ISLAMABAD: It is incredible to note that even today 72 percent of tax burden is on the industry in Pakistan, while 38 percent is on remaining 80 percent of the economy which is inherently unfair system and against industrialization. For Pakistan, potential of tax to GDP ratio in 2019 is 17 percent this is as far as we can push …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has finalized all preparations to launch a direct thrice weekly flight to Istanbul, Turkey as of April 1, 2019. Istanbul is the largest European city and Turkey’s historic, industrial and financial capital. Regarding the upcoming services, Group CEO …

By Rafiq Vayanu DUBAI: Emirates today revealed its ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 themed Emirates A380 livery in the build up to one of the world’s most anticipated sporting events this year. Former India cricketer and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2011 winner, Virender Sehwag, and Emirates sponsored Lancashire team players Saqib Mahmood and Tom Bailey helped to marshal the newly …

LAHORE: Following the successful launch of the new season of Coca-Cola Food & Music Festival in Lahore and after catering to more than 350,000 food lovers in sold-out events in Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad and Karachi, the biggest #PartyinThePark is all set to return to Lahore for the second time as the season finale takes place at Lake City (3 days: …

DUBAI: As part of its commitment towards human capital development, ENOC Group will offer over 200 job opportunities across upstream, downstream and corporate divisions within the Group to UAE nationals. These rewarding career opportunities will be showcased by the Group at the UAE Career Fair, to be held from March 19 to 21 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. ENOC …

KARACHI: BankIslami Pakistan Limited, one of the leading Islamic Banks in the country, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Center of Islamic Finance – COMSATS University (CUI), Lahore Campus, one of the leading public sector univerities of the country, to collaborate in conducting Islamic Banking awareness seminars and workshops for the students and public at large to spread …

KARACHI: Hilal Care established the Bold Men Awards as a platform to celebrate individuals who make Pakistan proud with their brilliant work; people whose work shows dedication and growth. Starting in the month of March 2019 the awards will be conducted on a national scale through Bold’s Facebook page. The audience will have the chance to vote for their favorite …

DHAKA: Adhering to their commitment to provide reliable and affordable electricity in Bangladesh, Summit and GE Power (NYSE: GE) announced they will proceed with the co-development of Summit Meghnaghat II, a 583 MW combined cycle gas power plant at Meghnaghat, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The announcement follows the signing of a 22-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Summit Meghnaghat II Power Company …

DUBAI: Avivo Group, one of the fastest growing healthcare service providers in the GCC, is all set to launch the second phase of its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ‘AVY’ that will help eliminate the waiting time of patients at the group’s clinics and hospitals. The ‘Patients’ Journey Enrichment Phase’, as the group generally calls the second phase, will also integrate appointment …

LAHORE: Uber, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to partner drivers, hosted its first Expo- Uber Jahaan for partners drivers and their families at Expo Center. The purpose of the event was to acknowledge the great work partner drivers have been doing in providing safe, reliable rides to people across Pakistan. The expo saw partner drivers and their …