Finland gets first left-of-centre prime minister in 20 years

In July crude steel production in Poland amounted to 780,000 tons, which means a decrease of 3.6 percent y/y, according...

Tourism, jobs, pollution: the pros and cons of Barcelona’s 3m cruise ship visitors

Over 3 million visitors arrived in Barcelona on cruise ships in 2018, making the city Europe’s biggest cruise destination ahead...

Masterplast H1 earnings climb 21% as sales rise

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian building materials company Masterplast rose 21% year-on-year to EUR 2,061,000 as revenue climbed, an earnings...

Oman’s foreign assets increase by nearly a billion rials

Muscat: Oman’s net foreign assets increased by close to one billion rials in 2018, thanks to an upswing in petroleum...

Nepal Records All-time High Gold Price of NPR 70,000 Per Tola

Touching a new high, gold prices in Nepal reached NPR 70,000 per tola. The Himalayan nation recorded an increase of...

Kuwait’s Agility invests $18m on green technologies

Agility, the Kuwait-based logistics provider, has revealed that it has invested $18 million in green supply chain technologies through its...

Qatar Chamber Chairman, Germany’s Deputy Minister of Economy review bilateral trade ties

DOHA: Germany’s Member of Ministries Council and Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Thomas...

Govt of Iraq contributes $33m for Stabilization

The Government of Iraq has today signed an historic agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), committing USD 33...

Drug Smuggling Hits Afghan Exports to India

KABUL - The seizure of drugs concealed in commercial consignments from Afghanistan to India has created problems for Afghan traders....

Taiwan charges 13 intelligence and airline officials in cigarette smuggling case

TAIPEI: A total of 13 agents of the National Security Bureau (NSB) and managers at China Airlines (CAL) were charged...

Customs Today Issue 27 Aug to 02 Sep 2019

27/08/2019

NZX opens nearly 1% down on fresh trade war fears

The New Zealand sharemarket fell 1.5 per cent in early trading after trade war fears drove Wall Street down sharply....

Brazilian Real Devalues Further Despite Central Bank Intervention

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: Not even the auctions announced by Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) after markets had closed, managed to hold...

U.S President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, shake hands following a news conference at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, to announce that the U.S. and Japan have agreed in principle on a new trade agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump-Abe trade deal helps U.S. farmers and staves off auto tariffs

The US-Japan trade deal, agreed in principle on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in France, spells out...

Japanese Govt Likely to Become More Meticulous in Implementing Export Curbs

With the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) terminated, the Japanese government is expected to put pressure on South...

Three Arrested For Smuggling Gold Biscuits Worth Over Rs. 3 Crore: Police

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested three people for allegedly carrying about 10 kg gold worth...

PH, other Asian nations hold drills on sea piracy, smuggling, terrorism off Subic Bay

Realistic training scenarios, like stopping a ship from sabotaging a commercial and shipping activity, while in the waters off Subic...

Man arrested at Thai airport after ‘swallowing 1,200 grams of cocaine’

Glenn Chibasellow Ooko, 43, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport this week after it was discovered he has 1,200 grams...

Wildlife smuggling is worth up to R348bn a year – and the finance sector can help stop it