MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, continues moving forward in keeping Bahrainization at the core of its recruitment strategy by welcoming a new batch of Bahraini pilots who have recently began operating flights after completing all the necessary vigorous ground and base training courses. The new batch of pilots join the national carrier from a …

KARACHI: JS Bank has won awards in three categories at the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards, 2019. The Bank has been declared Pakistan’s Best Mid-Sized Retail Bank, Pakistan’s Best Consumer Finance Product, and Pakistan’s Best SME Bank. The Asian Banking & Finance Awards bring together banks from over 30 Asian countries to recognize banks that stand out with groundbreaking …

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank and the Best Bank in the country has launched the initiative of conducting a country-wide Employee Satisfaction Survey (ESS) on 19th July, 2019. Chaired by the senior management, this launch ceremony was held at its Head Office premises and was attended by the executives and middle management of the Bank. In order to develop synergy across the …

By Rafiq Vayani AJMAN: Representatives of Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) visited the Indonesian Consulate recently to explore new investment opportunities with the Indonesian business community. The meeting was held prior to the upcoming Trade Expo Indonesia hosted by the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia, providing an exclusive opportunity for Ajman Free Zone to project its dynamic services it continues to …

DUBAI: DUBZ, a leading baggage technology and logistics company and part of dnata, has opened a new ‘check-in station’ in The Dubai Mall, the world’s most visited retail and lifestyle destination, to offer airline passengers another convenient option to take advantage of its innovative services.  The station is located in the dnata Travel store on the lower ground level of …

News Desk DUBAI: Four new categories have been added under the Dubai Chamber CSR Label in an effort to recognise a wider range of organisations that are excelling in adopting best CSR practices in line with international standards, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced. The new categories cover four different realms of CSR, namely: workplace, community, environment and …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, remains committed to invest in its Bahraini workforce and their career development by providing opportunities for Bahraini nationals to take over senior positions in the company. The airline also reiterates its plans on welcoming Bahraini aviation professionals and talents who work for the aviation industry in and around the …

ADDIS ABABA: A French delegation led by French Minister of Economy & Finance, H.E. Bruno Le Maire visited Ethiopian Airlines on July 22, 2019. Upon their arrival at Ethiopian, the delegation was welcomed by Ethiopian Group CEO Mr Tewolde GebreMariam and the Executive Management team. A discussion was also held at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters between the delegation and Ethiopian Airlines …

AETOSWire DUBAI: To help retail sales staff communicate effectively, GIA Dubai recently organised retail sales associate training programmes for Malabar Gold & Diamonds at their stores in Dubai, UAE. Since 2018, GIA Dubai has trained more than 200 staff of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Dubai and Bahrain. The training programme includes information about GIA, the 4Cs (Color, Clarity, Cut …

SHARJAH: Sharjah Airport recently received Air Peace’s inaugural flight from Lagos. The Nigerian airline’s first international airport outside Africa, Sharjah Airport offers the advantages of Sharjah’s geographic location and the level of service that the Airport provides to airlines and travellers. The fact that Air Peace chose Sharjah Airport underlines the importance of the growing travel market and tourism and …