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Arcata Chamber plans to close California Welcome Center
CALIFORNIA:The Arcata Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors voted this to close the California Welcome Center.In June, the chamber announced...
ECC allows import of 50,000 tons of gram pulse
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet in its meeting chaired by Finance Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar accorded approval...
King Abdullah Port in global spotlight
JEDDAH: In response to an invitation from Economic Cities Authority (ECA) Secretary General Mouhanad Hilal to Saudi Ports Authority (SPA)...
Cargo losses from China port explosions to touch $1.5 billion
LONDON: Explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin last month would lead to cargo losses of at least $1.5 billion,...
Chinese companies set eyes on Turkey’s third largest port
BEIJING: Two Chinese port companies, China Merchants and China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), and the country’s largest state fund, China...
Shahid Hussain assigned look after charge of FBR Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Shahid Hussain Asad, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-22, has been assigned the ‘look after charge’ of the...
Saudi Arabia’s imports drop 12% in July
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's imports dropped 12.2 percent in July compared with a year earlier, while non-oil exports tumbled 20.6 percent,...
Iran to host 10 EU trade delegations in 2 weeks
TEHRAN: Iran says it is preparing to host 10 European trade delegations within the next two weeks, stressing that the...
100 Czech firms keen to invest in Iran
TEHRAN: Deputy CEO of Czech Republic I.B.C. has said that 100 Czech firms are interested in making investments in Iran....
China overseas property transactions to hit $220bln
BEIJING: China's recent economic slowdown and stock market rout has not deterred Chinese enthusiasm toward overseas properties, brokers said. Andrew...
Hangzhou’s plans to refund $15.73m to taxi drivers
BEIJING: Hangzhou's plan to refund nearly 100 million yuan ($15.73 million) to taxi drivers is a welcome move to embrace...
Airbus SAS delivers 90 new planes to China in first 8 months
BEIJING: Airbus SAS delivered 90 airplanes to China during the first eight months of 2015 and, for the sixth continuous...
COMAC inks agreement with ICBC Financial to supply jets to Thai airline
BEIJING: State-owned plane maker Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd has signed an initial agreement with lessor ICBC Financial Leasing...
EU accuses Russia of resisting UN anti-smuggling measures
UNITED NATIONS: A European bid to obtain Security Council approval for a military operation against boats suspected of human smuggling...
FBR working to arrest declining exports: Chief Customs Exports Arslan
ISLAMABAD: Despite offering duty drawback schemes and removal of duty on import of raw material, the exports from Pakistan are declining...
Customs PCA detects Rs 12.1 million tax evasion by Notus-Lahore
KARACHI: The Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (PCA) Karachi has detected tax evasion of at least Rs 12.1 million by M/s Notus...
Adjudication Deputy Collector Kaukab reserves judgement in 3 smuggling cases
Adjudication Additional Collector Iram orders to confiscate smuggled cell phones ISLAMABAD: Customs Collectorate of Adjudication Islamabad has heard 20 cases...
US Army cargo case: Customs Judge Syed Faiz summons jail chief for non-compliance of orders
KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling on Wednesday summoned the Karachi Central Jail’s superintendent over his failure...
Customs Court grants bail to alleged currency smuggler
KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling on Wednesday granted post-arrest bail to a suspect in a currency...
