KARACHI: “Using modern technology, Pakistan has the best chance to recover the loss it has sustained in previous decades in its socio-economic development.” This was stated by Syed Veqar ul Islam, Director and CEO of Jaffer Business Systems (JBS). He expressed his views while addressing The Future Summit, a two-day international IT conference, held in Karachi at a Movenpick hotel. …

BIZ TODAY MONITOR LONDON: American Express and British Airways are launching a new credit card for business owners who want to maximise their company spending and earn significant travel benefits to help their business go further. The British Airways American Express® Accelerating Business Card is open for applications from today. It is the only business credit card that enables UK …

KARACHI: Award-winning beauty clinic and institute Depilex announced as the official hair and makeup partner for the Hum Style Awards 2019. After a successful collaboration for the 6th Hum Awards 2018, Depilex has once again entered into a partnership with the most anticipated award show of the season. The pioneers of beauty industry and the force behind revolutionizing beauty and …

DUBAI: In the presence of HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), HE Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman-Dubai Aviation City Corporation & Dubai South, HE Massimo Baggi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE and Bahrain, Dr. Franco Vigliotti, Project Head and Dean of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne …

LONDON: British Airways is on the lookout for ambitious and adventurous graduates to help implement its unprecedented £6.5 billion transformation programme. The airline is offering three different graduate programmes; Finance, Data and Future Leaders. Each three-year programme rotates successful applicants around the business, offering world-class training and challenging project work including responsibility for high-level decision-making; last year the airline received …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering operations, has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art solar power system across its premises, which is expected to deliver an annual reduction of 3 million kg of greenhouse gas emissions. This is part of EKFC’s continued investment in infrastructure to improve resource efficiency. EKFC’s latest initiative supports the Dubai …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi-based place-maker IMKAN has joined forces with Nael & Bin Harmal Hydroexport Co LLC (NBHH) to begin construction work for phase one of AlJurf on Sahel Al Emarat (Riviera of the UAE.) The signing ceremony, which took place in AlJurf to a backdrop of pristine coastal views and the beaches of the Arabian Gulf, …

JOHANNESBURG: Emirates was named Best International Airline in the Business category and came in second place as the Overall Favourite Brand in the business category, a Grand Prix award, at the 2019 Sunday Times Top Brands Awards. Results were announced at a private ceremony held at The Venue at The Houghton, in Johannesburg. Now, in its twenty-first year, the Sunday …

DUBAI: People around the Middle East are unified in their optimistic outlook and see respect and the celebration of diversity as key to unlocking a better future for all, according to a major new global survey.  Commissioned by Expo 2020 Dubai, and conducted by YouGov, the world’s first Global Optimism Outlook Survey tracked countries’ priorities for the future, looking at …

DUBAI: Focus Softnet, the leading software development and enterprise applications provider, today announced that it is partnering with Tata Communications, the leading global digital infrastructure provider to host its cloud-based ERP solutions on the IZO™ Private Cloud platform. Tata Communications’ IZO™ Private Cloud platform is enabling Focus Softnet to offer its cloud-based ERP solutions either as a public cloud SaaS …