News Desk KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank and the Best Bank in Pakistan, has recently announced its partnership with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) Pakistan, to accelerate its digital transformation. The new solution shall enable real-time analysis of data and help the Bank uncover customer behavioral insights. With a network of over 676 branches in more than 180 cities …

DUBAI: The Expo 2020 Bureau signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Government Workshop (DGW) after the latter was tapped to provide technical vehicle support services for activities related to the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai. The MoU also covers opportunities for building and expanding relations between the two parties.  The Workshop has already started to provide fast vehicle services, …

DUBAI: Avivo Group, one of the fastest-growing healthcare service providers in the GCC, is looking for mergers, acquisitions and new partnerships to focus more on super specialised healthcare services, its Chief Executive Officer Dr Dilshaad Ali has revealed. At present, Avivo Group offers an array of healthcare services, both general and specialised ones, through more than 220 qualified doctors and …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), has partnered with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), the world’s largest non-profit entrepreneurial organisation, to help Indian FinTechs scale their businesses across the region. Throughout a two-day programme, DIFC met with 17 FinTech startups from Mumbai to understand their …

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) opened  its Charsadda branch in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recently. The new branch was inaugurated by the Deputy CEO of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful, Muhammad Menhas along with senior members of regional team. This new branch will create great convenience and provide a wide range of Takaful services to a vast number of consumers, living in Charsadda and …

KARACHI: MONT BLANC ENTERTAINMENT is a Karachi based TV Production company that was started in September 2018 by Tamoor Tariq, CEO & Zeeshan Ahmed, GM. MONT BLANC owns latest camera equipment and has all the latest technical facilities available to work on Post Production and VFX, aiming to create good quality content and fulfil their desires with great commitment among …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Non-Banking Financial Sector & Modarabas must oppose and take head on the Sales Taxes imposed on NBFI & Modaraba companies considering them as services sector by the Government of Sindh in its Budge, this sector is only providing financial support rather than services as assumed by the Government. Whereas the Regulator are not observing their true …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network, Zong 4G,  the first and only telecom operator with more than 12 million 4G subscribers, has been dominating the 4G arena with fastest and seamless connectivity. With the growing 4G subscriber base, one of the biggest stars from the Pakistani entertainment industry  and a youth icon, Hamza Ali Abbasi has also joined, Zong 4G’s widest …

ABU DHABI: H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, issued a ministerial decision approving the status of Economic Concentration in the UAE market for the upcoming acquisition of Careem – one of the leading start-ups established in the UAE – by the global company Uber. Under the Competition Law No. 4 of 2012 and the Executive …

DUBAI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Dubai Chapter, PIO recently held a seminar on Anti-Money Laundering, Insurance & Liabilities, themed ‘Be Aware, Play Safe’.  The seminar was focussed on spreading awareness about the various money-laundering practices plaguing the finances of corporates across the world throwing light upon the various checks and solutions that can be put in place …