DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a workshop yesterday which helped familiarise businesses and professionals with essential, legal and practical aspects of the recently introduced value-added tax (VAT). The workshop, entitled “The Essentials of VAT”, was held at the Chamber’s headquarters in Deira and organised in cooperation with BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem& Associates LLP and Moore Stephens …

KARACHI: Agha Steel Industries Limited (ASIL) intends to issue OTC listed, rated and secured Sukuk upto PKR 5 billion (inclusive of Green Shoe option of PKR 1 billion) for the tenor of six (6) years inclusive of a grace period of 2 years, in order to fulfill its expansion plans and investing in futuristic technologies making ASIL amongst the most efficient …

KARACHI: TPL Maps, Pakistan’s first digital mapping solution continues to roll out innovative, user-driven capabilities on its next generation mobile app services. Recently the tech firm decided to work for the handicapped population of Pakistan by integrating wheelchair access points in its TPL Maps application to commemorate‘World Health Day’. In its initial stage the service will be launched in the …

KARACHI: The Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) organized CFO Conference 2018 ‘Evolving Mental Models – Sustaining Competitive Edge; Reflect, Transform, Lead’ here on Tuesday at Marriott hotel. Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair was chief guest on this occasion. This year the conference theme was focused on the theme Evolving Mental Models …

DUBAI: The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) Dubai, has launched a ‘Smart Protection’ service, first of its kind in the world, which adopts artificial intelligence to respond quickly and efficiently to consumer queries and resolve their complaints. The service engages consumers in a direct dialogue to understand the query or complaint, …

DUBAI: Emirates has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone. During the month, 1,037,016 Emirates customers connected to the internet during their flight. The connections were mainly made over mobile devices with over 94% of users connecting with a smartphone –twice as many connections were made on an iOS …

DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched e-Platform for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), established by the UAE Ministry of Economy at the inaugural session of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday, April 9, 2018. The e-Platform will …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank, has recently signed an agreement with Pirani Group of Companies, a trusted name in the manufacturing of two-wheeler and three-wheeler vehicles, auto parts, vans, minivans, trucks and tractors, to offer all variants of Power and Super Power bikes through Meezan Bike Ijarah, which is Pakistan’s first Shariah-compliant bike financing facility offering easy …

DUBAI: HotelsCombined.com, the world’s leading hotel price comparison platform today reveals that the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018 at Windsor Castle has led to full-occupancy of the hotels in the area, with hotel rooms being booked at more than triple the average price as royal fans worldwide flock to be part of the historic …

KARACHI: Uzma Ansari the founder of international online shopping Portal “Manzil Online”, launched her first outlet “Modes Fashion” in Zamzama Mall, Karachi on 9th April, 2018.  Living in Doha, Qatar more than a decade& Pakistani born UK national,  Uzma is known for regularly promoting Pakistani Brands especially ladies stitched / unstitched wear in Doha and UK through various exhibitions and …