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Collector Tauseef Qureshi: Grievances of old machinery importers to be addressed in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD. The business community of Faisalabad has good working relations with local Customs Collectorate whereas a team from Lahore played...
Customs Court grants bail to Rs 500 million tax evader
LAHORE: The Special Federal Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has accepted the bail plea of accused Amjad Amin who...
Excise starts inquiry against officials on corruption charges
LAHORE: Officials of the Department of Excise and Taxation Motor Branch and other departments are allegedly involved in malpractice and...
NAB introduces new investigation concepts to ensure transparency
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has introduced a concept of Combined Investigation Teams (CIT) which made impossible for individuals...
Govt reduces tax on transfer of vehicle ownership, increases 25% token tax for nor-filers
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased annual token tax on vehicles by 25 per cent for non-filers, however, it decreased...
Iran, powers to hold 0830 GMT ministerial meeting
TEHRAN: The foreign ministers of Iran and six major powers will meet for nuclear talks at 0830 GMT at the...
China trade decreases 6.9% to $1.88 trillion in six months
BEIJING: World’s second largest economy China’s trade decreased 6.9 per cent to $1.88 trillion in the first half of this...
China’s trade surplus at $46.b in June: Customs data
BEIJING: China's trade surplus came in at $US46.5 billion, down from $US59.49bn previously, according to data from the General Administration of...
Saudi Tadawul index down 0.3% to 9,253pts
RIYADH: Gulf stock markets came off early highs to close mixed on Sunday, while Egypt continued to rebound but low trading...
LHC approves Ayyan’s bail plea, orders her release
LAHORE: The super model Ayyan Ali felt relieved on Tuesday after the Lahore High Court has ordered her release on...
Zain Saudi to ask $165.1m income tax, zakat from govt
RIYADH: Zain Saudi will appeal an order from Saudi Arabia's Department of Zakat and Income Tax for extra payments worth 619...
China’s exports rise 2.1% in June: Customs data
BEIJING: China's exports, denominated in yuan, rose 2.1 percent in June from a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs...
China’s foreign trade expects to improve in H2: Customs
BEIJING: The General Administration of Customs says that despite some challenges and obstacles, China's foreign trade is expected to improve...
China’s new yuan loans reach $1.07t in H1
BEIJING: China's new yuan-denominated lending reached 6.56 trillion yuan (1.07 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year,...
BMW expects first-half profit to fall 40% in China
BEIJING: Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd, which makes BMW cars in China, issued a profit warning here the other day,...
June rainfall could lead to most severe algal bloom in Lake Erie since 2011
HONG KONG: Heavy June rainfall could lead to the most severe algal bloom in Lake Erie since 2011, according to...
Weifang expo helps to boost East Asian economy cooperation
BEIJING: The China-Japan-South Korea Industry Expo in Weifang, Shandong province, from Sept 23-25, will help build cross-country regional economic cooperation....
China’s Dawning Information developing new generation supercomputer
TIANJIN: Chinese tech company Dawning Information Industry has begun developing a new generation supercomputer that is capable of over a...
China’s Alibaba joins hands with Doraemon to offer miraculous gadgets
BEIJING: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is joining hands with Japanese cartoon character Doraemon to offer consumers "miraculous gadgets from the...
Chinese authorities approve border trade zone with DPRK
SHENYANG: A border trade zone between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), located in Northeast China's Liaoning...
