MUMBAI: With the target of welcoming 1 million tourist arrivals from India, Malaysia is gearing up its promotion for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign at the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) from 3 to 5 February 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. As one of the leading travel shows held annually in India, OTM serves as a marketing platform that …

MANAMA: Gulf Air – the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain – celebrated its resumption services to Erbil in Iraq as its flight GF233 landed in Erbil International Airport at 1630 on 02 February 2020. Upon arrival, a celebratory event was held at the airport which saw the attendance of Gulf Air’s Chief Operations Officer Capt. Suhail Ismaeel and the …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber’s Accra office recently organised a trade mission to the UAE joined by Ghanaian businessmen who visited ArabHealth 2020 and explored concrete business prospects and innovative solutions emerging within Dubai’s healthcare sector. The visiting delegates, representing leading healthcare and pharmaceutical companies in Ghana, held 350 bilateral business meetings on the sidelines of the annual healthcare exhibition, which centered …

ABU DHAB: In line with Abu Dhabi Vision 2030, Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI) signed a cooperation agreement with Al Habtoor Motors to establish an efficient and flexible training system that will empower young Emiratis build relevant skills to coincide with new and emerging technologies in the automotive sector. The agreement was signed by H.E. Dr. Abdulrahman …

KARACHI: The Nest I/O, P@SHA’s Tech Incubator and Accelerator, signed an MoU with Islamabad United, a leading HBL PSL team, to promote entrepreneurship in the country. Under the umbrella of #UnitedWeTech, both partners will be working together to identify and promote entrepreneurs and founders with a proven Minimum Viable Products (MVP), demonstrated traction, and/or a strong positive social aspect.  “We …

KARACHI: Positive Media Communications (PMC) organised a seminar on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Movenpick Hotel. The seminar, titled “Tolerant Pakistan” discussed ways to shun extremism from the country and bring about harmony. A panel comprising of esteemed guests from various backgrounds were invited to the session to speak about tolerance. The panel was comprised of His Excellency, the …

JORDAN: Arab Bank Group closed 2019 with solid results reporting net income after tax of $846.5 million as compared to $820.5 million in 2018, recording a growth of 3.2%.  Net income before tax grew to reach $ 1.15 billion as compared to $ 1.12 billion in 2018, while Group equity grew to reach $9.102 billion with a return on equity …

News Desk DUBAI: In a bid to further contribute to enhancing trade flow in Dubai’s leading free zones, DP World, UAE Region and Dubai South signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable its flagship Free Zone, Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) and Dubai South to facilitate the seamless entry and exit of goods between them and enhance services to …

News Desk KARACHI: Lucky Cement Limited (psx: LUCK) won the Int’l Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the category of “Green Environmental Stewardship”, organized by The Professionals Network (TPN), at the 9th CSR Summit & Awards held on 30th January, 2020 at Marriott hotel, Karachi. Lucky Cement Limited received this prestigious award in recognition of its efforts to control carbon emissions in …

KARACHI: The 10th ‘International Women Leaders Summit’ was held in Movenpick Karachi, Pakistan, bringing together women leaders from across the globe, to reflect on their stories of success, and inspire others to take the lead. A pioneer in leadership development for professional women, New World Concepts led by Yasmin Hyder has been organizing the International Women Leaders’ Summit in Karachi since 2012. …