KUALA LUMPUR: Time to pack your bags and drop by BHPetrol today because starting 18 August 2020 until 26 October 2020, you may stand a chance to travel for free throughout Malaysia! In conjunction with Hari Merdeka 2020, BHPetrol and Tourism Malaysia has come together to celebrate the festive spirit with BHPetrol customers through Jom! Cuti-cuti Malaysia promotional contest. The …

DUBAI: Jean-Christophe joined Barclays in 2017, initially heading up Investments for Barclays Private Bank and has almost 30 years’ of experience in private banking, asset management and investment banking.His previous roles also include Head of Private Bank Europe, Monaco and Switzerland, and CEO of Barclays Monaco. Barclays Private Bank is well-established as a quality private bank and partner to Global …

News Desk SHAH ALAM: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Tourism Malaysia have signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) in Hotel UiTM Shah Alam yesterday with the primary objective to strengthen cooperation between the university and the nation’s tourism promotion agency. The signing ceremony was fulfilled by UiTM’s Vice Chancellor, Emeritus Professor Datuk Ir. Dr. Mohd Azraai Kassim and Tourism Malaysia’s …

News Desk KARACHI: As e-commerce continues to accelerate owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard is leading the way in fostering cybersecurity and combatting fraud. With online shopping playing an integral role in the region’s economic recovery, ensuring transaction approval rates remain robust while countering fraud attempts has taken a completely new focus. Mastercard’s technology plays an integral role in reducing …

KARACHI: LADIESFUND intensifies its deep dive into buraq building to give Pakistani women start-ups the insight into becoming unicorns.  Watch Her Fly is The Buraq Center by LADIESFUND’s motto and certainly the charitable organization is taking this vision seriously.  Their How To Build a Buraq trainings continue with Sameer Chishty, partner, SparkLabs, a network of tech startup accelerators and tech …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will resume passenger flights to Warsaw from 4 September starting with twice-a-week services, and increasing to three-a-week from 7 October. The resumption of flights to Warsaw will expand Emirates’ current network to 75 cities in September, offering travellers in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific convenient connections via Dubai to the Polish capital. The airline …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Today the SMB sector plays an important role in the UAE economy, accounting for 86 percent of the total private sector workforce and more than 60 percent of the country’s current GDP. Etisalat serves close to 300,000 SMB customers in the country, working closely with them in their digital transformation journey. The relevance of digital innovation and capabilities have gained significance …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai’s trade with Africa could see an annual increase of up to 10% over the next five years following the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), according to Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest forecast. The outlook for Dubai-Africa trade and new bilateral business opportunities created by AfCFTA were among the main …

DUBAI: Majid Al Futtaim’s Dubai shopping malls,in partnership with Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishments (DFRE),are giving customers the chance to win one of eight Modesh Scholarships worth AED 25,000. Whether in school or university, undertaking an online course, or hoping to enrol in an institute or academy, the scholarship offers learners— parents, children, and young professionals—the ease of a smooth …

JOHANNESBURG: In a novel, De-risked funding strategy, a group of South African Express employees have engaged an equity funding platform, Uprise.Africa, to assist in raising the capital needed to save SA Express. The group strongly believes that SA Express (SAX) is a national asset that should be salvaged and definitely not liquidated. They further believe that the company is a …