BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: A team of pediatric specialists from Gaslini hospital, Italy, visited the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) today. The hospital serves over 1000 patients daily in its out patient department. The Italian delegation visited the various departments of the NICH including the newly commissioned 13 bed medical ICU and the 70 incubator neonatal ICU which is …

DUBAI: How many lightbulbs does it take to change an airport? Dubai Airports and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) gave their answer recently announcing a joint project to replace 150,000 conventional lamps at Dubai International (DXB), including all high-mast floodlights on the apron and streetlights, with energy efficient LED bulbs. When combined with plans to erect a photovoltaic (PV) …

By Rafiq Vayani ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister Mian Anjum Nisar, Senior Vice Chairman and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain, Secretary General Senator Haji Ghulam Ali, Chairman Sindh Zakaria Usman, Shoukat Ahmed and Saquib Fayyaz Magoon while talking to the business community said that Businessmen Panel and Pakistan Business Group joint candidate …

LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) jumps 8 places to make it to the top 100 Institutions in Asia according to the QS World University Rankings Asia 2019. LUMS is now ranked at 95 and among the top 19% based on performance. At 41st place regionally, the Employer Reputation indicator is the strongest for LUMS. Since 2014, LUMS …

KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited today announced its results for the nine months period ended 30 September 2018. The Bank performed fundamentally well with a Profit before tax of PKR 12.6 billion compared to PKR 10.6 billion in corresponding period last year, delivering a growth 20per cent year on year. Overall revenue growth was 5per cent, whereas client revenue …

DUBAI: Emirates and UAE Team Emirates today helped cyclists ride high during the first day of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. Cycling enthusiasts tested their skills and casually rode with UAE Team Emirates at Al Qudra cycling track, starting at Last Exit and making their way to a sprint finish at Al Qudra Lakes and beyond. The event included Emirates Group employees, families, …

DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, marked aviation history yesterday as the A380 landed in Russia’s northern capital, St. Petersburg. Welcomed at 20:50 local time at Pulkovo International Airport (LED), this is the first time the iconic double decker aircraft has landed in St. Petersburg. A welcome ceremony was held at the airport in attendance of Vadim Besperstov, Emirates …

KARACHI: Green Eye Productions organised a CSR campaign of tree plantation beginning with NAPA, here today in collaboration with students of Iqra University, with the aim to plant 100,000 saplings throughout the city. The CSR project involved the plantation of saplings by the students first at NAPA and later in various areas of the city. With the plantation drive Green …

MANAMA: Zain Bahrain, a leading telecoms operator in the Kingdom, announced the launch of zBot, an all-new interactive digital channel for smart customer service, making it the first telecoms operator to launch this innovative solution in the Kingdom. The launch of zBot falls inline with Zain’s strategy to deliver an exceptional customer experience, investing in robotics technology within customer care …

KARACHI: Representatives of Hamdan International (Pvt.) Limited hosted a press conference here at Karachi Press Club and said; “Government of Pakistan can succeed in bringing foreign investment worth US$ 10 billion to Pakistan by assisting our company legally and as well as institutionally”. They said; “Our Company invested US$ 50 Million, but due to some fraudulent acts and agreements by …