By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the formation of the Retail Business Group, a new organisation that aims to promote the cooperation among retailers in Dubai, serve common interests and promote transparency within the sector. The announcement was made during a special launch event hosted at Dubai Chamber’s headquarters. The event was attended …

KARACHI: H.E Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Chairman – AAOIFI Board of Trustees, would be the Chief Guest at World Islamic Finance Forum (WIFF) 2018, a unique conference being organized by CEIF-IBA in collaboration with LUMS and INCEIF, to bring together researchers, academicians and practitioners for generating innovative ideas to stimulate Islamic Finance growth while overcoming present day industry challenges. …

DUBAI: UAE’s geographical location and infrastructure make the country an ideal supply and re-distribution gateway and offer huge growth potential to logistics companies in the country, according to an industry specialist. Fortunately, the UAE is strategically located at the centre of international trade as over one-third of the world’s population lives within a 4-hour flight and two-thirds of the world’s …

LONDON: More than 60 British Airways women have shown off their aviation skills and expertise during the UK’s biggest ever all-female flight – to inspire others and mark International Women’s Day, March 8. BA1484 from Heathrow to Glasgow on Monday, March 5 brought together women in roles including baggage handlers, pilots and cabin crew, flight managers, loaders and push back …

DUBAI: Gulf Pinnacle Transport (GPT), one of the leading school bus transport providers in the UAE, on Wednesday received the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) in the “Transport Safety” category at the 10th edition of the Award as the first winner. The award is the highest recognition in the UAE transport system and also is one of the …

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the recent statements made in the media, GE entered into agreements to provide six high-efficiency 9HA gas turbines, two each to HEI for the Bhikki and Balloki power plants, and to SEPCOIII for the Haveli Bahadur Shah (HBS) power plant. HEI and SEPCOIII are the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors in charge of the three sites and …

KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited yesterday announced its Annual Results for 2017. The Bank performed fundamentally well and delivered Profit before tax of PKR 13.5 billion. Revenue was lower by PKR 1.1 billion primarily due to reduced margins and re-pricing within the investments portfolio. However, client revenue across all segments has increased and is up by 11per cent year …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline is proud to announce that it has named Three times Olympic Gold Medallist, Tirunesh Dibaba as its Brand Ambassador on March 8, International Women Day, while the airline launched its debut flight to Buenos Aires, its 6th gateway to the Americas, with an …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: First Step Shoes and Bags launched their four-storey building outlet, the biggest shoes and bag store of Pakistan yet, on main Tariq Road, earlier today with a fabulous event and fashion presentation. The launch was received with enormous enthusiasm and positive energy by imminent members of the fashion and media world. The event opened with inauguration …

LAHORE: METRO Cash & Carry in collaboration with Star Farm Pakistan organized the Graduation Ceremony of the 1st Industrial Training Program 2017 at local Hotel Lahore to distribute certificates to 50 Trainees issued by Punjab Board of Technical Education Lahore along with stipend cheque on completion of their successful Industrial Training by the honorable chief guest H.E Mr. Martin Koblerm …