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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
Banif Bank Portugal to sell 78.5% stake to Qatari investment group
DOHA: Banif Bank Portugal is to sell its 78.5 per cent stake in Banif Bank Malta to a private Qatari...
Spain’s Vodafone launches new unit for single service offering
MADRID: Vodafone Spain has created a new unit, Vodafone Servicios, to provide a unified structure and ensure that it is...
World Bank maintains forecast for Indonesia’s GDP growth 5.1%
JAKARTA: The World Bank has maintained its forecast for Indonesia's gross domestic product growth this year at 5.1 percent. "We...
Norway’s seafood exports increases 31% in September
OSLO: The value of Norwegian seafood exports grew by 31 percent in September from the same month of 2015 and...
Philippines 35% firms pay only 2% income tax: NTRC
MANILA: More than a third of the country's largest corporations are paying only two percent in income tax every year...
Philippines BOC, LTO receive lowest ratings from businessmen
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) received the lowest ratings from businessmen when it...
DC boosts unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON: Mayor Muriel Bowser has approved changes to the District’s Unemployment Insurance program that will raise the maximum weekly benefit...
Missouri revenues up 3.6% but still short of budget
JEFFERSON CITY: Missouri’s revenues are up nearly 3.6 percent compared to last year, but that’s just half the pace necessary...
Trading of Prabhu bank shares put on hold
KATHMANDU: Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon), the securities market regulator of the country, has directed Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) to...
Bangladesh to remain major consumer of cotton in 2016-17
DHAKA: According to reports, Bangladesh is expected to remain the world’s largest consumer of cotton during the current year 2016-17,...
Iraq foreign reserves drop to $50 bln on falling oil income
BAGHDAD: Iraq's foreign exchange reserves have dropped to $50 billion as the OPEC nation continues to run a budget deficit...
IMF lowers Portugal growth forecast
LISBON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its economic projections for Portugal, and expects growth of 1% of gross...
175 Ericsson staffers risk job cut in Finland
HELSINKI: Telecommunications and networking company Ericsson will hold codetermination negotiations which could lead to as many as 175 layoffs in...
IMF lowers Polish GDP forecast
WARSAW: The International Monetary Fund has lowered its forecast for Polish GDP growth in 2016 to 3.1 percent from 3.5...
Muscat bourse set to cut brokerage fee of ‘day traders’ by half
MUSCAT: In a move to improve liquidity and trading volumes, the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) has decided to cut brokerage...
UAE non-oil business growth falls slightly in Sep
DUBAI: Business activity growth in the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector slowed slightly in September, a corporate survey showed...
Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports down 9.2% to 96.96 mln t in 9M’16
KIEV: In January-September 2016, seaports of Ukraine handled 96.96 mln t of cargo (-9.2%), says press center of Ukrainian Sea...
Customs checks unimproved
HCM CITY: The reforms in Vietnam’s management procedues and control have not yet seen significant changes, according to the findings...
Italy joins 50-year bond club with €5bn sale
ROME: Italy has joined a handful of countries in selling 50-year bonds, as yield-hungry investors looked past political uncertainty and...
LNG exports from Australia’s Gladstone port to rise 30% on year in fiscal 2017
SYDNEY: Exports of LNG from Gladstone port in the Australian state of Queensland are expected to rise by 30% year...
