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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
Indonesian union workers protest against government tax amnesty scheme
JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesian union workers marched to the heart of Jakarta on Thursday to protest against a government tax...
Norway’s DNB largest bank dismisses Norges Bitcoinforening
OSLO: DNB, Norway’s largest bank, has dismissed Norges Bitcoinforening, a recently-formed, non-profit bitcoin association, over concerns about terrorist financing and...
Philippines, Vietnam agree to boost trade
MANILA: President Duterte is encouraging more Vietnamese businessmen to invest as well as to consider importing more products from the...
China, Netherlands to launch first rail shuttle
AMSTERDAM: The first rail shuttle between China and the Netherlands is a fact. The service was launched by the Chinese...
Japan to import 4,000 tons of butter
TOKYO: Japan’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday that it will additionally import 4,000 tons of butter as raw milk production is...
India to import 2 mln T sugar in 2016/17
NEW DELHI: India is likely to import 2 million tonnes sugar in 2016/17 season, an analyst at Rabobank Singapore said...
Govt to sign FTA with Turkey, Thailand
BNAGKOK: Federal Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan on Wednesday said necessary work has been completed for free trade contracts...
Eskom seeks power import guarantee
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s power utility Eskom is said to be seeking a Government guarantee of R500 million to back...
Cabinet approves draft decree on common customs tariff for GCC
DOHA: The Cabinet has approved a draft decree on common customs tariff for the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member-states. At...
Customs officers shoot four residents while chasing smuggler
LAGOS: There was confusion at Sycamore Junction, Ajara Topa area of Badagry, Lagos State, after some customs officers allegedly opened...
US Steel imports down 8.5% M/M in August
WASHINGTON: United States imported a total of 2,989,000 net tons of steel in August, including 2,307,000 net tons of finished ...
India’s olive oil imports expected to rise 20%
NEW DELHI: India’s imports of olive oil are expected to rise by 20 percent, according to the Indian Olive...
Brazil is a target of China’s probe into sugar imports
BRASÍLIA: Brazil is one of the countries to be included in a probe by the Chinese government over large sugar...
Two Danish banks sell Ship Finance in $710m deal
COPENHAGEN: A group consisting of the two biggest banks in Denmark and the country’s central bank agreed to sell a...
Iraq inaugurates archaeology museum in oil-rich Basra
BAGHDAD: Iraq has inaugurated an archaeology museum in the southern, oil-rich city of Basra, the first museum to be opened...
Taxis want €6m in compensation from Uber
LISBON: National taxi association ANTRAL is to demand €6 million in compensation in a lawsuit it is to file against...
Dubai property sector nets $15bn investments
DUBAI: The property sector in Dubai, UAE, still remains robust despite the oil slump with the city attracting billions of...
HSBC Bank Oman continues modernisation of branch network
MUSCAT: HSBC Bank Oman has continued its branch refurbishment programme and has transformed three more branches this year, with a...
Poland climbs to 36th in Global Competitiveness
WARSAW: Poland has improved its economic competitiveness, climbing five notches to 36th place in the Global Competitiveness Report released by...
Consumer confidence improves from last year
HELSINKI: The consumer confidence indicator (CCI) stood at 14.4 in September, having been 15.7 in August and 13.1 in July....
