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
Tax system ‘not fair,’ finance alternate admits
ATHENS: The Greek tax system is “not fair or proportionate,” Alternate Finance Ministry Tryfon Alexiadis said in a radio interview...
Greek GDP contraction in H1 was worse than thought
ATHENS: The contraction of the Greek economy in the first half of the year has turned out to be greater...
Iraq blacklists tankers involved in shipping Kurdish crude
BAGHDAD: Iraqi state oil firm SOMO has blacklisted three tankers involved in shipping crude from Kurdistan, stepping up pressure on...
Japanese unemployment rate hits two-decade low
TOKYO: Japan's unemployment rate fell to 3% in July, the lowest for 21 years, despite the country's stagnant economy. Separate...
Jordan, Egypt agree on customs clearance
CAIRO: Egypt and Jordan have agreed on an e-linking project to facilitate customs clearance procedures between the two countries. Egypt's...
Customs foils attempts to smuggle marijuana into Qatar
DOHA: The General Authority of Customs (GAC) has foiled four separate attempts to smuggle a total of 22.6kg of the...
BPC allows lower interest on ITFC loans for petroleum imports
DHAKA: The government would pay lower 'mark-up' rate, known also as interest rate, to the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation...
2.5 kg gold worth Rs 7m hidden in AI flight toilet seized by customs officials
PANAJI: Nearly 2.5 kg of gold jewellery concealed in a toilet of an Air India flight, which on Monday arrived...
Nepal’s parliament endorses SEZ bill to attract investment
KATHMANDU: Nepal's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill on Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to attract more foreign investment. The bill,...
Economic activity in Portugal rise slightly in July
LISBON: Economic activity in Portugal rose slightly in July, ending a downward trend, whilst consumer spending fell, according to figures...
UkrAgroConsult raises Ukraine’s grain harvest, export forecasts
KIEV: Analyst UkrAgroConsult has raised its forecast for Ukraine's 2016 grain harvest to 62.7 million tonnes, 1.7 million tonnes higher...
UAE to buy Iranian gas
TEHRAN: NIGEC managing director has reported on ongoing negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for sales of Iranian gas....
Polish GDP grows 3.1% in Q2
WARSAW: The Polish economy grew 3.1 percent year on year in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said...
Stock of central govt guarantees stand at EUR 44.9b in June
HELSINKI: The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 44.9 billion at the end of the second quarter of...
Vietcombank to sell 7.73% stake
HANOI: Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is set to acquire a 7.73 per cent stake on a fully enlarged basis...
Italy pension funds commit to support bank rescue plan
ROME: Specialist Italian pension funds have agreed to a government call to invest in bad bank loans, as Rome works...
Australian Commonwealth Bank to shut down India operations
CANBERRA: Commonwealth Bank, Australia's largest lender with $695 billion in assets has become the latest foreign bank to shut down...
Jordan’s exports to North American countries reach JD496 mln in 6 months
AMMAN: Jordan's exports to countries of North America stood at JD496 in the first half of 2016, compared to JD489...
New Zealand building consents decline in July
WELLINGTON: Building authorizations in New Zealand declined in July, partially offsetting the previous month’s surge. The number of new residential...
Turkey remains the main importer of Russian wheat
ANKARA: In July 2016/17 Russia exported 1.55 MMT of wheat, which was 16% higher than in July 2015 (1.336 MMT)....
