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 …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Technical seminar by Malaysian Palm Oil Board “MPOB Technical Seminar (MTecS) on “Oils & Fats – The Heart of Food Industry” was inaugurated by chief guest for this seminar His Excellency Mr. Khair-ul-Nazran Abdul Rahman, Consul General of Malaysia here at Mövenpick Hotel, Karachi today i.e. 25th October 2018. Formal inauguration was done by His Excellency …

MOSCOW: Starting from 28 October 2018, Aeroflot will launch regular flights between Moscow Sheremetyevo and Dubai World Central (DWC), the airline’s second destination in the United Arab Emirates. Daily flights on comfortable Boeing 737-800 aircraft will operate on the following schedule (all times local): – flight SU 522 will depart Moscow Sheremetyevo at 22:10 and arrive in DWC at 03:30. …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Executive Committee of World Memon Organization (Pakistan Chapter ) held a press conference here in Karachi Press Club today i.e. on 25 Oct 2018 to inform media about their flagship event “16th Annual General Meeting” of leaders of Business Community and Government Ministers and high officials. Shoaib Ismail Mangroria , Secretary General Memon Organization welcomed the press and …

MUSSANAH: Ms Halima Al Ghafri, Sales Executive at Millennium Resort Mussanah, developed by Omran, the leading tourism-related investment‚ development and Management Company in Oman, is this year’s recipient of the Young Hotelier of the Year Award. Ghafri was recognised for her “consistent hard work, creativity, dedication, enthusiasm and passion for her job.” She was declared the winner of the highly-acclaimed …