Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited (SCBPL) has launched Pakistan’s First Sustainable Trade Export LC Programme. SCBPL is supporting Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) export cotton sourced through the world’s leading cotton sustainability certification programme, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). With Standard Chartered’s focus on helping companies accelerate to net-zero and closing funding gaps for sustainable and green finance in emerging markets, …

Aspire, the acclaimed entrepreneur and lifestyle magazine publishes the most absorbing interviews of successful entrepreneurs from UAE and around the world. We congratulate our very own Shabana Abdul Razzak for gracing the March 2023 cover. The WMO Global Chairperson (Ladies-Wing) elaborates on the legacy and reinvention of the iconic ARY brand. Aspire, as the name suggests, inspires and encourages its …

Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, hosted a dedicated event to improving outcomes for people living with heart failure across the region. The two-day event drew over 300 cardiologists from India, the Middle East and Africa, and was held on March 10th and 11th at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai. This year’s event combined two meetings, ‘Heart Talks’, the second annual …

I am Ghazala Israr, the co-founder of DK BBQ Grill. Back in the year 2020 Covid 19 brought along a lot of hardships and difficulties along with it for many and were no exception. My husband lost his job as a result of Covid 19 like many others and we were burning through are savings. My husband and myself were …

In collaboration with Nasdaq Dubai, Dubai Duty Free rang the market opening bell today to mark its support of “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide a sustainable food safety net for underprivileged populations and positively impact the …

K-Electric has taken another innovative step towards moving to a paperless ecosystem, by introducing digital stamps for customer bills. This will allow customers to maintain digital proof of payment of KE bills, with the record accessible from KE Live App, Website, and WhatsApp Self Service Portal. This step furthers KE’s environmentally friendly ‘Hara Qadam’ initiative and a vision to give …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/KARACHI: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between GFS Builders and Developers and Wall Street to promote business activities of mutual interest. On signing ceremony, CEO GFS Builders and Developers Irfan Wahid said that this is the first agreement between Wall Street and GFS Builders and Developers that will prove to be an important step towards …

In the past year, real estate roadshows have emerged as a significant and highly important element that many agencies are beginning to incorporate. A real estate roadshow has become a popular marketing tactic used by real estate firms and developers to market their properties to prospective clients and investors whilst also emphasising the value of raising brand awareness and product …

In a bid to welcome the holy month of ‘Ramadan’ and to support UAE residents, one of the largest retail names in the UAE – ‘Union Coop’ has announced a ‘Price Lock’ campaign on more than 70 highly demanded essential products. Aiming to reduce the burden on consumers this Ramadan, Union Coop has decided to freeze the prices for more …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will deploy its signature A380 aircraft to Bali starting from 1 June 2023, marking a milestone in Indonesia’s aviation history as the first scheduled A380 service to the country. The new 2-class Emirates A380 service will replace one of the two daily services to Bali currently operated by a 2-class Boeing …