KARACHI: In a recent development in digital payments landscape, TCS has collaborated with 1LINK to introduce the service of collecting bill payments at their 900+ TCS Express Centers and at the doorsteps of their customers. The signing ceremony was held at 1LINK Head Office in Karachi. As per the agreement between TCS and 1LINK, TCS will be assuming the role …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, successfully conducted an emergency response exercise at the airline’s headquarters last week as part of its ongoing commitment to ensure the required preparedness level to handle any emergency in a timely, effective and responsible manner. The planned emergency response exercise provided a refresher training to Gulf Air’s Emergency Response Team and …

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Power Corporation, a state-owned entity with a mandate to generate value through active asset management of key utilities’ investments in Abu Dhabi, entered into a strategic partnership with Mubadala Investment Company and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (‘Masdar’); a subsidiary of ‘Mubadala’, during a signing ceremony held at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019. The strategic partnership supports …

TORONTO: GTA dnata, dnata’s joint-venture company in Canada, has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma handling processes and facilities in Toronto.  GTA dnata is the first ground services provider to be awarded the prestigious certification for warehousing as well as ramp handling and ground transportation services in North America. The CEIV Pharma program was created by IATA …

DUBAI: ZAJEL, the leading national courier company in the UAE, has signed a cooperation agreement with Zulekha Hospital Dubai to deliver medicines to the patients and clients dealing with the Hospital. The agreement was signed by Ms Khawla Kabanji, CEO of ZAJEL, and Dr Zia Ur Rahman Shah, Director of Zulekha Hospital. The deal aims to avail the opportunity for …

DUBAI: The strategic partnership between Dubai’s two airlines, Emirates and flydubai, continues to open up the world for travellers since its launch 14 months ago, and is set to grow even further in 2019 with new codeshare destinations to be added. The partnership, which came into effect at the end of October 2017, has since delivered a number of benefits to both airlines’ …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry led a delegation of UAE retail leaders to New York earlier this week to participate in NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show, the world’s largest retail expo and conference, where the delegates explored the latest trends and technologies reshaping the future of the global retail sector. The delegation was headed by H.E. Majid Saif …

DUBAI: The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI) – the investment development agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai – announced the Dubai Team for global promotional missions to five countries and 10 cities in 2019. The initiative falls in line with Dubai FDI’s continuing efforts to promote investment opportunities in the emirate and to strengthen its …

DUBAI: Rotary Club Karachi (Platinum) decided to host an ‘Achievement Dinner’ to celebrate its first anniversary with fellow members, fellow Rotarians, members of ABAD, socialites, celebrities and section of media. This ‘achievement dinner’ was held Marriott Hotel, Karachi. Mrs. Noureen Khan, General Secretary, Rotary Club Karachi (Platinum) during the welcome speech thanked all the esteemed guests for attending and making …

KARACHI: On completion of the term of Mr. Aftab Manzoor, as Chairman, Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA), Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb, President & CEO, Habib Bank Limited, has been unanimously elected as Chairman PBA. The PBA elections were held in Karachi on January 14, 2019. Muhammad Aurangzeb joined HBL on April 30, 2018 as the President & CEO. He has an overall international …