pax up 4%, cargo also up 4% in Nov 2016
BERLIN: Ryanair and Fraport announced on 2-Nov-2016 that the Irish ultra-LCC will open its 85th base at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa's...
Google lowers 2015 taxes by $3.6b using ‘Dutch Sandwich
AMSTERDAM: Alphabet Inc.’s Google saved $3.6 billion in worldwide taxes in 2015 by moving 14.9 billion euros ($15.5 billion) to...
Iraq may delay implementation of promised oil cuts
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s state-owned oil marketing company SOMO in an announcement to its customers said that it plans to make oil...
Sembcorp unit secures financing for power project in Bangladesh
DHAKA: SEMBCORP Industries' subsidiary, Sembcorp North-West Power Company, has secured project financing for its Sirajganj power project in Bangladesh. "Sembcorp's...
NEA set to add 255 MW power within a month
KATHMANDU: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is planning to add 255 megawatts (MW) of power in its system within a month...
Muscat bourse gains on demand for large cap stocks
MUSCAT: Supported by gains in index large caps, the MSM30 Index ended higher at 5,728.10 points, up by 0.23 per...
Rapid growth forecast for Polish service exports
WARSAW: A report commissioned by HSBC has forecast that Poland’s service exports will grow by seven percent a year during...
Parliament rejects raising minimum wage to €600
LISBON: The government socialist party, PS, opposition parties PSD and CDS-PP have voted together against a proposal from the Portuguese...
Ukrainian parliament passes 2017 state budget
KIEV: The parliament of Ukraine has passed in the second reading the country’s draft 2017 budget Wednesday. The draft was...
Unemployment rate goes down in November
HELSINKI: A total of 328,500 unemployed jobseekers were registered at Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of November....
Dubai Customs launches the Drug Smart Encyclopedia
DUBAI: Dubai Customs recently launched the Drug Smart Encyclopaedia, the latest innovation by the Customs Training Centre at Dubai Customs,...
Italy approves a €20bn bailout plan for its banks
ROME: The Italian parliament has approved a government plan for a possible €20bn (£16.8bn) bailout of the country's banks. It...
US products exports to Mexico to rise
WASHINGTON: US products exports to Mexico are set to continue to climb in the coming year as Mexican production dwindles...
U.S. state, local Govt tax revenues up 2.2% to $294.2 bln in Q3
WASHINGTON: U.S. state and local government tax revenues increased to $294.2 billion in the third quarter of 2016, a 2.2...
Brazilian fuel production tumbles
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian fuel production fell 6.0% from January to November, dragged down by flagging demand for diesel, according to hydrocarbons...
Customs seizes P700M in smuggled fuel from 2 tankers
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs seized P700 million in smuggled fuel from two tankers in Limay port, Bataan province, the...
Customs to hire 1,000 new employees in first quarter 2017
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BoC) is hiring new employees to fill more than a 1,000 positions next year to...
Korea’s exports up 12% in first 20 days of Dec
SEOUL: South Korea's exports rose 11.6 percent in the first 20 days of this month from a year earlier, raising...
Turkish gas companies with corrupt past get World Bank loan
ANKARA: The World Bank has approved $800m in loans for a gas pipeline through Turkey and Azerbaijan that will be...
Japan suspends trade pact discussions with Taiwan over food ban
TOKYO: Japan has refused to resume discussions on an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Taiwan until it lifts a ban...
