JAKARTA: The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) was established in 2008 to create a progressive democratic architecture in the Asia-Pacific region. In the past decades, the Forum facilitated dialogues through sharing experiences and best practices in managing diversity that encourages equality, mutual understanding and respect. This year, the 13th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) will be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on …

Monis Rahman, Founder, rozee.pk is offering free ecommerce stores for women SMEs in the LADIESFUND Community and recently addressed them virtually. Although based in Lahore, he flew down to The Buraq Center by LADIEFUND in Karachi for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day’s as part of Global Entrepeneurship Week to virtually address thousands of women SMEs in Pakistan. More than 3000 women watched …

Ismail Suttar, President Employers’ Federation of Pakistan(EFP), during a visit to Turkey with Mehmood Arshad Director Economic Council, to meet Vice President of Istanbul Chambers of Commerce (ICC), Israfil KURALAY, said that Turkey and Pakistan share an inseparable brotherly bond and in current economic times must religiously pursue bilateral trade and investment ventures. EFP President, while highlighting the bloated USD …

Jazz World, the self-care platform of Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider, has crossed seven million monthly active users. This milestone cements Jazz World as the largest local app in Pakistan. Jazz World is an online customer engagement platform that allows subscribers to check prepaid balance and postpaid bill, recharge their mobile balance, …

Pakistan telecom industry’s CSR frontrunner, Zong 4G, has extended support to Naureen Zindagi Welfare Trust (NZWT), an orphanage in Islamabad amid the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative is a part of Zong 4G’s commitment to empowering Pakistan and giving back to the society, especially the marginalized communities. Naureen Zindagi Welfare Trust is an orphanage for children in Islamabad’s Ghauri Town. NZWT …

Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), one of Pakistan’s leading Islamic banking network, together with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), carried out the second ballot for the four winners of the “Welcome Home – Roshan Digital Account” campaign, during a ceremony held at Faysal House, Karachi. The ceremony was held in reference to a joint initiative by Faysal Bank and PIA, to promote …

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, announced its ‘Emarati Credit Card’ will feature the iconic UAE Nation Brand ‘Seven Lines’ logo, following a collaboration agreement with the UAE Nation Brand Office. Launched to celebrate the UAE’s 49th National Day, the newly-branded ‘Emarati Credit Card’ will offer an exclusive free-for-life offer to new UAE national customers, …

The Board of Directors of K-Electric Limited (KE) in its meeting held on November 27, 2020, at the KE head office, approved the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. KE reported a net profit amounting to PKR 1.111 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, translating into an Earning per Share (EPS) of PKR 0.04. …

VILNIUS: Latvian airline airBaltic has today started performing direct flights from Vilnius to Kyiv, Ukraine. The new flights will be performed two times a week on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The scheduled flight time to Kyiv will be one hour and 15 minutes. Currently airBaltic performs direct flights from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius to various European business hubs and a selection of leisure destinations. A complete schedule …

The Hult Prize is a global competition that crowd-sources ideas from all universities and college students. Recently, this event was held at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi. The theme was ‘Food for Good.’ The participating teams of IoBM students shared business ideas to reduce food wastage. Mr. Talib Karim, President IoBM delivered the welcome note. He praised the …