News Desk DUBAI: The 12th World Chambers Congress in Dubai, originally scheduled for February 2021, has now been postponed to November 2021 to coincide with the new dates for Expo 2020 Dubai, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced. Co-organised by Dubai Chamber and the ICC World Chambers Federation, the upcoming Congress will now be held on November 23-25, …

KARACHI: VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced the appointment of Nitin Ahuja as the incoming Country Manager, Nascent and Vietnam at VMware. Armed with more than a decade of experience in the enterprise technology space and a strong background in leading synergy and solutions teams across VMware and the Dell group of companies, Nitinwill …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Jupiter Business Mentors (JBM), a home-grown UAE based mentorship platform has announced launch of #FutureproofYourBusiness, a webinar series offering practical tips to help entrepreneurs change their business trajectory based on the evolving market needs and help improve their performance and efficiency. The #FutureproofYourBusiness webinar series include: The webinar on Driving Revenues – Empowering your sales growth-scheduled …

KARACHI: To respond and create awareness around COVID-19, Zong 4G, Pakistan’s leading telecommunication network has partnered with Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), which is at the forefront in Sindh in the battle against the pandemic. As a socially responsible entity, Zong 4G will now extend its network and communication services to relay authentic healthcare messages to the Pakistani public. …

DUBAI: Restrictions imposed to contain the Covid-19 outbreak in the UAE have led to significant changes in consumer behaviours in the country, according to new analysis published by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The study, based on Google Trends data, noted that online grocery shopping became the norm for many consumers in the UAE between March and May 2020. …

DUBAI: Standard Chartered has announced that Abbas Husain has been appointed Regional Head of Corporate Finance, Africa and the Middle East (AME). Bringing over nearly 24 years of banking experience, 17 years of which have been with Standard Chartered, Abbas has been leading one of the largest and most successful Project & Export Finance teams in the region, with a …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB) has made it convenient for travellers to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) on the go with the installation of two PPE vending machines at the airport. Located in the departure areas of DXB’s Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, the vending machines dispense PPE kits containing a mask and a pair of gloves, and also offers two …

DUBAI: 18 Countries, 18 Topics, 180 Minutes 1 Platform – THRIVE. On May 30th 2020 OPOIE on pulled of a mammoth Digital global CONGRESS. The new normal has its challenges and with it; rewards. THRIVE Confluence connected 18 time zones, expert speakers and influence figures and 500 corporate and international participants from across the globe; capsulised into 180 minutes. KP …

KARACHI: Easypaisa, the country’s leading branchless banking solution and Ruba Digital (Pvt.) Ltd. (RD), the largest and fastest growing electronic multi-brand retail chain network in Pakistan have recently collaborated to digitize the process of payment collection from RD customers. It is another milestone in Easypaisa’s journey of bringing convenient digital financial solutions to users through partnerships with prominent organizations in …

News Desk DUBAI: During the opening session of Arabian Travel Market’s inaugural virtual event, ATM Virtual, aviation industry veteran Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline,has outlined the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry, as well as the measures implemented by the company in response to the pandemic. Speaking during an interview with respected aviation expert John Strickland, Director …