KARACHI: A large number of businessmen and women thronged to Top Thai Brands 2019 exhibition on its second day. Expo is held at a Pearl Continental hotel. On Sunday, businessmen paid visit to this expo and held B2B meetings with exhibitors. They discussed opportunities for joint venture, dealerships, technology transfer and bilateral trade. They termed Thai products exhibition a milestone …

BIZ TODAY MONITOR DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and ‘Careem’ announced the launch of their taxi e-hailing in Dubai under a Joint Venture (JV) name called ‘Hala’, which will officially offer its services to customers as of September 2019 through taxi vehicles. Hala logo is designed to reflect the transformation of the taxi e-hailing experience provided through the …

DUBAI: Members of Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, can use travel and shopping spends from their summer holiday this year to earn more Skywards Miles that can get them closer to their next dream getaway. Miles earned through Emirates Skywards special offers can be redeemed for flights on Emirates, flydubai and other partner airlines or …

DUBAI: New banking and licensing solutions tailored to the needs of startups, an uptick in the number of fintech startups specialising in SME banking and increased cooperation between UAE banks and the country’s startup ecosystem are among the key achievements outlined by the Dubai Chamber-led working group on SME banking. The working group, in cooperation with Smart Dubai, Dubai Technology …

DUBAI: Fang, the leading real estate internet platform in China, has marked its launch in the UAE with a special LED show on Burj Khalifa, the global icon. A part of Fang Holdings, Fang leads the online real estate market in China in terms of number of page views and visitors to its websites that provide marketing, listing, financial and …

RIYADH: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, today announced plans for further expansion in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), following approval from SAMA (The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) to open 20 additional branches in the Kingdom. The announcement reflects KSA’s growing importance to Dubai’s biggest bank by assets as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to strengthen long-standing …

News Desk DUBAI: The most common factors holding back security awareness programmes in companies are the lack of time and staff rather than budget, although nearly 60% of the professionals surveyed say they are not even aware of the budget allocated to security awareness in their companies. These are some of the key findings of the 2019 Security Awareness Report, …

BIZ TODAY MONITOR LONDON: Spectators at the world’s largest military air show delighted at a fly-past by a specially decorated British Airways jumbo jet and The Red Arrows. Flight BA100 lead the display at the Royal International Air Tattoo on Saturday, July 20 and was flanked by nine Hawk jets belonging to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, who trailed British …

News Desk KARACHI: Three-day “Top Thai Brands 2019” exhibition opened on Saturday aiming to enhance bilateral trade and specifically Pakistan’s exports to Thailand which was $225.5 million last year in 2018. In year 2017, Pakistan’s exports to Thailand were $142.9 million however it witnessed an increase of 57.8 percent bringing up this figure to $225.5 million in 2018. This was …

KARACHI: Standard Chartered Saadiq, the Bank’s Islamic Banking arm, has received 21 awards at the 2019 Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards. The Bank was recognised for its sukuk and investment advisory skills, in addition to its innovative products and services offered in the Islamic Finance space. This recognition highlights the Bank’s innovative and diverse range of Sharia’a compliant services to …