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
Taxes raise inflation level during September in Belgium
BRUSSELS: The rate of increase in consumer price inflation (CPI) in Estonia climbed in September to 1% from 0.3% a...
Nordea-ABN merger move foiled
HELSINKI: The move to merge the Nordea bank with the Dutch bank ABN has been foiled as the Dutch government...
TAP saved €220m due to cheaper fuel
LISBON: TAP will make a saving of €220 million in 2016 due to a drop in fuel prices, which will...
Ex-finance minister appointed to board of Poland’s central bank
WARSAW: Former Finance Minister Paweł Szałamacha has been appointed a board member at Poland’s central bank. President Andrzej Duda has...
BP buys first Iranian oil since lifting of sanctions
MUSCAT: Iran’s state-owned oil company sold natural gas condensate to BP for the first time since sanctions were lifted in...
Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade up in H1 of 2016
DUBAI: Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade for the first half of 2016 stood at Dhs647 billion, with the volume of traded...
UAE inks intellectual property deal with S Korea
DUBAI: The UAE Ministry of Economy has signed a strategic agreement with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (Kipo) to further...
Ukraine targets it to drive economy
KIEV: “Ukraine is a country of a great potential” – this is a message heard at each panel of the...
UniCredit sounds out bank interest in FinecoBank stake
ROME: UniCredit (CRDI.MI) is holding informal talks with several banks to gauge interest in online broker FinecoBank (FBK.MI), hoping the...
Vietnam gold price drops, international rate rises
HANOI: The state-owned Sài Gòn Jewellery Joint Stock Company (SJC) announced a drop of VNĐ80,000 (US$3.58) per tael (1.2 ounces)...
Coca-Cola defends brand as experts discuss sugar-tax
WELLINGTON: Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola is defending its brand as health experts call for a ban on sugar-sweetened drinks linked to...
Plots against Turkey doomed to failure
ANKARA: Last Friday Moody's rating agency downgraded Turkey's credit rating from BAA3 to BAA1. The decision came as a surprise...
Australia boosts iron ore, coal price forecasts on China demand
CANBERRA: Australia on Friday raised its 2016 average price forecasts for its two highest-grossing exports, iron ore and coal, citing...
Beef from Brazil to soon arrive in US
BRASÍLIA: Several news sources reported last week that two Brazilian meat companies have sent fresh beef to the United States....
S. Korea, Britain agree to bolster trade ties
SEOUL: Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho met with his British counterpart on Friday (local time) in Washington, D.C., to discuss ways...
Russia suspends nuclear R&D pact with United States
MOSCOW: Even during the Cold War things were never this bad, U.S. officials say. On 5 October, the Russian government...
Iran, Vietnam agree to quintuple bilateral trade to $2b
TEHRAN: “Iran and Vietnam are decided to raise their mutual trade value fivefold,” the Iranian Industry Minister Mohammadreza Nematzadeh announced...
Vietnam farmers urged to shift from rice to corn
HANOI: Economists and experts warn that Việt Nam should restructure its farming industry, making it less rice-oriented and focusing more...
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa drops to 1.6%
CAPE TOWN: The economic performance of sub-Saharan African countries will fall this year due to low commodity prices and tight...
Malaysia-Iran Jan-July trade jumps 22.7% to rm1.32 bln
KUALA LUMPUR: Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Iran jumped 22.7 per cent to RM1.32 billion in the first seven months...
