While the Japanese government struck a more upbeat chord in its January economic report, measures of consumer confidence paint a grimmer picture of things further on, as a tax hike in April threatens to put the breaks on household spending. ...
Tags: economic report, Japan's Economy
Amidst a backdrop of a weak economic scenario, Japanese apparel company Daidoh Limited witnessed a slight dip in its sales performance in H1 FY 2013-14. The company, which is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sales of yarns, woolen ...
Tags: apparel, Daidoh Limited
With the new year, Amazon is charging sales on purchases in three more states - Indiana, Nevada, and Tennessee. Amazon agreed to begin collecting sales tax in the three states in 2014, bringing to 19 the states in which it automatically ...
The Pakistani textile industry has urged the Government to establish Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) Cell, in order to fully utilize the duty-free access to the European Union (EU) and earn foreign exchange. The proposal ...
Tags: Textile Sector, duty-free access
Japan's economy will grow 1.4 percent in fiscal 2014 on the back of healthy domestic demand, amid inflation of 1.2 percent — excluding the effects of the consumption tax hike in April, the government projected Saturday. The ...
From noodle bars to housekeeping services, personal spending is spreading cheer to the nooks and crannies of the Japanese economy. The Bank of Japan's December Tankan survey of business sentiment showed a major improvement in confidence ...
Tags: Japan, personal spending, Japanese economy, Japan's economic recoveries
The cost of construction is set to go up further following an increase of Rs10-20 made in the prices of cement by manufacturers in the southern region. Retailers said that after the jump in prices, retail price of Falcon cement hovers ...
Tags: cement, decoration
To continue to meet the storage demands of Stanley Vidmar customers, Vidmar's QuickShip program now allows customers to select from a range of storage solutions including preconfigured cabinets, work surfaces, drawer accessories, mobile ...
Today, more than ever, briquetting press machine makes good business sense to recover energy from production ravage and becomes popular source of fuel. The people are well aware of this fact from their long experience in wood business, ...
Karachi—The cement industry sources wonder as to why cannot the Federal Board of Revenue keep taxation simple and easy instead of coming with policies that hurt the consumers, manufacturers and ultimately the national exchequer ...
Tags: Complex Tax System, Cement Industry, Karachi
Japan's core machinery orders fell more than expected in September and firms expect orders to fall further in the current quarter, showing that business investment remains the weak link in generating a sustained economic recovery. The 2.1 ...
Tags: core machinery
The National Superintendent of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) of Peru brought into effect measures to combat the undervaluation of imports of textiles and apparel in the country from October 30, 2013. According to a statement ...
Tags: SUNAT, Textiles Undervaluation
Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has requested the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to open a new institute for printing and packaging technology in Pakistan. The union has suggested that the institute should ...
This blog post was written by?Fred Clements, executive director of the?National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog posts can be read on. It is outrageous that the federal government continues to give the middle finger to ...
Tags: bike, Transportation
Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX:LIQ), North America's largest publicly traded liquor retailer, today reported its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S UPDATE ...
Tags: Liquor Stores, Food