DUBAI: Café Society located at TAMANI Marina Hotel, hosted a special pre-Ramadan Iftar recently offering guests a glimpse of what the posh dining place is to offer throughout the Holy Month. Around 60 VIPs and key industry stakeholders including the media attended the gathering at Café Society and were greeted by the management team headed by Walid Alawa, General Manager who …

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VPL Limited – a leading importer of trucks, buses, construction & mining equipment, generators and tools in Pakistan as their preferred financier. The MoU was signed by Arshad Majeed – Group Head, Consumer Finance, Meezan Bank and Waqar Asghar – CEO VPL Limited at a …

KARACHI: National Foods Limited has over the years evolved to bring into its fold women at every level of the organization. In line with this vision to increase the role of women at corporate level, National Foods Limited participated in the Elevate program by Circle. Elevate is Pakistan’s first Women Leadership Program. This is an ongoing program. For the first …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted the 5th edition of the Dubai Sustainable Supply Chain Forum at its premises which gathered members of the business community in Dubai and highlighted global best practices for reducing companies’ environmental impact. Organised by the Sustainability in Supply Chain Task Force under the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network,the forum provided an …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently led a study mission to Russia and Belarus which explored business potential within the countries’ IT markets, as well as prospects for new partnerships and joint ventures in several innovation-focused sectors. The study mission included visits to Moscow and Minsk where delegates held high-level meetings with officials and representatives from the …

BANGKOK: His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun presided over the celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi in Thailand 1439 AH and presented honorable awards to supporters of Muslim affairs in Thailand. Mrs. Usanee Sangsingkeo, Acting President, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), represented the Company to receive an honorable award for special flights that were arranged for Thai Muslims to attend …

LAHORE: Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Private) Limited (QATPL), Harbin Electric International Company Limited (HEI) and GE Power (NYSE: GE) announced the completion of combined cycle commissioning activities and  the start of full-fledged commercial operations on May 20, 2018, 00:00 hours at the Bhikki Power Plant. The facility is now adding up to 1,180 megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid – the equivalent power needed to …

KARACHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the First Women Bank to provide work from home opportunities to CA Women members. This MoU was signed by Riaz A. Rehman Chamdia, President ICAP and Tahira Raza, President & CEO of First Women Bank Limited.  Hina Usmani, Chairperson CA Women’s Committee, Abdul Malik, Chief Operating Officer …

LAHORE: One of Pakistan’s leading fashion and lifestyle consultant, Maria Asif Baig launched her brand MANARA with its debut Eid Festive Luxury Lawn Collection 2018, Daastan Dosti Ki through a media preview followed by Iftar at The Nishat Hotel, Lahore. Available for pre-booking at https://www.facebook.com/manarabymaria, MANARA’s debut luxury lawn collection Daastan Dosti Ki is inspired by, and dedicated to, Maria’s …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a knowledge sharing seminar at its premises which gathered members of Dubai’s business community and highlighted global best practices in engaging Emirati women in development. The event, organised by the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Task Force on Emirati Women Engagement in Development, included presentations from Aramex, Empower and HSBC Middle …