DUBAI: Fashion designers in the UAE are being given an opportunity to create uniforms for more than 30,000 Expo 2020 Dubai volunteers and staff. Worn every day of the six-month event, the men’s and women’s uniforms will reflect Expo’s theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, while celebrating the UAE’s rich heritage. Competition designs must incorporate elements of UAE culture, and be practical, …

ABU DHABI: Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development celebrated the Emirati Women’s Day which is themed this year, ‘Women on the Course of Zayed’, coinciding with the Centennial of Zayed and the declaration of 2018 as the Year of Zayed by the UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The UAE takes the 28th of August of each …

CEDAR RAPIDS:Rockwell Collins’ industry-leading MiQ® seating platform has been chosen by Turkish Airlines for the business class cabin of its new fleet of medium-haul, single-aisle aircraft. Initial deliveries of 92 shipsets for Airbus A321neo aircraft and deliveries of 77 shipsets for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are now underway. The MiQ platform was selected for the superior passenger experience it delivers to …

Pakistan’s leading brand of home-appliances – Dawlance continues to introduce more innovative products to cater to the evolving needs of various consumer segments in Pakistan. The latest additions to its product range include: the new Glass Door Chest Freezers – the DF 200 ES along with the 91998 Signature Inverter. With the introduction of these Glass-Door models, this year, the …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Indus Motor Company (IMC) Ltd. met on August 28, 2018 to review the company’s financial and operating performance for the year ended June 30, 2018. The company posted net sales revenue of Rs. 140.2 billion, up by 25% as compared to Rs. 112.27 billion last year, while profit after tax grew by 21% to …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Under this MoU Signing, KPMG as a part of its CSR activities, agreed to provide pro bono services to act as the tax & financial advisors of SAF. These services will include tax advisory on routine tax matters, assistance in tax compliances, provide financial advisory services i.e development of financial systems for the organization, development of …

KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited has announced its H1 2018 Results. The Bank declared aProfit (after tax) of PKR 5.2 billion in H1 2018, which has increased 3per cent year on year. Client revenue has increased by 10per cent year on year with positive contribution from transaction banking, financial markets and retail deposits.While administrative costs increased year on year, …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah in their meeting held in Abu Dhabi on 26 August 2018, approved the Bank’s un-audited condensed interim financial statements for the quarter and half year ended June 30, 2018. The Bank’s Profit before Taxation for the six months period ended June 30, 2018 was recorded at Rs.10.008 Billion, as against Rs. 8.470 …

FORT WORTH: The American Airlines CR Smith Museum reopens to the public this Labor Day weekend following the successful completion of a redesign of its permanent exhibitions. To celebrate the reopening, the museum will offer free admission to children Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1–2. The redesign, made possible through a lead donation by the American Airlines Group and gifts by …

DUBAI: Dubai Creek Harbour, the six square kilometre mega-development nearly twice the size of Downtown Dubai, will welcome its first residents early next year. A vibrant new community will take shape in a trend-setting Riviera-style neighbourhood as the first residences in Creek Island Dubai, the premier district in Dubai Creek Harbour, are being readied for hand-over. The result of meticulous planning by …