ABU DHABI: Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, announced the graduation of 45 young UAE National Graduate Trainees from the company’s LEAP talent accelerator programme. LEAP is a comprehensive 12-month programme that offers a bespoke learning journey to enhance management and leadership skills through mentorship from senior leadership at EGA. …

HBL, Pakistan’s leading bank, has announced a strategic investment in AFT, an innovative fintech startup, to accelerate the development of Pakistan’s agricultural and merchant sectors. This investment will enhance financial inclusion and operational efficiency across these critical unbanked sectors. Through its Digitt+ platform, AFT offers a multilingual interface enabling farmers and merchants to easily access digital payments and financial services. …

Muhammad Noman Saigal Former Minister Health , IT , Environment and Alternative Energy as well as Convener of the Horticultural standing Committee of FPCCI invited the Former Environment and Alternative Energy Minister, Umer Khalid Omer, Hameed Bhutto Chairman PEC and Azhar Zia of EMA Enterprises Event Planners at his residence. Possibilities on new business ventures were discussed involving Horticultural sector …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai Premier Padel P1, part of the newly unified 25-tournament season spanning 18 countries across five continents, will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, the organisers have announced. The event will be held at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium and feature …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Kutiyana Memon Association Appreciation (KMA) hosted Award Ceremony organized on Friday 12th July 2024 at APMF Auditorium, celebrating the amazing and dedicated Volunteers of the Qurbani Khaal Collection and Fitra Collection 2024. Your selflessness and hard work strengthen our community and inspire us all, says Haji Usman Pardesi, President, KMA. Kutiyana Memon Association is a social …

By Rafiq Vayani KUALA LUMPUR/DUBAI: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Malaysia is intensifying its promotional efforts across the Middle Eastern region. In a bid to highlight Malaysia’s agricultural and food industries, the Malaysian Agriculture Counselor Office in Dubai organised a high-profile business networking event at the prestigious Raffles Hotel Dubai. This event aimed to showcase the nation’s agricultural …

News Desk KARACHI: In the landscape of global empowerment and gender equality, organizations like WomenSpire Malaysia and Womenza Pakistan stand out as beacons of progress and change. Dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for women, these organizations have embarked on a collaborative journey aimed at fostering skills in entrepreneurship, event management, digital marketing, and web development among women across Malaysia and …

Dubai Mall, the Most Visited Place on Earth in 2023, has achieved further growth in 2024, recording57 million visitors during the first half of the year, in comparison to 52 million visitors for the same period in 2023. Performance of various categories have witnessed similar growth, recording growth in retail sales ranging from 8% to 15% over the same period …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Emirates Sports Group held a press conference on July 10, 2024 to celebrate the opening and launch of the new Association for the Development of Corporate Sports (ADCS). Also announced at the event were new formats for corporate sports and the promotion of healthy lifestyles around the world, first developed by the ADCS. These innovations include the …

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has received the Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024. This is an award by the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). It places the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi among the world’s top hospitals for offering high-quality cardiac care to heart attack patients. The …