DUBAI: Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (“MEASA”), has announced the launch of ‘The Academy’, a state-of-the-art facility in DIFC for the promotion of excellence in business and financial services. After more than a decade of providing world class professional development and higher learning courses, DIFC is enhancing …

DOHA: Qatar Airways is pleased to announce the launch of its ‘Global Travel Boutique’ promotion, offering passengers from around the world amazing fares on flights in both Economy and Premium, as well as the opportunity to win once-in-a-lifetime Mega prizes, including the chance to fly free to any Qatar Airways destination for one year. Valid from 12 to 19 September, …

KARACHI: Silkbank held a Meet The Press Event at Pearl Continental hotel yesterday, the reason for holding this event was to announce the half yearly brilliant results the bank had gathered for this year 2017, Shuja Alvi Head of Investment Banking gave a brief overview on the banks wonderful performance and highlighting and showcasing Silkbank growth in the time to …

KARACHI: Sindh Culture Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah called on PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Bilawal House yesterday and presented the Annual Report of his department. He also presented the famous book of “Edward Sketches”, reprinted by his department. The Pakistan Peoples Party Culture Wing Sindh office-bearers led by the Culture Wing Sindh President Qasim Siraj Soomro, General Secretary …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Solo exhibition of The Crisis of Woman by Amber Arifeen organizing by Alliance Française de Karachi – Art Gallery on Thursday 14th September. Amber is a self-taught painter based in Karachi. She picked up painting when she took AS level Art at Lahore Grammar School. She left for her undergraduate degree in Development Studies from UC …

BIZ TODAY REPORT MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, today announced a partnership between the airline’s FalconFlyer Loyalty Programme and Swiss-Belhotel International, a leading global hotel chain and one of the world’s fastest-growing international hotel and hospitality management groups, allowing Gulf Air FalconFlyer members to earn 200 loyalty miles for every night’s stay at participating Swiss-Belhotel properties …

DUBAI: Thuraya Telecommunications Company and specialized security solutions partner, smp aviation, will be collaborating to showcase their recently launched airborne satellite communication service, Thuraya Aero, at booth N3- 402 during the upcoming DSEI event in London. Held from September 12th – 15th, the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition is the most prominent event in its field and brings …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Designed for budget-smart consumers and back-to-school shoppers, iLife Digital Technology recently announced the launch of its new ultra-slim notebooks – ZedAir 2 and ZedAirH. The new budget-friendly notebook range is powered by the latest Intel processor, Intel HD graphics and Windows 10 operating system; offering a faster, premium and secure computing performance. Designed for everyday use, …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The City School successfully completed its annual academic moot. With over two hundred teachers, school heads and management participating, the event was set to re-engineer the learning and development process of playgroup to class 2. Held at their campus in Defence, the academic moot focused on new methods and techniques of inculcating confidence and a desire …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday hosted its Country Focus Briefing which aimed to familiarise businesses in Dubai with trade and investment opportunities opening up across various economic sectors in India. The event, held at Dubai Chamber’s premises, was organised in cooperation with the Consulate of India in Dubai, and attended by H.E. Vipul, Consul General, Consulate …