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Superintendent-IR Mujeeb retires
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Italian GDP grows 0.3% at start of the year
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Customs Preventive Officer Amjad to retire on June 9
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Vietnam’s steel industry facing difficulties
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Ghana exports US$9m worth of apparel under AGOA
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Pak rupee depreciates by 30 paisas in interbank
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Abu Dhabi ports present industry opportunities to Chinese businessmen
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Albania’s trade gap widens as exports fall
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Australian exports predict to rise between 10-35% over next 5 years
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Economy falling imports, more tourists buoy Thailand’s current account
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Brazil’s GDP likely contracted again in Q1
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Turkey increases import of Kazakh wheat bran
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Customs seizes 1,533 generators, 542 poultry products
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India’s Google tax to come into effect from 1 June
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