LAHORE: ACCA partnered with the Women Economic Empowerment Network for the WEEN Summit 2019 in Multan to bring together trailblazing women entrepreneurs and provide opportunities to inspire, network, collaborate, seek support, and launch new initiatives. At the summit, ACCA Member, Khawaja Mohsin delivered an insightful presentation on how to enable women entrepreneurship in the country and explained how ACCA is helping …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) and Dubai Free Zone Council to launch the “Be Part of Dubai” initiative which will see prominent businessmen receive UAE Golden Residency Visas. The MoU, signed at a launch ceremony …

DUBAI: FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, today announces that Dubai Airports will join its U.A.E Customer Advisory Board for Roxo™, the FedEx SameDay Bot, focusing on the collaboration to develop a device to meet business needs in the United Arab Emirates. Roxo™ is an autonomous delivery device, designed to …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group and GE Aviation, the world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend GE’s development and leadership training programmes to UAE National employees at the Emirates Group. The MoU was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Nasser Bin Kherbash, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, HR Development and Customer Service …

News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) has a small but significant presence at the ongoing Dubai Airshow as it showcases its cadet training programme and two of the 27 aircraft in its fleet of Cirrus SR22 and Embraer Phenom 100EV aircraft. The Academy has truly taken off since its debut and official opening by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin …

DUBAI: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low cost carrier, has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft comprising 73 A320neos, 27 A321neos and 20 A321XLRs. The agreement was signed at the 2019 Dubai Airshow in the presence of Air Arabia’s Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Adel Ali, Chief Executive Officer Air …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Telecom Company, Ufone Human Resources Department has implemented Quality Management System by attaining ISO 9001:2015 Certification. A ceremony was held on the World Quality day in Islamabad to acknowledge this achievement which is also an industry first initiative. Rashid Khan, President & CEO Ufone, received the ISO Certificate from SGS representative Waqas Khan. Yousef Al Zaabi Chief Officer …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: New opportunities are on the horizon for local and international businesses at Expo 2020 Dubai, with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry to play a pivotal role in creating new connections and collaborations as an Official Partner. As an official partner, Dubai Chamber will represent and support the interests of the UAE business community at Expo …

DUBAI: His Excellency George Weah, President of Liberia, said his country is making headway in implementing a series of reforms aimed at boosting its economy and overcoming existing challenges. Speaking at the Global Business Forum Africa 2019 in Dubai, H.E. George Weah said he is optimistic about Liberia’s potential to become a strong African economy as more players in the country’s …

KARACHI: “The Middle East and Africa has reached a key chapter in its education story. Up until now, the conversation around education has revolved primarily around improving the standard of education across the region. But as digital transformation continues to sweep across the globe, there’s a unique window of opportunity to fast-forward to a completely revolutionised era of education.” These thoughts …