ABU DHABI: Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) yesterday confirmed the appointment of Mark Powers as its new Group Chief Financial Officer. Mr Powers will join EAG in January 2018. In his new role, Mr Powers will be responsible for the finance function across the Abu Dhabi-based group’s five divisions, which comprise UAE national airline Etihad Airways, Etihad Airways Engineering, Etihad Airport …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The number of Russian tourists travelling to the GCC in 2020 is expected to be 38% higher than the arrival figures recorded for 2016, according to data published recently by Arabian Travel Market 2018, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25, 2018. Looking at the economic drivers, the value of the Russian …

LAHORE: The local home appliance manufacturer giant recently celebrated its first anniversary as a subsidiary of Arçelik – A global leader in the home appliances industry. In the first year of its integration, Arçelik has invested heavily in the industry, and prepares to do the same in the coming years, especially in the R&D department. Arçelik intends to share its …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: BurJuman, Dubai’s preferred mall will host a series of entertainment, dance performances from around the world, and exciting contests as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) special. With just three weeks to go, BurJuman has a varied schedule of exciting live events that will take place from 10 – 26 January, 2018. BurJuman Mall features …

DUBAI: Crystal Lagoons has identified Oman’s burgeoning hospitality and tourism market which, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, is expected to see investment of upwards of US$1.7billion by 2026, as a key area for expansion in the Middle East. The cutting-edge technology has already proven to be a major success in the GCC, particularly in Oman, where Alargan …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The President of The Jinnah Society, Liaquat Merchant, briefed the members of the media at a press conference about the Society’s plans for 2018 which include the conferment of the Jinnah Awards in 2018 to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to Pakistan. The Jinnah Awards were conferred to the following luminaries between 1999 and 2017: …

DUBAI: Emirates and flydubai will offer travellers even more connectivity and flight options in 2018, with new codeshare flights planned to Krakow in Poland from 8 April, and Catania in Italy from 13 June. Both Dubai-based airlines currently offer customers a breadth of travel options across their complementary networks, with codeshares to 81 destinations and more to follow. The partnership …

DUBAI: Copthorne Hotel Dubai, part of Millennium Hotels and Resorts, will celebrate its 10th year in the industry by embarking on several projects aimed at staying competitive while maintaining high quality hospitality service. For 2018, the hotel’s focus will be on enhancement works, environmentally friendly programs and CSR activities and pursuing new ways to increase hotel revenue and adapt to …

MAKLI: The launch of 1000 green shelters programme, which aims to reach out to disadvantaged communities under Heritage Foundation’s initiative of “Safe Shelter, Clean water for all’ took place here in Makli Goth, Thatta on Sunday. The event also marked the closing of the four-day workshop on Zero Carbon, for senior students of architecture, that took place at Zero Carbon …

KARACHI: Mehak NGO Khairpur organized 4th Mehak Women Excellency Award 2017 at Khairpur on Saturday 6 January, 2018.  Women from different fields of Society like health, sports and community services were invited for award. Dr. Syeda Sadaf Akber, Fareeda Tahir, Shireen Saad, Sanam Raaz Soomro, Iqra Hameed, Alvina Agha, Tanweer Khanam Bhatti and Almas Baloch received their awards from chief guest …