KARACHI: Meezan Bank and Institute of Business Administration – University of the Punjab (IBA-PU) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for launching MBA in SME Banking & Entrepreneurship. The agreement aims to address the challenge of availability of qualified and trained human capital in these fields and also to bridge the gap among banks, academia and entrepreneurs. The MOU was …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) and Telenor Pakistan (TP), for the third consecutive year have entered into a fiber leasing agreement, under which PTCL will deliver fiber footprint to Telenor Pakistan. Prior to this agreement, PTCL and Telenor have successfully signed and executed two back to back fiber leasing agreement in 2016 and 2017. This initiative will ensure delivery …

BIZ TODAY EXCLUSIVE DUBAI: The Gulf food exhibition and its sizzling, glittering ambiance, and great networking platform has made many companies take off. One such company is Malka Foods. We spoke to the Chief Executive Officer of the company in the exhibition. The CEO, Faisal Mubin Ganatra explains that Gulfood is an excellent place to meet suppliers, manufacturer and distributors coming …

DUBAI: For the first time, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) takes part at the world renowned Gulfood exhibition with the stand “The Future of Brands” (www.thefutureofbrands.com). A stand designed for food and drinks companies with brands facing tougher regulations and are at risk of being excluded from discussions on their industries’ future. “JTI has been on the front line to encourage …

VANCOUVER: One of the world’s largest air services providers, dnata, a part of the Emirates Group, has been awarded a licence to provide flight catering services to airlines departing Vancouver International Airport (YVR). This marks dnata Catering’s entry into Canada. With this licence, dnata will now commence planning, approvals, build and fit-out of a dedicated catering facility at Vancouver, at an …

DUBAI: For the first time in Rafic Al Hariri International Airport’s history, Emirates will operate a special one-off A380 service to Beirut on 29 March. The airline’s flagship double-decker will become the first-ever scheduled A380 service to Beirut, and Emirates is working with the airport to test the operations and necessary infrastructure to accommodate an A380 service. The Emirates A380 service …

KARACHI: Focuspk on Campus was hosted here today at Greenwich University, courtesy the university and Focuspk, a production and entertainment trade conference. The well-attended programme comprised a speaking session and two workshops, and was one of a series of similar gatherings to be held at various campuses through the year. Students of Greenwich as well as the media attended the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Unikai PJSC- UAE, yesterday announced the launch of a fresh line products which included the Royal Treat Premium Ice Cream, U Water-a low sodium water- and U CSD (carbonated soft drink) in United Arab Emirates and Oman regions. As part of the program they will be introducing Royal Treat Premium Ice Cream, which is made of …

DUBAI: Emirates today announced its plan to launch a new daily service from Dubai to Auckland via the island of Bali, Indonesia, starting from 14 June 2018. The new service will offer global travellers a total of three daily services to New Zealand, complementing Emirates’ existing non-stop daily service between Dubai and Auckland and its current daily A380 service between …

ABU DHABI: A developer for innovative technologies; iLife Digital Technology today announced the launch of its stylish two-in-one notebook and tablet PC – Zed Book II. ZED BOOK II is powered by the latest Intel® Quad-core 1.8 Ghz. processor and Intel HD Graphics 400. ZED Book II provides a day-long battery life of up to 8 hours and comes with …