ISLAMABAD: Jazz has embarked on a journey to further digitalize Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in partnership with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) and the World Bank. This will see the mobile operator invest resources in the province’s ‘Durshal’ program and empowerment of youth through employable digital skills under the KPITB ‘Youth Employment Program’. As per agreement amongst the three entities, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, and Gargash, one of the largest distributors of premium and luxury cars in the UAE, have partnered to transport two Alfa Romeos from Dubai to London for the prestigious Gumball 3000 motor rally. The two cars, an Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio and an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio were transported …

ISLAMABAD: According to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of basmati rice has witnessed 19.14 percent growth. Latest figures depicts that about  520,759 metric tons of basmati rice worth 540.231 million US dollars were exported during the Period from July-June, 2017-18 as against the exports of 496,263 metric tons valuing 453.441 million US dollars of Corresponding period of …

DUBAI: Emaar Malls (DFM: EMAARMALLS), the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM: EMAAR), has recorded a growth of 8 per cent in its net profit for the first half (January to June) 2018 to AED 1.102 billion (US$ 300 million) compared to the H1 2017 net profit of AED 1.021 billion (US$ 278 million). Revenue for …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, marked the opening of ‘The Co-working Popup,’ the latest business incubator to come on stream in the emirate following the introduction of the new regulations for ‘Incubators and Business Accelerators earlier this year. …

DUBAI: Life just got a whole lot easier for the millions of people who use the industry – leading apps and services delivered by Cisco Collaboration and Google Cloud. As part of our deepening alliance, Cisco is announcing its first wave of collaboration integrations with Google products. This goes far beyond merely making sure our calling, email, document collaboration, and …

DUBAI: The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced that it will participate in the 2018 edition of the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM) Hamburg Exhibition in Germany alongside the Dubai Chamber in September. The largest technology and marine equipment exhibition will be held from September 4 to 7, 2018,in Hamburg, a major port city in northern Germany. The …

ABU DHABI: Gulf investors will now be able to tap the US$88.23 billion (INR6 trillion) affordable housing market following a tie-up between Mi Capital, a Dubai-based financial institution dealing in corporate finance, capital restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and Life Insurance Corporation Housing Finance Ltd. Asset Management Company (LICHFLAMC). LICHFLAMC is a subsidiary of LIC – India’s largest insurer and financial …

ADDIS ABABA: DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, and Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, today signed a new agreement to form a joint venture company – DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services Ltd., to build the Leading Cargo Logistics provider JV company in Africa; the company will be based in Ethiopia …

DUBAI: Henkel has officially inaugurated its first Beauty Care laboratory in the Middle East. As a further milestone of Henkel’s continuous investment in the region, the new facility provides state-of-the-art technology to innovate and test Beauty Care products tailored specifically for the consumers in the Middle East. The new Beauty Care laboratory is the second Henkel lab in Dubai, with …