Mr. Noor Ahmed, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), H.E. Mr Marc Barety, Ambassador of France, and Mr. Philippe Steinmetz, Country Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD), signed the Credit Financing Agreement worth Euros 65 million to co-finance with ADB, AIIB and Green Climate Fund (GCF). Subsequent Project Agreement was signed between AFD , Transport and Mass transit …

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently launched a webinar series providing African women business leaders and entrepreneurs with useful information about doing business in Dubai, as well as the benefits of participating in Expo 2020 Dubai. The African Women in Business: Connecting the Dots to the UAE Market and Expo 2020 series, organised by the Chamber’s representative offices in …

RAK Hospital, a premier healthcare facility in the UAE has launched Middle East’s first ever comprehensive ‘Online COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program’, which will be offered to patients suffering from long COVID symptoms, completely free of cost. Pakistani Corona Patients can also benefit from this ‘online COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program’. Pakistani citizens can log onto www.rakhospitalrehab.com to register for the program, then undergo …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic. Africa CDC has mobilised a broad multi-stakeholder public private partnership with the help of its strategic partners, the PanaBIOS Consortium and …

Four Bahraini pilots at Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have completed the final check for command upgrade training and promoted to be captains. Mr. Ahmed Ismaeel, Mr. Ahmed Janahi, Mr. Mohammed Kamal and Mr. Mohammed Malek were congratulated by the airline’s top management for their promotion and uniform upgrade from three to four stripes. All …

Latvian airline airBaltic has recently introduced a new sustainability project, replacing pilot briefing packages with electronic operational flight plans that airBaltic pilots will be able to access on their iPads. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We introduced iPads for our pilots already back in 2014, saving vast amounts of printed paper each year and providing additional operational efficiency. Now we are taking yet another significant step …

Hotpod, the fastest growing tech based managed kitchen company and Bekaar Films, one of the top influencers on social media announced to launch Bekaar Burgers – a fast food brand. The brand will be available for consumers in Karachi soon. The menu includes 4 main items inspired by each member of Bekaar Films: Double Cheesy JAZZY, Mac ‘N’ MUBEEN, Chicken …

AJMAN: Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) has recently received three ISO certifications in recognition of its continuous efforts in environmental management, business continuity systems, and occupational health and safety. ATDD has been recognized for excellence in Environmental Management through the ISO 14001:2015, continued success in business continuity management systems through ISO 22301:2019. Ajman Tourism dedication to ensuring best practices in occupational health and safety has been recognized by receiving …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) got recognition for its progressive practices in Inclusive Communication and Social Responsibility at the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmark Standards (GDIB) Awards 2021. Being a large organization with a nationwide reach of staff and customer-base, it is a tremendous feat to be acknowledged for communication practices that are effectively tailored to the diverse characteristics …

EBM, the largest biscuit manufacturers in Pakistan has won the Gold-Award 2021 presented at the 8th annual EFP Employer of the Year Awards in the Star-Ranks Category. This category rewards the best performers who qualify in all factors of evaluation. The Honorable President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi personally chaired this prestigious ceremony organized by the ‘Employers’ Federation of Pakistan’ …