ISLAMABAD: Improved access to finance for small businesses related to poultry industry in Pakistan has been announced by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) funded Karandaaz through a partnership with JSK Feeds Limited. JSK, an associated concern of the Saif Group, currently procures a considerable portion of its raw material for poultry feed manufacturing from the small farmers. Direct …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s largest and exclusive exhibition of dyes, chemicals & allied industry, 5th Color & Chem Expo 2019 is going to be held on June 15-16 at Lahore International Expo Centre. It will also have a concurrent event Digital Textile Printing Industry Expo. This two-day exhibition is supported by Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), Lahore Chamber of …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates anticipates a busy weekend ahead of the Eid holiday with heavy traveller volumes to and from Dubai. The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on Friday 31st May with over 80,000 passengers travelling abroad. Customers are reminded to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure to avoid …

KARACHI: METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan has entered into a long term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Shams Power to install and operate solar power plant at their stores all over Pakistan. Under this agreement Shams power will operate approximately 5MW of solar power systems allowing METRO Pakistan to save 2,639 tons of CO2 every year. METRO has successfully adopted its Sustainable …

KARACHI: In an effort to digitally empower Pakistan’s youth, Jazz, the country’s leading digital communications company and Oxfam in Pakistan, a leading international development organization have agreed to collaborate. The partnership will result in the expansion of a number of socioeconomic opportunities, especially for young adolescent girls, to create a more inclusive digital environment for future generations. Jazz and Oxfam …

KARACHI: In his keynote remarks delivered yesterday at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity in Berlin, Germany, Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman, Huawei said that in recent days, restrictions, based on ungrounded allegations, have been imposed on Huawei in order to disrupt our business operations. We believe this behavior is totally unjustified. Ken highlighted that in Europe, approximately three-quarters of smartphone …

DUBAI: UAE Exchange, a renowned financial services brand in the United Arab Emirates, received an appreciation award from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for their commitment and contribution to the Emiratisation initiative under the Government Accelerators program. The award was presented by His Excellency Nasser Bin Thani Juma Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization, and His …

DUBAI: A total of 6,377 new companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the first four months of 2019, bringing membership growth to 20% compared to the 5,316 members accounted for in the same period last year. The number of renewed members reached 39,338 between January and April 2019, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 3.3%. Over the …

DUBAI: Star Business Centre, which operates three business centres in Dubai, has launched a flexi-desk package for start-ups and small businesses, for Dh833.33 per month that includes rent of office space, utility, telecom as well as support services including maintenance, secretarial and Ejari rent registration services. Star Business Centre has also launched complete office package for small companies that includes …

TAIPEI: Engro Fertilizers Limited and Engro Foundation received an international award for their Partnerships and Value Expansion in Seeds Value Chain (PAVE) project at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan on May 24, 2019. Co-funded by Engro Fertilizers Limited and the Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFAT), Government of Australia, PAVE aims to build capacities …