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
September increase too little to offset tourism revenue decline
ATHENS: The country’s tourism revenues recorded year-on-year losses of 703 million euros in the first nine months of 2016, according...
Agriculture dept cancels import permits to fight smuggling
MANILA: The government is cancelling all permits to import farm products to curb smuggling, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said Tuesday....
Qatar Customs Authority destroys more than 30,000 bottles of liquor
DOHA: Nearly 31,000 bottles of wine and other alcoholic beverages confiscated at Doha Port have been destroyed, Qatar’s General Authority...
Taiwan’s economy shifts towards Southeast Asia
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s new president is leading a charge to boost economic ties with Southeast Asia, and away from mainland China....
Afghan central bank governor calls for banking ties to develop trade
KABUL: Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan Khalil Sediq called for regulating banking ties to develop trade with the...
Kuwait unveils $132b island development plan
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has embarked on an ambitious project to develop five islands at an investment of nearly KD40 billion...
CYBG posts first full-year pre-tax profit for 5years
MADRID: CYBG Plc has posted its first full-year pretax profit for five years, and brought forward some of its growth...
Greece faces considerable loss in tourism revenue for 2016: BoG
ATHENS: According to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday, the country has seen a considerable loss...
Higher prices boost Norwegian cod exports
OSLO: Exports of Norwegian white fish, such as cod, haddock and saithe, including fillets, remained stable last month. They totalled...
Vale Indonesia continues cutting costs as revenue drops
JAKARTA: Major nickel producer Vale Indonesia continues to reign in costs even as the value of nickel has shown slight...
Bunzl in deal to buy two further businesses in France, Denmark
COPENHAGEN: Distribution and outsourcing Group Bunzl Plc announced Tuesday that it has entered into agreements to acquire two further businesses...
German minister slams May’s corporate tax cut plans
BERLIN: Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has warned Britain against corporate tax cuts. Schäuble is concerned a tax cutting race...
Belgium likely to scrap fairness tax
BRUSSELS: A Belgian tax on dividend distributions affecting large companies will likely be abolished if the European Court of Justice...
PAL cool on proposed hike in fuel excise tax
MANILA: National carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is lukewarm to a proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) to raise excise...
Eimskip’s revenue increases by 3.4% in Q3 2016
AMSTERDAM: Icelandic container carrier Eimskip reported 3.4% yoy revenue increase in Q3 2016, amounting to 134.1 million EUR. The shipping...
Hong Kong inflation lowest since Jan 2010
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's consumer price inflation eased further in October to the lowest level in nearly seven years, data...
FNCCI urges govt to provide enough IC for businesses
KATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has asked the government to provide Indian currency to...
Warm weather decreases households’ energy consumption in 2015
HELSINKI: Electricity used in housing amounted to 61 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2015, according to Statistics Finland’s data on energy...
Bangladesh to buy oil products for H1 2017 at lower premiums
DHAKA: Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) has finalised term contracts with 10 companies for refined oil product imports in the first...
Govt to import 200,000t wheat from Russia
DHAKA: Bangladesh will import 200,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia in a government-to-government deal, the head of the state grains...
