UAE is ranked number one for the highest Fiber to the Home (FTTH) penetration among all its counterparts, maintaining consistent leadership since 2016, according to the leading industry body FTTH Council. The council published its annual report that showcases the countries with the highest fibre optic network penetration globally. The report highlighted UAE as the number one country with its …

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy – one of the chambers operating under Dubai Chambers – recently held a meeting with Equiti Group at its headquarters, which aimed to explore new ways to boost the growth of digital economy sectors. The meeting was led by His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote …

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and leading aviation group in Africa, and its longstanding partner, Boeing Inc. announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters (current freighters). Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew said ”The addition of these five B777 Frieghters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the …

On the 25th of May 2022, e-Magine, a Karachi based youth training and development startup hosted a STEAM education show case event, where a limited number of students of different ages, certain members of the business community, as well as, a few school heads came together in a rather relaxed and informal setting to get to know each other while …

Audi Middle East has recorded a strong first quarter for sales in the region, strengthening its transformation towards e-mobility, while maintaining brand affinity with customers interested in petrol models. The brand with the four rings witnessed an 8% in the first quarter sales increase in the region, its best first quarter since 2016. The great results continued into the second …

KPMG, a leading provider of audit, tax, and advisory services in Saudi Arabia, released “The Power of Women in Family Business” publication, sharing different perspectives of women leaders in the Kingdom and discussing their challenges, opportunities, and successes working in their family business. The publication came as a joint project between KPMG Private Enterprise & Family Business and the firm’s …

Standard Chartered and Dubai-based carrier, flydubai, have successfully signed the Sale and Leaseback (SLB) agreement for five new Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts. Four aircrafts were delivered between March and May 2022 with the remaining aircraft scheduled to arrive from Boeing, before the end of the first half of the year. The deal was structured, financed and arranged exclusively by Standard …

e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) today announced launching its first set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This marks a significant milestone for e& as the first technology and investment conglomerate in the Middle East to launch NFTs. The inaugural set of NFTs will be distributed selectively, and the Group will be providing further updates as their plans for the NFTs progress. The …

The Acting Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Murtaza Syed recently visited Meezan Bank’s Head Office in Karachi along with the Deputy Governor Ms. Sima Kamil and the Bank’s senior management. The Governor inaugurated the Digital Centre, built purposefully for catering the needs of Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) customers.  Chairman Meezan Bank’s Board Mr. Riyadh S.A.A. Edrees, Meezan Bank’s …

The Aga Khan University Hospitals Clinical Laboratory has received the gold standard College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation for the third time and remains the only clinical laboratory in Pakistan to receive this prestigious accreditation. This accreditation is a certification that AKUH Clinical Laboratories follow over 3,500 standards to provide our patients timely and accurate results every time. A team …