News Desk DUBAI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic Bank and one of the largest banks in the country has been recognized as the global winner of ‘Best Islamic Retail Bank’ for 2022, by Islamic Finance News (IFN) of REDmoney Group, Malaysia. The Bank has also achieved a clean sweep of all the six Pakistan-level titles awarded by IFN. This achievement …

The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) today welcomed six new Observers: BTECH, Deloitte, the Islamic Development Bank, Mobily, OneWeb, and Visa, who will join its group of 16 existing DCO Observers. Representing all sectors of the digital economy from international organizations, academic institutions, NGOs and the private sector, DCO Observers collaborate closely with the DCO through its programs and initiatives to enable greater …

Heriot-Watt University Dubai today announced that The Essential Guide to the Dubai Real Estate Market, authored by Dr. Michael Waters, Associate Professor in Real Estate has been launched. Focussing on the city’s real estate market from an impartial and informed perspective, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the sector and examines the foundations of future trends. It offers a …

Dubai Duty Free announced its contribution of AED 20 million towards the “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign, launched by His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan and with the aim of launching the largest Ramadan food aid endowment fund within …

News Desk DUBAI: Bank ABC, one of MENA’s leading international banks, has signed agreements with Temenos and NdcTech to replace its core banking systems for its retail, corporate and wholesale businesses and power its subsidiary, ila Bank, the MENA region’s fast growing digital mobile-only bank, with Temenos’ core banking platform on the Cloud. With this transformation project, to be implemented …

SEPANG/DUBAI: WCT Malls Management Sdn Bhd, the property investment and management business under WCT Holdings Berhad (“WCT Group”) unveiled its Warnai Raya festive celebration theme in collaboration with SuriaFM Station and Tourism Malaysia to welcome the 2023 Ramadan and Hari Raya festive season at WCT Malls – Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya, Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru, gateway@klia2 and SkyPark Terminal. This …

Chairman Bin Qutab Foundation ( BQF) Malik Basheer in collaboration with EPZA luanched the very 1st Medical Unit at Karachi Export Processing Zone (KEPZ), Landhi, Karachi. Prominent Industrialist of KEPZ were present at the launching ceremony. To recognise the support of Donors of BQF and to express gratitude to them a “Thank You” dinner was hosted by Chairman Malik Basheer …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/KARACHI: Chief Executive Officer, GFS Builders and Developers, Mr. Irfan Wahid, has said, “We have opened the Bank Islami Branch in GFS North Town to facilitate the residents of North Town. Now people don’t not have to go far to pay the installment.” He was speaking at the launch ceremony of Bank Islami Branch at North Town …

Etihad Airways and Marriott International celebrated the planting of 12,000 mangrove trees to complete the Etihad Marriott Mangrove Forest in Jubail Island. Spread across more than 150 square kilometers of the UAE’s coastline, the Etihad Marriott Mangrove Forest now makes up part of the only evergreen forest in the GCC region providing a natural habitat for marine and terrestrial species. …

Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Pakistan, has teamed up with Alkhidmat Foundation for the provision of humanitarian aid. The collaboration is set to provide meals to the less privileged during the month of Ramadan in Pakistan and to support the victims of recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The bipartite memorandum of understanding was signed by Majid Barzegar, District Manager …