By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), has partnered with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), the world’s largest non-profit entrepreneurial organisation, to help Indian FinTechs scale their businesses across the region. Throughout a two-day programme, DIFC met with 17 FinTech startups from Mumbai to understand their …

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) opened  its Charsadda branch in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recently. The new branch was inaugurated by the Deputy CEO of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful, Muhammad Menhas along with senior members of regional team. This new branch will create great convenience and provide a wide range of Takaful services to a vast number of consumers, living in Charsadda and …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Non-Banking Financial Sector & Modarabas must oppose and take head on the Sales Taxes imposed on NBFI & Modaraba companies considering them as services sector by the Government of Sindh in its Budge, this sector is only providing financial support rather than services as assumed by the Government. Whereas the Regulator are not observing their true …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network, Zong 4G,  the first and only telecom operator with more than 12 million 4G subscribers, has been dominating the 4G arena with fastest and seamless connectivity. With the growing 4G subscriber base, one of the biggest stars from the Pakistani entertainment industry  and a youth icon, Hamza Ali Abbasi has also joined, Zong 4G’s widest …

ABU DHABI: H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, issued a ministerial decision approving the status of Economic Concentration in the UAE market for the upcoming acquisition of Careem – one of the leading start-ups established in the UAE – by the global company Uber. Under the Competition Law No. 4 of 2012 and the Executive …

DUBAI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Dubai Chapter, PIO recently held a seminar on Anti-Money Laundering, Insurance & Liabilities, themed ‘Be Aware, Play Safe’.  The seminar was focussed on spreading awareness about the various money-laundering practices plaguing the finances of corporates across the world throwing light upon the various checks and solutions that can be put in place …

DUBAI: Construction consultancy Jacobs Mace has been named Expo 2020 Dubai’s Official Programme Delivery Management Provider, strengthening an already successful relationship and supporting Expo’s ambition to deliver a worldclass site that will attract 25 million visits. Since its appointment as Project Management Consultant in January 2015, the syndicate has been part of the team responsible for managing the design and …

DUBAI: Synology® Inc. today launched DiskStation DS419slim, a 4-bay NAS equipped with 2.5″ drive support. Underneath the palm-sized chassis, it supports up to 20TB maximum raw capacity with four 2.5″ HDDs. “Nowadays, many people are still struggling with managing files scattered across public clouds, USB drives, or personal computers. As a clever and reliable personal cloud, DS419slim helps keep your precious …

DUBAI: In view recent roll-out of 5G network technology by UAE telecom operators, Huawei will launch its highly anticipated 5G smartphone – HUAWEI Mate 20 X (5G) in the UAE this July. Supporting a wide range of patented 5G technologies, the device is expected to represent high-speed connectivity and powerful performance. HUAWEI Mate 20 X (5G) – Huawei’s first commercial …

JOHANNESBURG: The Pakistan Southern Africa Trade Federation has in continuation of its endeavor to explore new investment opportunities and to enhance volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Southern African nations planned to a 3 Day trade and investment seminar in Johannesburg from 27 to 29th August 2019. The event is being organized in coordination with the Pakistan High Commission …