DUBAI: Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has won industry recognition for its retail banking leadership at the Retail Banker International (RBI) Asia Trailblazer Awards. At a ceremony held recently in Singapore, the bank was adjudged the Asian Trailblazer of the Year – Institutional as well as Best Retail Bank – UAE. Emirates NBD was also highly commended in …

News Desk DUBAI: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a contract extending the operation and maintenance of the Dubai Metro with the British Serco Group until September 2021. The new contract covers the operation & maintenance of the Dubai Metro Red Line Extension Project (Route 2020). This extension spans 15 km and connects 7 stations (5 elevated and 2 …

ABU DHABI: Agthia Group PJSC, one of the UAE’s leading food and beverages companies, held its 14th Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 28th in Abu Dhabi at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Among other published agenda items, Agthia shareholders approved a cash dividend of 15% for an amount of AED 90 million. Agthia Group had previously …

DUBAI: Studio M Arabian Plaza Hotel & Hotel Apartments, the lifestyle property by Millennium Hotels & Resorts under the M collection, participated in the world’s largest grassroots movement for environmental action – Earth Hour. The initiative aimed to draw attention to the threat of climate change and highlight the need for action. The team at Studio M Arabian Plaza joined …

KARACHI: Praising Pakistan’s role in UN Peace Mission striving for world peace, Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson said that Australia enjoys long standing relations with Pakistan which established soon after creation of this country. We had even relations with Staff College Quetta since 1910 much before creation of Pakistan. This she expressed while speaking to members of the Karachi Council …

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan, the country’s leading telecom and digital services provider has partnered with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, to become the authorized distributor of Alibaba Cloud products and services in Pakistan. The signing took place at Telenor Pakistan headquarters ‘345’ where Dr. Alex Li, General Manager, South Asia of Alibaba Cloud and Sardar Mohammad Abubakr, …

AMSTERDAM: Sopheon, a global leader of enterprise innovation management solutions, yesterday announces its partnership with National Foods Limited, one of the leading foods company headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. National Foods Limited (NFL) has subsidiaries in the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Canada. With a strategic vision to achieve significant turnover growth by 2020, National Foods Limited wants to ensure …

ABU DHABI: The event was organized on 23 March 2019 as the ideological nature of the project IDENTITY PAKISTAN has an important significance. The main purpose was to celebrate Pakistan. After the National Anthem and opening speech by Mrs. Solmaz Regi , a lineup of amazing and diverse speakers was organized to motivate the common Pakistani on how the diverse …

DUBAI: Dubai Press Club (DPC) today honoured the participants and entities who supported the ‘Advanced Economic Journalism’ programme at a special ceremony held on the sidelines of the 18th Arab Media Forum (AMF). Launched in October 2018 in partnership with DP World, the ‘Advanced Economic Journalism’ training programme featured hands-on training sessions, interactive workshops and assessments aimed at introducing journalists …

DUBAI: The future of a nation depends on its young citizens. AMSI schools launch Model Federal National Council (MFNC) – a first of its kind platform in the UAE that aims to develop a new generation of Emirati students who could positively contribute to the future of the UAE.  The formation of MFNC was inspired by the ‘Year of Zayed’ …