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PM Imran directs to wave off unnecessary taxes on small shopkeepers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Monday directed to wave off unnecessary taxes on small shopkeepers and to not put them in undue trouble. ... Read More »
FBR to get access to taxpayers’ data
ECC approves import of wheat without RD on emergency basis
Oil import bill falls by 20pc in 1H of current FY
Hammad Azhar arrives in Beijing for talks with FATF
PM approves containers scanning project under Afghan Transit Trade
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a project costing €250 million to scan 100 percent imported containers shipping goods under Afghan Transit Trade project. ... Read More »
Customs Court dismisses application for transfer of case to NAB Court against M.M Trading Co
Tax evasion: Customs Court directs CIR to complete investigation against M/s Escord Enterprises
Current Account Deficit narrows 80pc in December
CIR submits FIR against M/s Oriental Chemical Industries in sales tax evasion case
Bears dominate as KSE-100 drops 420 points
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a negative start to the trading week, as the indices remained in the red zone for almost the entire ... Read More »
Pak Rupee depreciates by 2 paisa against dollar in early trade
Stocks edge down amid negative sentiments among investors
Pak Rupee at seven-month high against US dollar
A weekly review: Stocks observe fluctuation amid political uncertainty
PRA tax collection increases 23pc in H1FY20
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has claimed that it has increased its tax collection by 23.2% in the first half of fiscal year 2019-20. ... Read More »
Essential commodities’ prices rise from Sept to Jan 2020
Orange Line train service to start for public on March 23
Irregularities worth Rs11.82b revealed in NTDC
ADC Preventive transfers 1 superintendent, 18 inspectors
Multan Preventive seizes huge quantity if blankets, cigarettes worth Rs17.50m
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Preventive Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) seized huge quantity of blankets, cigarettes worth Rs17.50 million during anti-smuggling drive. According to details, Customs Preventive ... Read More »
Gwadar Customs posts 35pc growth during 1H of FY2019-20
Customs ASO seizes NDP cigarettes worth Rs 7m from Kachehry Bazar Faisalabad
Customs Preventive impounds trailer loaded with NDP smart phones & auto parts worth Rs8m
Customs Appraisement detects tax evasion of Rs48.880m against M/s Maqbool Textile Mills
Fertilizers production grew in first five months of FY2019-20
ISLAMABAD: Fertilizers production in the country during first five months of current financial year increased by 8.18 percent as compared the output of the corresponding ... Read More »
Int’l conference on LNG to be held on Jan 31
CPEC to help Pakistan in tapping its full potential in various fields: President
Finance division settles 42,444 complaints via Pakistan Citizen’s Portal
Power tariff likely to go up by 98 paisa per unit
KPT ships movement, cargo handling report on Jan 20
KARACHI: Following were the movements of ships and cargo handling at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) during the last 48 hours, ending at 0700 hours ... Read More »
Morocco, Turkey agree to review terms of free trade agreement
KPT ships movement, cargo handling report Jan 17
China will increase imports from US according to ‘market principles’
BEIJING: China will negotiate with American companies and increase imports of U.S. goods and products according to market principles, an official with its state planner ... Read More »
Boris Johnson needs my Brexit battle plan to triumph in trade talks with the EU
‘Lessons to be learned from Facebook’s WhatsApp deal’
East China customs seizes 58 endangered cactus seedlings
Qingdao Customs in east China’s Shandong Province said Thursday that it had seized 58 cactus seedlings in several inbound parcels sent from Germany and Italy. ... Read More »
China’s crude oil imports off record highs in Dec, 2019 imports rise 9.5%
Morocco, Turkey agree to review terms of free trade agreement
Morocco and Turkey have agreed to review a free trade agreement signed in 2004 to ensure more balanced trade relations between the two countries, Agence ... Read More »
Russia’s Trade Surplus Down To $161.1Bln In January-November 2019
Carlos Sainz wins first Dakar Rally to be held in Saudi Arabia
Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the third time on Friday, finishing with a comfortable winning margin in the first running ... Read More »
Oil prices rise ahead of trade deal, likely stock draw
Iran Says India Can Help Reduce Tension In Persian Gulf
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hopes that India can help reduce tensions in the Persian Gulf, referring to the recent situation between the Islamic ... Read More »
Businesses Warned of Iran Cyberattacks
Boris Johnson needs my Brexit battle plan to triumph in trade talks with the EU
hen the UK signs up to the Withdrawal Agreement at the end of January it will commit to paying the EU tens of billions of ... Read More »
UK ports expect smooth Brexit, as volumes decline after stockpiling spike
US customs rules electric bicycles are motorcycles, granting tariff exclusion
In the latest twist in the ongoing saga of Trump’s trade war with China, US Customs and Border Protection has excluded imported Chinese electric bicycles ... Read More »
Using Huawei in UK 5G network ‘madness’, says US
USMCA passes US Senate, awaits ratification in Canada
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement passed the Senate 89-10 Thursday, with the majority of lawmakers applauding improved labor, environmental and pharmaceutical enforcement provisions approved by the U.S. ... Read More »
Businesses more upbeat as trade tensions ease, Bank of Canada finds
Australia welcomes US-China trade deal, despite possible costs
China’s commitment to buy $200bn of US goods over two years could come at the expense of Australian farmers and energy providers, but the “truce” ... Read More »
Jeff Bezos is getting slammed for his donation of $690,000 to the Australian wildfire recovery
Non-oil trade between UAE, Japan totalled Dhs481bn from 2009-2019
The total value of non-oil trade between the UAE and Japan reached Dhs481.34bn ($130.8bn) from 2009 to 2019, according to statistics revealed by the Ministry ... Read More »
In the zone at Jebel Ali port
Hong Kong Fashion Label Maker SML Explores $500 Million Sale
SML Group Ltd., a closely held garment label maker for fashion brands and retailers globally, is exploring a sale of the business which could fetch ... Read More »
Hong Kong Ladies’ Market stalls shut down in customs raid on hawkers selling fake goods
Singapore’s shipping throughput hits record high
Singapore’s shipping throughput hit an all-time high last year despite weak global economic activity and challenges such as the trade war between the United States ... Read More »
Facebook sets up Singapore team for China ad business
Malaysian firms remain upbeat on business outlook
KUALA LUMPUR: Business sentiment among Malaysia companies has increased for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q1 this year, according to Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). This ... Read More »
India’s palm oil import curbs could trigger Malaysia
Man tries to smuggle 1,439 litres of alcohol over Luxembourgish border
French customs officers stopped a white van just after the Luxembourg-France border on the A31, early on Sunday morning, when the driver attempted to flee. ... Read More »
France and US compromise over a controversial tax on Google, Facebook, and other digital companies.
Swiss National Bank under rising pressure after five years of negative rates
The franc surged 40% against the common currency after the Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 per euro cap on Jan. 15, 2015, before settling ... Read More »
Switzerland’s Veeam Snapped Up in $5 Billion Private Equity Deal
