News Desk DOHA/DUBAI: Visa (NYSE: V), the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, shared its final scorecard on commerce conducted at official FIFA venues during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ (Qatar 2022™) from November 20 to December 18.  Visa spend data at FIFA venues found that by value, fans spent 39% more at Qatar 2022™ than they did at the …

Pakistan State Oil (PSO) wins ‘Silver’ at the prestigious South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for Best Presented Annual Report 2021 in the category of Public Sector Entities. The award was collected by Act. General Manager Compliance & Reporting, Mr. Tariq Hussain, on behalf of PSO at Nepal. The award is a testament to PSO’s high standard of financial reporting …

National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA), Islamabad organised two-day International Maritime Symposium (IMS), on the topic “Geo-economic Dimensions of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) – Opportunities for Region and Beyond” on 20 and 21 December 2022. Experts from home and abroad presented their views about the geo-economic importance of IOR. The focus of second day proceeding was on maritime security in …

Preparations are nearing completion ahead of the highly anticipated 44th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Conference, which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) from February 4-9, 2023. Held in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the very first time under the theme ‘Pathways to a Clean, Stable …

Annual Payment Systems Report for the fiscal year 2021-22 is released today by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) which presents major developments in the payments eco-system of the country accompanied by overall summary of transactions. In continuation of its efforts to promote and enhance digital payment system in the country, SBP launched Raast Person-to-Person (P2P), which enabled payments among …

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) in collaboration with Unilever Pakistan organized the Grand Finale of the annual mega finance competition, National Finance Olympiad 2022 to bring to the limelight, the finance talent of the country at a local hotel in Karachi. The National Finance Olympiad 2022 started with registrations of 40 teams represented by 120 Chartered Accountants …

Emirates Post Group (EPG), in association with the Department of Tourism and Archaeology in Umm Al Quwain, has issued commemorative stamps, along with a souvenir sheet and postcard, to honour the Ed-dour archaeological site, which is one of the largest local settlements in Umm Al Quwain’s coastline dating back to the Roman era, from the late first century BC to …

Sarsabz Fertilizer, the flagship brand of Fatima Fertilizer, joined thousands of farmers on December 22 to celebrate the fourth Kissan Day during a special ceremony hosted at Fatima Fertilizer’s plant in Multan which was attended by a large gathering of farmers which also included Mr. Khalid Khokhar, President of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, Dr. Anjum Ali, Director General (Extension & AR) …

On a glittering night studded with industry stars, Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) won the much-coveted Aviation Training Provider of the Year Award at the Aviation Business Middle East Awards 2022. The award recognises the achievements of a leading training provider or an aviation training academy offering flagship courses to develop the industry. EFTA won on the basis of its course …

Her Excellency Sarah Bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, witnessed the graduation of 100 C-suite leaders from the UAE’s industrial sector who successfully completed the Leadership 4.0 professional training program. Implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), in collaboration with the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the …