Tara Uzra Dawood, President, Dawood Global Foundation – LADIESFUND, paid an official visit to the Jameel Ahmad, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, at his good offices. They discussed various long-standing collaborations including nominating women for loans through the State Bank women sme scheme, as well as facilitating the State Bank’s policy for diversity and inclusion of handicapable. Women’s …

The BOG of the Pakistan Institute of Public Accountants (PIPFA) has elected its new President for the year 2023 in its 145th meeting held on January 2, 2023. The BOG elected Mr. M. Ali Latif as President. Mr. M. Ali Latif is a Fellow Member (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). He has over 20 years …

To support green and inclusive economic growth in Pakistan, Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs and Dr Riina Kionka, Ambassador of the European Union have signed agreements for three new development programmes with a funding of EUR87 million by the European Union. With a focus on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Balochistan, the new programmes will improve agricultural …

Careem, the region’s leading multi-service platform, shares the most interesting trends and insights from across the multi-service platform over 2022. Mudassir Sheikha, CEO and co-founder of Careem, said: “2022 was an exciting year for Careem as we celebrated our 10th birthday, hit the monumental milestone of 1 billion rides, and supported the success of Expo 2022 Dubai and the FIFA World …

Etihad Airways, the award-winning national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is continuing its global recruitment campaign, seeking talented people who love to explore the world while delivering world-renowned customer service. As travel demand surges, Etihad continues to grow and will be hiring candidates across cities worldwide throughout January. Etihad has a diverse cabin crew team made up of more …

The Happiness & Marketing Director, Dr. Suhail Al Bastaki confirmed that the cooperative’s book donation initiative named ‘My Book is Your Book’ has concluded with 10,675 new and used books donated to Juma AL-Majid Center for Culture and Heritage. The initiative saw great potential upon its initial launch in August 2022, which lasted for 2 months wherein dedicated donation boxes …

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed a high-level delegation from the Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dubai, headed by HE Sybille Pfaff, the new German Consul General to Dubai. The delegation included Oliver Oehms, CEO of the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK). Waleed Bin …

From its UK origins in 2014, the concept of ‘Veganuary’, a month-long initiative promoting the vegan diet, has continued to garner interest amongst the general population. In fact, Emirates has noted a 154% increase in vegan meals served onboard between 2021 and 2022, with over 280,000 plant-based meals consumed in the past year. Currently Emirates offers more than 180 recipes catering …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Is one of your new year’s resolutions to laugh more?? It should be! We all need more of this….  January is the month to try new things and the 12th Annual Comedyfest at McGettigan’s JLT is just the ticket!    There are two opportunities to catch this side-splitting night of pure hilarity that boasts a line-up of 5 stellar comedians …

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has launched the updated version of its Effortless Certificate of Origin service, which aims to enhance customers’ experience and reduce the time taken for acquiring the service. This comes as part of its participation in the Abu Dhabi Program for Effortless Customer Experience, launched by His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin …