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
Retail trade sales up by nearly 3% in August
HELSINKI: The sales of retail trade went up by 2.9 per cent year-on-year in August 2016, according to Statistics Finland’s...
Spending by foreigners in Poland rises
WARSAW: Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) has calculated that foreigners visiting Poland spent PLN 19.1 bln (EUR 4.45 bln) during...
Oman’s conventional bank credit grows by 8% to OMR19b
MUSCAT: Oman’s conventional banks have achieved a robust 8.26 per cent (or OMR1,479 million) year-on-year growth in credit disbursements, which...
Dubai Customs to participate in Hamdan bin Mohammed Award
DUBAI: Dubai Customs is geared to take part in various categories of the 4th edition of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award...
Imports of automobiles in Ukraine grows by 24%
KIEV: Imports of passenger vehicles in Ukraine in January-July 2016 increased by 24% to 40,995 units, according to the State...
UAE-China bilateral trade down 17% to $20b
ABU DHABI: Bilateral trade between the UAE and China dropped to $20.2 billion (Dh74.19 billion) in the first half of...
Iraq’s SOMO makes first crude oil exports from Ceyhan since mid-2015
BAGHDAD: Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has made its first shipment in more than a year from the Turkish...
Italy warns Swiss over Swiss-first employment referendum
ROME: Italian officials are warning that Switzerland could face consequences after voters in the border canton of Ticino approved a...
UK industry group slashes oil estimate
LONDON: Industry group UK Oil and Gas has slashed its estimate of Britain's existing oil and gas reserves by a...
US imports from India cross $11 bln in Q1 of 2015
WASHINGTON: The United States imported from India goods and services worth more than $11 billion in the first three months...
ATHEX: Deutsche fears rattle banks
ATHENS: The shock waves resulting from reports that Berlin has ruled out state assistance for Deutsche Bank were felt as...
Kadin expects export to increase by 500%
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) expressed its optimism that the country's exports would grow by 500...
Australia lowers new backpacker tax rate to 19.5%
CANBERRA: A proposed tax on working holidaymakers in Australia has been lowered, bringing (relatively) good news for Irish backpackers heading...
NZ dollar gains as economy shines ahead of US presidential debate
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar rose as the nation's relatively robust economy and relatively high interest rates made it a...
Brazilian telecom exports rise 28.3% in Aug
BRASÍLIA: Brazil exported USD 18.3 million worth of telecom equipment during August, up 28.3 percent from the year before, according...
Japan buys 125,775 tons food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 125,775 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and...
South Korea’s industrial production likely to have dropped 1.5% MoM
SEOUL: South Korea will release August industrial production (IP) on 30 September. Standard Chartered (SC) expects IP to have fallen...
Vietnam’s farm exports rise in 9 months
HANOI: Việt Nam’s agro-forestry-fisheries exports fetched an estimated US$2.5 billion in September, lifting the total nine-month turnover to $23.3 billion,...
Russia increased wheat exports by 10%
MOSCOW: According to preliminary data, in August 2016 Russia exported 3217.7 KMT of wheat which was 7.7% higher than in...
World Bank’s IFC invests $1.8 bln in Turkey
ANKARA: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has said it had a fourth consecutive record year in Turkey,...
