Dubai Islamic Insurance & Reinsurance Company PJSC (Aman), the pioneering UAE Takaful Insurance provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Al Jalila Foundation, a global philanthropic organisation dedicated to transforming lives through medical treatment, education and research. Aman will support the Foundation’s A’awen program, which aims to provide financial assistance to people in need of quality medical …

Facebook is expanding its women-empowerment focused initiative, ‘SheMeansBusiness’ to bolster financial inclusion and resiliency of women-led businesses in Pakistan. Implemented in partnership with State Bank and the USAID Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA), the program’s new component, ‘Business Resilience through Financial Education (BRFE)’ aims at improving financial management skills to enhance the resilience and sustainability of women-led small and …

KARACHI: The management of AA Joyland has said in a statement that KMC on June 14 used bulldozers on the property to demolish the 25-year-old Aladin Park and Pavilion end Club on court orders. The administration, on a few hours’ notice, ordered the evacuation of the 25-year-old park, which left thousands of people unemployed. Aladin Park and Pavilion end Club …

The sense of excitement is rising ahead of the 14th Irish Derby Festival sponsored by Dubai Duty Free which takes place at The Curragh Racecourse in Co. Kildare (Ireland) from June 25th-27th of June. The iconic racing venue is set to welcome 1,000 spectators on Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Day this Sat (26th June), for one of the biggest, …

Malaysia’s healthcare industry has experienced unprecedented growth and development for the past year, evidenced by the 24.9% double digit growth to reach USD7.47 billion in the export of medical devices to major export markets such as the United States, Germany, Japan, Singapore and Belgium. Malaysia supplies 60% of the world market’s medical gloves and 80% for catheters. Supplies from Malaysia played a crucial …

CarFirst recently signed an agreement with C Square, an IT consulting solutions provider to Genesys Customer experience solutions and enhance its digital transformation journey Built by disruptors, the Genesys platform is transforming the contact center industry by delivering innovation to companies of all sizes, everywhere. It’s the leading platform for seamlessly integrating voice and digital channels — empowering agents, delighting …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Boosting Economic Recovery to 4.0, the Indonesian Consul General in Karachi visited the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Karachi Indonesian Consul General in Karachi Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat made a courtesy call to President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). During his visit he explained about Indonesia’s economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic to …

Jazz has secured a PKR 50 billion syndicated credit facility from a banking consortium led by HBL. This 10-year facility will be used to finance the company’s ongoing 4G network rollouts and technology upgradation. This is the first of its kind facility extended to the telecom sector in terms of the amount and tenor. The facility is fully subscribed by HBL, the consortium’s …

News Desk KARACHI: The book-building phase of Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Ltd (PABC)’s Initial Public Offer (IPO) has concluded with an oversubscription of 3.3 times, the company said on Wednesday. The IPO received an overwhelming response from institutional investors and high-net worth individuals as the strike price clocked in at Rs 49/share, 40% higher than the floor price of Rs …

KARACHI: Today, vaccines remain as one of the most powerful innovations in the history of medicine. The rapid development, approval and administration of not one but several safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 is a triumph of science, and the Government of Sindh, Ministry of Health has been successful in turning the tide on the pandemic faced in Pakistan. Only …