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
Illicit trade in tobacco increases by 28% in Norway
OSLO: Illicit trade in tobacco products increased by a staggering 28 per cent last year and cost the treasury some...
Belgium’s group to spend $1b on European acquisition
BRUSSELS: Life Healthcare Group (LHCJ.J) is ready to pay up to $1 billion on a European acquisition, its chief executive...
Denmark to purchase information about panama papers
COPENHEGAN: The Scandinavian nation’s taxation minister said Wednesday, Denmark will purchase leaked information from a Panamanian law office that helped...
Finance panel to hold talks before amending Bafi bill
KATHMANDU: The parliamentary Finance Committee said it would hold a final round of discussions with the finance and law secretaries...
Jordan, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen economic cooperation
AMMAN: Jordan and Kazakhstan agreed on Thursday to boost their cooperation in the field of renewable energy through increasing expertise...
Italy’s Tecnostrutture opens 3.5 mln euro plant in Serbia’s Zrenjanin
BELGRADE: Italian steel structure manufacturer Tecnostrutture has opened a 3.5 million euro ($3.9 million) plant in the southern Serbian town...
Oman plans to offer some more mining blocks for development
MUSCAT: Oman is considering offer some more mining blocks in different parts of the country for development in the near...
Building costs slightly up in August
HELSINKI: Building costs rose by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in August 2016, according to Statistics Finland. The prices of labour...
Poland aims for Norway gas link by 2022
WARSAW: Piotr Naimski, the government’s representative for energy infrastructure, has expressed optimism about a project to link Norwegian gas deposits...
Finance minister wants ‘to avoid’ second bailout
LISBON: Portugal’s finance minister, Mário Centeno, said in an interview with US TV station CNBC, that Portugal would do everything...
Australia crimps beef export forecast as farmers cull less cattle
CANBERRA: Australia has crimped its forecast for beef exports by nearly 7 percent, with farmers easing off on slaughtering cattle...
NZ export log prices snap out of slump
WELLINGTON: New Zealand export log prices edged up from an eight-month low in September as demand, shipping rates and the...
Briscoe Group’s first-half profit rises by a third
WELLINGTON: Briscoe Group has reported a 33 percent rise in net profit on rising sales and market share. The sporting...
Turkey became Azerbaijan’s trade partner for first time in 21st century
BAKU: Top 3 of Azerbaijan’s key trading partners has undergone drastic internal changes in August 2016. For the first time...
Bank of Japan readies its next market jolt
TOKYO: When the Bank of Japan meets Wednesday, investors may be most interested in whether it will push a key...
U.S. LNG exports continue to break new ground
WASHINGTON: Jordan and China have joined the club of importing nations that received waterborne shipments of U.S. shale-derived liquefied natural...
Brazilian e-commerce market will be worth BRL 56 bln in 2016
BRASÍLIA: The e-commerce market in Brazil is forecast to reach revenues this year at BRL 56 billion, up 18 percent...
Rice exports to decline sharply this year
HCM CITY: Việt Nam hopes to export 1.6 million tonnes rice in the four remaining months of the year, raising...
Georgia exports worth $1.3b in January-August
WASHINGTON: Georgia is balancing its trade ties with the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other...
Gov’t talks to Airbnb about taxing owners
ATHENS: The issue of taxing the earnings of unofficial holiday accommodation such as homes and apartments in Greece is, along...
