DUBAI: The Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai, has signed a partnership with the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organisation (TAG-Org) to offer added value packages to the business community and develop the exclusive services being provided at the Dubai Business Club in DED. His Excellency Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of DED, and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of TAG-Org signed the partnership agreement …

KARACHI-: Central Depository Company of Pakistan (CDC) has launched an eDividend Repository services to facilitate the process of eDividend. After the promulgation of the Companies Act 2017, it has become mandatory for all listed companies to process their dividends electronically. SECP recently introduced “The Companies (Distribution of Dividends) Regulations 2017” which spell out the method and requirements for making dividend payouts …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is highlighting the integral role played by its female employees through a special video which documents the breadth and diversity of the operational and technical roles performed by women in the Group. The video gives the audience a behind the scenes look at women employees from various Emirates Group …

KARACHI: Matco Foods Limited signed an agreement for the supply of a 20,000 Tons per year Rice Glucose manufacturing plant with Beijing Meckey Engineering Co. This new expansion will increase the total production capacity of the company to 30,000 Tons of Rice Glucose and 3,000 Tons of Rice Protein respectively per year. Khalid Ghori, CEO of Matco Foods spoke at …

DUBAI:  Just ahead of its deployment to Fort Lauderdale, the newly refurbished Boeing 777-200LR was visited by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group; Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline; Adel Al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer as well as other members of Emirates’ senior management. The USD$150 …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: GCC visitors are driving demand in the UAE’s Northern Emirates, comprising more than 30% of hotel check-ins, which saw a positive uptick in Year-on-Year (YoY) occupancy, according to data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2018, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25. The data shows that of the overall increase in …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a seminar at its premises which aimed to enhance local businesses’ understanding of the key advantages and process associated with using letters of credit. The event was attended by international sales professionals, shipping and logistics managers, trade finance bankers and legal advisors for international businesses. Sessions were led by Mr. …

DUBAI: Globally, Casio is celebrating the 35th anniversary of G-SHOCK brand that was first introduced in Japan back in 1983 and since then relentlessly delivered real toughness to G-Shock enthusiasts around the world. In commemoration, Casio Middle East had kicked-off with a long road-show style tour in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) covering major Arab countries starting from …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a workshop at its premises which provided Chamber members and businesses in Dubai with hands-on training in Google Analytics to boost website performance and improve return on investment of marketing campaigns. The training covered the basics of intelligent data collection and analysis, and educated companies on how to use Google …

DUBAI: Emirates has unveiled a brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with new wider seats laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration for the first time. The airline has invested over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The newly refurbished Emirates 777-200LR aircraft is set in a two-class configuration …