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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
World Bank approves $500m loan guarantees for Ukraine gas imports
KIEV: The World Bank has agreed to provide $500 million of loan guarantees to Ukraine to cover imports of natural...
U.S. crude stocks fall sharply as imports drop
WASHINGTON: U.S. crude oil stocks fell last week as refineries continued to run down inventories during a seasonally slower period,...
U.S. Bancorp quarterly revenue rises 4.7%
WASHINGTON: Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp reported a 4.7 percent rise in quarterly revenue helped by strength in its mortgage banking unit...
Tourism SMEs under threat from taxation
ATHENS: Thousands of small and medium-sized family enterprises in the tourism sector could be forced out of business due to...
Qatar’s QDB promotes eight local plastics, rubber product manufacturers
DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) is promoting eight local plastics and rubber product manufacturers at the ongoing K2016 exhibition, 19...
Afghanistan to reform civil service
KABUL: During the period of transition (2001-14), Afghanistan made great progress in terms of development. The 2001 Bonn Conference set...
Tax free shopping boom for Leeds in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY: In the week that Trinity Leeds becomes a fully tax free shopping centre, industry statistics show that sales...
Man jailed for tax fraud in Spain
MADRID: Lawyers who acted for Sean Connery have been handed lengthy prison sentences after being convicted of tax fraud following...
Yahoo revenue rises 6.5% in Spain
MADRID: Yahoo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit on Tuesday, a boost for the beleaguered company whose deal to sell...
Norway’s $880b oil fund to invest in global equities
OSLO: Norway's $US880bn ($A1.15trn) oil fund is being urged to invest billions of dollars more in equities and take on...
Rally in coal price may extend Indonesia’s Q1 revenue
JAKARTA: The current rally in thermal coal prices could extend through to the end of the first quarter of 2017,...
Germany votes to ban gasoline, diesel vehicles
BERLIN: Earlier this month, the German Bundesrat (a council of 16 German states) voted for a non-binding resolution to ban...
Danish exports to Iran increase by 66% in 17 months
COPENHAGEN: Danish exports to Iran jumped 66 percent in the 17 months ending 31 May 2016, according to Danny Annan,...
Belgian farmers delay progress of CETA deal
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign trade ministers failed to lock down the proposed free-trade CETA deal with Canada, but Union leaders...
Micra most exported car brand from India in Sep
NEW DELHI: During the month of September, Nissan's Micra was the most exported car from India, followed by Ford's Ecosport...
Philippine Customs misses revised target by P2.57b in September
MANILA: Despite tempered expectations, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) missed its revised target in September by P2.57 billion ($53.5 million)....
Azerbaijan ups agricultural products export
WASHINGTON: Azerbaijan increased export of agricultural products by 31.9 percent compared to the nine months of 2015, the country’s Deputy...
Italy’s Fiat to build petchem plants in Iran
TEHRAN: An Italian delegation led by a top official of Italy’s Fiat has begun talks with Iranian firms to participate...
Jordan seeking to export vegetables to the Czech Republic
AMMAN: The Minister of Agriculture of Jordan, Khalid Hnaifat, held a meeting with a delegation from the private sector in...
Parliamentary panel urged to re-table BAFI bill
KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara has called on the parliamentary Finance Committee to expedite the...
