KARACHI: Jaffer Business Systems (JBS) and SAP have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). According to the MoU, JBS has partnered with SAP for providing licensing, implementation and support services in Pakistan. In Pakistan, there are number of public and private sector companies which are now relaying on SAP’s enterprise solutions. This number has been growing steadily over the …

KARACHI: National Foods Limited has been awarded the ’Recognizing Gender Diversity at Workplace: Special Recognition, Local Industry’ by the CFA Society Pakistan. National Foods Limited works actively to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of their organization, based on the UN SDG of Gender Equality. This award is a testament to NFL’s efforts being made to recognize the efforts …

DUBAI: The Dubai-based AAA Associates, a leading advisory specialised in the Citizenship-By Investment (CBI) programmes, has said, their Middle Eastern applicants data showed that the high net worth individuals contributed to record 51 per cent increase in demand for Caribbean citizenship in 2017-18 as compared to the previous years. The top nationalities that contributed to this increase in demand are Syrians and Yemenis, …

DUBAI: Award-winning Global Food Industries (GFI), a world-class value-added frozen food manufacturing company and part of Albatha Holding, continues to maintain its market leadership as the first ever Emirati company to produce a diverse range of award-winning tasty and natural healthy food products. The company’s Healthy Farm brand, a range of nutritious food products that have no added monosodium glutamate …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) in collaboration with L’Oréal Paris, the world’s leading beauty brand, is set to present PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week (PLBW18) which will officially commence on 4th September 2018, marking the eighth consecutive year of the bridal couture platform. This year at PLBW18, the PFDC welcomes a mix of established and contemporary designers within …

MULTAN: BankIslami Pakistan Ltd, one of the leading Islamic banks of Pakistan, has joined hands with the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Multan to offer Shariah compliant financing solutions to the registered allottees of DHA Multan Villas which is anew housing scheme launched recently. The objective of the partnership is to support and promote Pakistan’s housing sector that has great potential …

KARACHI: A three-day single country Thailand Exhibition eyeing to enhance existing US$d1 billion bilateral trade and expecting around 50,000 visitors from all walks of life will be opened on 1st September 2018 at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi. President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry Muffasar Atta Malik will inaugurate the event as chief guest along with H.E Suwat Kaewsook, Consul …

SAN FRANCISCO: Shanaz Ramzi CEO Starlinks PR & Events bagged a gold award in the category of female CEO of the Year in the CEO World Awards and a silver award in the category for PR agency Achievement of the Year in the PR World Awards at the SVUS (Silicon Valley United States) Award ceremony held here yesterday. PR World …

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 …