KARACHI: Experts from Standard Chartered’s Greater China Region hosted roadshows in Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Pakistan to outline the benefits of and investment opportunities from China’s B&R initiative, together with Renminbi internationalisation. The purpose of these roadshows is to enable our clients to take advantage of the benefits presented by China-led Belt & Road initiative (B&R), which is also bringing more …

DUBAI: Held in Dubai, from 21st to 26th April by the Society of Engineers (SOE) and the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA), the World Tunnel Congress and 44th ITA General Assembly were a momentous occasion and an undoubted success for the global industry. Focused on “The Role of Underground Space for future cities”, the world tunnel congress shared a light …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a two-day workshop at its premises which highlighted best practices in sustainability reporting and provided members of its Sustainability Network with frameworks and useful tools for preparing sustainability reports. The workshop, entitled “Roadmap to Sustainability Reporting”, was organised by the Network’s Sustainability Reporting Task Force, and featured training sessions which …

DUBAI: The number of people seeking the Dominican citizenship that allows visa-free travel to more than 130 countries through Citizenship by Investment programme has increased significantly. In UAE alone, the Caribbean citizenship demand by affluent residents has propelled to 51 per cent. The investment in the landmark development Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel directly qualifies the buyer for Dominican citizenship. UAE, with over 5,000 …

RAS AL KHAIMAH: dnata was recently presented with the two prestigious awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony 2018 – for the fifth year running, securing the accolade of ‘UAE’s Leading Travel Agency’ and ‘The Middle East’s Leading Business Travel Agency’. The World Travel Awards Middle East, presented at a gala dinner in Ras Al Khaimah, in front …

DUBAI: Emirates has introduced Home Check-in, a new service which allows customers to check in for their flights from anywhere in Dubai. The service is available for customers across all classes travelling on Emirates flights. The new service enables Emirates passengers to complete the security check and check-in from the comfort of their home, hotel or office and have their …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, alongside Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority and a number of Bahraini travel and tourism industry representatives, is participating in the Arabian Travel Market 2018 (ATM), the region’s leading travel and tourism exhibition. Taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 22-25 April, Gulf Air is …

DUBAI: flynas, the award winning Saudi national carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East signed an agreement with Chubb Arabia Coorperative Insurance Company to offer flynas customers with travel insurance coverage, making flynas the first airline to offer its passengers travel insurance. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market that was held …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Standard Chartered and Emirates Airlines unveiled a new Emirates Standard Chartered Debit Card for their shared customers. The new card is an extension of the partnership between the two companies which was announced last year with the launch of a co-brand Credit Card. Designed to meet the different needs of a diverse client base, the Emirates …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Meezan Bank, in its meeting, held at Karachi on April 19, 2018, approved the unconsolidated condensed interim financial statements and consolidated financial statements of the Bank for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The meeting was presided by Mr. Riyadh S.A. A. Edrees – Chairman of the Board; Mr. Faisal A. A. A. Al …