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
India to grow at 7.6% in FY’17, GST to boost trade, investment
MUMBAI: The near-term growth outlook for India seems brighter than last fiscal and the economy is likely to expand at...
Brazil corn export drop raises fertilizer delivery costs
SAO PAULO: A sharp drop in Brazil's corn output in 2015/16 that reduced the flow of the grain from farmlands...
S.Korea end-Q2 short-term external debt burden edges up vs Q1
SEOUL: South Korea's ratio of short-term external debt to foreign exchange reserves ticked up during the second quarter to 28.9...
Oman sees oil exports increase in h1 2016
MUSCAT: Oman reported crude oil exports of 190.71 million barrels for the period from January to July, which represented a...
Japan offers to buy 144,385 tons food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 144,385 tonnes of food quality wheat from the...
South Africa’s rand weaker on firm dollar, finmin woes
CAPE TOWN: South Africa's rand weakened against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by a firm...
Bahrain posts $468m non-oil trade deficit in July
WASHINGTON: Bahrain's non-oil foreign trade posted a deficit of BD177 million ($468.5 million) during July 2016, according to the kingdom's...
Saudi Arabia to import Turkish fruit, veg to meet Haj demand
RIYADH: To meet the increased demand for fruit and vegetables during the Haj season, Saudi Arabia plans to import around...
Iran’s 5-month gas condensate exports up 76% YOY
TEHRAN: Iran’s Pars Especial Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) exported $3.598 billion of gas condensate in the first five months of...
Thai FDI craters amid hazy economic outlook
BANGKOK: Foreign direct investment plunged about 90% on the year to 11.8 billion baht ($341 million) for the January-June half,...
Steel orders drop to 1980s levels
ATHENS: Listed companies in the Greek commercial iron and steel industry continue to struggle as orders have fallen to levels...
Property tax notifications available online
ATHENS: Property tax notifixations for property owners in Greece was available on Monday through the FINANCE Ministry’s online Taxisnet system....
NIMASA disowns staff position on Customs Board
ABUJA: The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has dissociated itself from a report credited to one of its...
Finland Customs Agents seized drugs, money from dark web
HELSINKI: Finland customs agents announced on Friday (Aug. 26) they seized around €1 million earlier in 2016 in connection with...
Taiwan’s steel imports decrease 28% during 1H 2016
TAIPEI: According to Taiwan Trade Statistics, the country’s scrap steel imports dropped sharply during the initial six-month period of the...
Qatar to start Barzan gas project in September
DOHA: Qatar will begin operations at its Barzan gas project in November, two people close to the matter told Reuters...
Fuel prices may increase 42 to 60% in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY: With only two days left before the implementation of the new fuel prices an increase ranging from 42...
OPEC revenue to plunge further to $341 bln in 2016
TEHRAN: Based on United States (U.S.) Energy Information Administration (EIA) price forecasts, revenue of members of the Organisation of the...
SWFs receive $16.2b in Q2
OSLO: Sovereign wealth funds (SWF), including the state-owned investment funds in the GCC region, pulled 16.2 billion from third-party asset...
Rise in cigarette prices can boom smuggling in Indonesia
JAKARTA: A plan touted by some in the government to increase cigarette prices is likely to have a disastrous affect...
