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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
HCL Tech net profit up 16.7%, revenues rise 14.1%
CHENNAI: IT services firm HCL Technologies on Friday announced a 16.7 per cent increase in second quarter net profit, posting...
South Asian nations can save $9b through electricity trade
WASHINGTON: South Asian countries should engage more in cross-border electricity trade by exploring the largely untapped resources, which will not...
Govt collects Rs 2.5bn infrastructure tax from petro products
KATHMANDU: The government has collected Rs 2.5 billion till date as infrastructure tax by selling petroleum products for the construction...
Arab banks can solve economic problems
AMMAN: Arab banks are capable of solving economic problems in the Arab world with their "huge financial assets”, Deputy Prime...
Ukraine to stop paying Russia for nuclear waste disposal
KIEV: From next year Ukraine is not going to pay Russia $200 million annually to remove spent nuclear fuel from...
Employment in cultural industries down in 2014
HELSINKI: The role of culture in the economy fell further slightly, and its share of GDP was 2.9 per cent...
Polish construction on the increase
WARSAW: In the first nine months of 2016 more construction was completed than the year before, according to new data...
Portugal more than doubles milk production in 36 years
LISBON: Portugal more than doubled its milk production between 1980 and 2015, from 970,000 tonnes in 1980 to 2 million...
Oman’s GDP falls in first quarter
MUSCAT: Oman’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) derived from the petroleum sector contracted by 34 per cent in the first...
Court commutes customs broker’s penalty
DUBAI: A female customs broker in a banned red sandalwood importation case has convinced the Appeals Court to drop 30...
Canada household income boost of $15,000 called for by economic experts
OTTAWA: The Trudeau government's influential team of economic advisers unveiled a batch of growth-lifting recommendations Thursday that focused on immigration,...
Customs arrests airline passenger after recovering currency worth Rs.27.7m
DELHI: Customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) have confirmed the arrest of one airline passenger after recovering...
Venezuelan woman arrested for alleged cocaine smuggling
TAIPEI: A Venezuelan woman has been arrested at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for alleged cocaine smuggling during a transit stop,...
China drugmaker raises $2.5b in Hong Kong IPO
BEIJING: China Resources Pharmaceutical Group raised US$1.8 billion (S$2.5 billion) after pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering below the...
Amaris hotel group generates revenues of £392m
LONDON: Amaris Hospitality, the Irish-headquartered group of 74 British and Irish hotels that includes Jurys Inn, generated earnings (ebitda) last...
Customs finds bag full of gold bars Mumbai international airport
MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai customs found an unclaimed bag full of gold bars at the...
Stocks drift between gains and losses in afternoon trade
WASHINGTON: The major U.S. stock indexes drifted between small gains and losses in late-afternoon trading Friday. Phone and health care...
Vinafood 1 Flour mill sells 34% stake
HANOI: Vinafood 1 Flour One Member Company Limited, a member of state-owned Vietnam Northern Food Corporation (Vinafood 1), will auction...
Fitch cuts Italy outlook on political uncertainty, weak growth
ROME: Ratings agency Fitch cut its outlook for Italy on Friday, saying weak growth, high debt and the uncertain outcome...
BOP’s Seeka announces major rebrand
WELLINGTON: Australasia's largest kiwifruit grower - has announced a name change and rebrand which it says reflect its evolution into...
