ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Economy has announced a new list of service fees, reflecting a reduction across 94 of its offered services, particularly provided by the Ministry to the public covering individuals, companies and the business sector. The move is being made in accordance with UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 20 of 2020 regarding services fees provided by the ministry. …

News Desk KARACHI: Naya Jeevan and SWVL announced a strategic alliance offering comprehensive health & life insurance coverage (including COVID-19 coverage) to SWVL’s 1000+ captains and their families for the first time. Naya Jeevan has been championing the right to health & life insurance coverage especially for the lower & middle segments of the Pakistani society over the past 8 years …

By Muhammad Jahangir Alam The government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has launched a new research project on the coronavirus pandemic together with the University of Bonn and the administrative district of Heinsberg, where the disease first broke out in Germany in late February. A team of scientists is interviewing patients and gathering data in the Heinsberg district in order to …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is taking full advantage of the aircraft downtime as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic to conduct an extensive maintenance and cabin refresh programme. This new video highlights some of the work being carried out, and is available on Etihad’s You Tube channel.

KARACHI: Self-screening for the coronavirus continues to be a public health priority in every country around the world. To support government efforts to reduce the spread of the disease, the Aga Khan University and Hospital have launched CoronaCheck, a new mobile app that enables Pakistanis to easily and safely evaluate symptoms with an in-home screening tool and understand the next steps …

News Desk der of healthcare services, has in collaboration with Cisco, announced the roll-out of its telehealth technology that will give patients access to value-added videoconferencing health services on their laptops and mobile phones, meaning that they can receive the quality healthcare they need from anywhere. Collaborating with Cisco, the world’s leader in IT and networking services, Medcare and Cisco …

ABIDJAN: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $10-million equity investment in Razorite Healthcare Africa Fund 1 (RHAF1) to help improve healthcare infrastructure delivery across the continent. The 10-year deal, approved on 26 February, will resource the Fund to address growing demands for affordable and quality healthcare services in several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Ashraf Mayia is the Director of Pakistani brand by the name Heels Shoes. At a very young age, he learnt the rules of work and life and that made him a survivor of the circumstance. At the age of 17; he aimed to build a new business that will change the horizon of it. He dreamt …

News Desk KARACHI: Bank Alfalah is proud to be one of two exclusive partners for the delivery of the Prime Minister’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme, a PKR 144 billion fund aimed at supporting communities affected by the country-wide lockdowns due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) The Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme is the largest social safety net initiative in Pakistan’s history. In …

KARACHI: The Board and Management Team of Standard Chartered PLC “the Group”, alongside all of our 84,000 colleagues, are committed to supporting our clients, and the communities in which we operate, both through the current pandemic crisis and the longer-term support and renewal phase. Given the underlying resilience of the Group, we are in a strong position to help. We have announced …