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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
Peru keeps 4.25% rate as inflation trends lower to target
WASHINGTON: Peru kept borrowing costs unchanged for an eighth consecutive month as economists expect inflation to slow to target by...
PM confirms Mercedes project in Poland
WARSAW: The Polish prime minister has confirmed a deal with carmaker Mercedes Benz to build a factory in the country,...
Alentejo region expects 20% drop in wine production
LISBON: Wine production in Portugal’s Alentejo region is expected to fall by 20 percent this year after a long hot...
Bangladesh remains top cotton importer in 2015-16
DHAKA: Reinforcing its position as the world's largest importer, Bangladesh imported 6.2 million cotton bales in 2015-16. The US department...
Norway’s DNO to boost oil production at Kurdish wells
BAGHDAD: New production activity at oil wells in the Kurdish north of Iraq should boost production capacity by about 10...
S-Group retail sales go up
HELSINKI: Retail giant S-Group’s retail sales before taxes rose in January-September by 1.8 per cent. Sales especially grew in the...
Oman Crude touches 12-month high
MUSCAT: Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) on Wednesday said that Oman Crude breached a 12-month high of over $50 per barrel,...
Italy’s largest bank raises €550 mln through asset sale
ROME: UniCredit said Thursday it had raised over half a billion euros as part of its latest asset sale, part...
New Zealand sees $1.8 bln surplus
WELLINGTON: An unexpected surplus in New Zealand has bought the idea of tax cuts back to the table. On October...
Kazakhstan’s Kashagan ships first oil for export
WASHINGTON: The first batches of oil from the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan were shipped for export on Friday...
Brazilian stocks rise as Petrobras follows crude prices higher
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian stocks advanced as Petroleo Brasileiro SA followed crude higher, offsetting losses in Vale SA after a trade report...
U.S. to soon double shale LNG exports
WASHINGTON: The U.S. is set to double the volume of shale natural gas it’s sending abroad. Cheniere Energy Inc., which...
Korea’s export prices fall for 50th straight month
SEOUL: South Korea’s export prices fell for a 50th consecutive month in September, central bank data showed on Oct. 14....
Thai banks’ earnings to bottom out next year
BANGKOK: Earnings may grow 15% after two consecutive years of slump. Thailand was the first country to enter into a...
Russia decreases wheat export duty
MOSCOW: Russia temporarily decreased its wheat export duty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) said in...
Gold export accrue $614 million
HARARE: Zimbabwe has to date accrued $614 million through exports of gold, Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa has...
Iran says ready to raise Turkey gas supplies
TEHRAN: Iran says it is ready to increase its exports of natural gas to Turkey should Ankara demands Tehran to...
Japan’s Fujifilm to invest in china resources pharmaceutical group
TOKYO: Fujifilm Corporation, a Japanese maker of photographic films, digital cameras and medical systems, announced Thursday that it has reached...
Australia needs new oil discoveries or risks total import dependence
CANBERRA: Australia has to continue its search for new offshore oil discoveries or face the risk of being totally dependent...
Turkish steel billet import, export, domestic prices all increase
ANKARA: Turkish billet import prices have increased as CIS suppliers raised their offers and secured at least one deal, sources...
