By Rafiq Vayani The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) held its Annual General Meeting on December 31, 2020, at Federation House Karachi wherein the Election Commission announced the results of FPCCI Elections 2021. As per the results of FPCCI Elections 2021, Mian Nasser Hyatt Magoo elected as President FPCCI with 180 votes while his opponent Khalid …

PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia has collaborated with Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA) in coming up with a new super-saving campaign called “Jom Nginap”, inviting Malaysians to save while spending on hotel-booking. This is in line with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture’s (MOTAC) call to revive the national economy through domestic tourism. Starting today until 31 March 2021, the “Jom …

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Dubai Startup Hub initiative has launched eight guides to help startups in the UAE do business, as the Chamber concluded its fifth and final ‘Networking Series’. Organised in cooperation with Virtuzone, the Series target startups and entrepreneurs and ran from mid-October to mid-December 2020.  The new guides cover eight key sectors, namely, Fintech, Healthcare, …

Etisalat Digital and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) today announced a strategic partnership to deploy a cloud-based IoT Smart Building solution, providing FAB ‘anytime anywhere’ access and ease of operations across its entire portfolio. This is the first deployment of a portfolio-wide IoT smart-building management system for any of the UAE banks. The IoT solution – to be implemented across FAB’s buildings and …

PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia together with Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) and Shopee Malaysia have embarked on a new strategic partnership to revive tourism supply chain economy and unveil for the first time, the Stimulus Recovery Plan campaign “Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia! Experience Malaysia Like Never Before”. The campaign will take effect from 31st December 2020 until 31st March 2021 and will offer holiday-goers attractive …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Emirates enlisted the help of Arsenal, Real Madrid and AC Milan to surprise its most deserving fans and reconnect them with their favourite football clubs. In a year filled with video calls, it was only apt that Emirates set up one last virtual meeting they would never forget. The unassuming fans joined the teleconference thinking they would …

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region has won top international honours for its leadership in retail banking and digital innovation at the recently held 11th annual Retail Banker International (RBI) Asia Trailblazer Awards 2020. The bank was named Best Retail Bank in the UAE in recognition of its continued market leadership, strong …

DUBAI: Travel is expected to reach another peak at the end of this week for Emirates, as the airline expects yet another busy period. A high volume of travellers will be making their way to Emirates’ dedicated Terminal 3 facilities on 2nd and 3rd January 2021, to depart Dubai, in addition to a rush of inbound traffic into the city. Across both …

DUBAI: Aspiring to support children around the world, RIF Trust, part of the Latitude Group, an international leading residency and citizenship by investment advisory partnered with Smile Train to launch their “Save Their Smiles” initiative. Through this positive initiative, RIF Trust will raise awareness and funds to support lifechanging cleft treatment for children with clefts. The company will further supplement …

Kashf Foundation earned the recognition of being the only Pakistani organization to be honoured at the recently held first edition of Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Award hosted by UNWomen and funded by the European Union. These awards recognized the efforts of business leaders across the globe for their efforts in advancing gender equality based on excellence in six categories including …