DUBAI: Standard Chartered has announced that Abbas Husain has been appointed Regional Head of Corporate Finance, Africa and the Middle East (AME). Bringing over nearly 24 years of banking experience, 17 years of which have been with Standard Chartered, Abbas has been leading one of the largest and most successful Project & Export Finance teams in the region, with a …

News Desk KARACHI: eMagine are delighted to introduce a new line of products for the first in Pakistan. The product is named Engino®. Want to know what they are? These are Education Robotic kits with STEM resources. Each and every kit combine the core subjects of STEM with Robotics and allow children, and students to make a wide variety of …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB) has made it convenient for travellers to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) on the go with the installation of two PPE vending machines at the airport. Located in the departure areas of DXB’s Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, the vending machines dispense PPE kits containing a mask and a pair of gloves, and also offers two …

DUBAI: 18 Countries, 18 Topics, 180 Minutes 1 Platform – THRIVE. On May 30th 2020 OPOIE on pulled of a mammoth Digital global CONGRESS. The new normal has its challenges and with it; rewards. THRIVE Confluence connected 18 time zones, expert speakers and influence figures and 500 corporate and international participants from across the globe; capsulised into 180 minutes. KP …

KARACHI: Easypaisa, the country’s leading branchless banking solution and Ruba Digital (Pvt.) Ltd. (RD), the largest and fastest growing electronic multi-brand retail chain network in Pakistan have recently collaborated to digitize the process of payment collection from RD customers. It is another milestone in Easypaisa’s journey of bringing convenient digital financial solutions to users through partnerships with prominent organizations in …

KARACHI: Well-known industrialist and social figure Haji Rafiq Pardesi hosted awareness sessions for the treatment of coronavirus in light of Islam and its precautions at his residence. Maulana Bashir Farooqui, Founder Saylani Welfare Trust, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Chairman Ruwit-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Abid Mubarak, Sarwat Ejaz Qadri, Dr. Farhan Essa, Dr. Waris Ahmed, Mohsin Sheikhani, Chairman ABAD, Abdul Rashid Godel, Nadeem Moazji, …

News Desk DUBAI: During the opening session of Arabian Travel Market’s inaugural virtual event, ATM Virtual, aviation industry veteran Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline,has outlined the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry, as well as the measures implemented by the company in response to the pandemic. Speaking during an interview with respected aviation expert John Strickland, Director …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Facebook (www.Facebook.com) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festival on June 4th and 5th featuring artists from across Africa to encourage continued vigilance against Covid-19. With more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases confirmed on the continent and containment measures easing in many countries, #AfricaTogether combines musical …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: IMO – International Memon Organization is constantly engaged in extending its services to the global memon community in all circumstances. In this connection, a First Virtual Board Meeting took place yesterday which was attended on line by 90% of the board members. The meeting was presided over by the President Saleem A Karim and conducted by …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has launched ‘Etihad Wellness’, an expanded and more comprehensive health and hygiene programme and customer guide. This builds on the stringent measures already put in place by the airline to deal with COVID-19. The programme will be championed by the introduction of specially trained Wellness Ambassadors, a first in the industry, who will provide …