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Pakistan exports to India stand at Rs 506 million via Wagha Border
LAHORE: Pakistan exported items worth Rs 506 million to India during January 1, 2015 to January 15, to India via...
ICCI flays govt for not controlling petrol crisis
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has lambasted the poor performance of government in managing...
Senate body seeks briefing on release of $68 million to Export-Import Bank of China
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has sought detailed briefing from the Finance Ministry about a release...
TDAP working on new policies to boost exports: Director
ISLAMABAD: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Director M Khalid Rasool visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to take business...
KSE 100-index soars to 33818pts, up 0.16% to close week at record high
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-index gained 52.68 points or 0.16 percent to reach 33818.29 points and volume of 215,170,370 shares...
FBR chief Bajwa asks DG Internal Audit, DG Valuation to improve performance
ISLAMABAD: Director General Internal Audit Karachi Rubina Wasti and Director General Valuation Karachi Sameera Nazeer met Federal Board of Revenue...
Appraisement Lahore dismisses custom inspector ondisciplinary charges
LAHORE: Model Customs Collectorate Appraisement-Lahore has dismissed Customs Inspector Muhammad Sharif Watto working at Mughalpura Dryport while taking disciplinary action...
PM take notice of fuel shortage, four officials suspended
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has taken strict notice of fuel shortage in various parts of the country, upon...
FBI provides outdated explosive detection kits to Pakistan Customs
ISLAMABAD: Model Customs Collectorate Islamabad has informed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) through a letter that the kits provided...
BOI highlights six business indicators in taxation action plan to FBR
ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment along with Federal and Provincial stakeholders has developed a comprehensive plan for improving business climate in...
National Assembly panel clears parliamentarians after 9-month long tax returns’ probe
ISLAMABAD: A special committee of the National Assembly cleared almost all the members of the Lower House of the Parliament...
IMF welcomes Iran’s decision to increase value-added tax rate
TEHRAN:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed Iran's proposed measures to consolidate fiscal policy in light of the sharp decline...
China imports of unwrought copper, products hit new high of 4.83mt in 2014
BEIJING: China's imports of unwrought copper and products reached a new high of 4.83m tonnes for the whole year of...
‘Iranian’ oil shipments at UAE port breaching US sanctions
TEHRAN: Oil cargoes loaded ship to ship at a port in the United Arab Emirates may contain Iranian crude disguised...
China’s foreign trade reaches 26.43b yuan, fails to attain growth target for 3rd year
BEIJING: 2014 is the third straight year for China failing to attain its foreign-trade growth target. China's foreign trade reached...
Russia sea ports handles 618.8 million mt cargo in 2014
MOSCOW: Russia’s seas ports handled 618.8 million mt of goods in 2014, up 4.9% and exceeding 600 million mt for...
China customs seizes 210,000 tonnes of smuggled rice worth 1.26 billion yuan
BEIJING:Chinese customs seized more than 210,000 tonnes of smuggled rice in 2014, worth 1.26 billion yuan (205 million U.S. dollars)....
Russia must switch to technology exports to overcome crisis: Experts
MOSCOW: The current crisis in Russia is the perfect time for investment and creating a new model of development. Switching...
Chinese Customs nails down pangolin smuggling ring, 15 persons nabbed
SOUTH CHINA: Customs from South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have busted a pangolin trafficking ring who allegedly smuggled over...
Fragile economy: Russia’s capital outflow reaches $151.5b in 2014
MOSCOW: The Russian Central Bank said that Russia's net capital outflow more than doubled year-on-year in 2014, reaching 151.5 billion...
