General Business News

Rawalpindi: Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) talks between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Latvia were held in Rawalpindi. The Pakistan delegation was led by Major General Raja Muhammad Arif Nazir, Additional Secretary-I, Ministry of Defence while the Latvian delegation was headed by Mr. Arnis Muiznieks, Director, …

Lahore: SHAMROCK Conferences International has announced the holding of the 5th Annual Pakistan Micro-finance Country Forum 2011 to be held on 24th of November, 2011 in Karachi. The theme of the forum will be “Stretching out to the unreached” and will include case-study discussions and face-to-face deliberations. The annual forum …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has won the award for “Best Business Class” at the 2011 Biz Travel Forum in Milan. Etihad Airways’ Pearl Business Class features a hi-tech seat that converts to a fully flat bed. These seats are longer and wider, all with …

Islamabad: National Power Construction Corporation (NPCC), a Pakistani State enterprise in the Ministry of Water and Power has won the Contract for Turnkey Construction of 380kV Transmission Line associated with Sanabl in the Western region of Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia valuing SR 288.0 million (Pak. Rs. 7 billion). This …

Karachi: Nutshell Forum, the pioneers of hosting world class seminars and conferences in Pakistan, is organizing the 3rd Lahore Management and HRD Summit. The two day conference will be held at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore on October 28th and 29th. Carrying on the legacy of its predecessors, this year’s …

Islamabad: As a part of its developmental efforts, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has published a guidebook titled “Guide for Listing of Companies through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)”. It is aimed at facilitating the issuers and their lead manager/consultants/advisors, book runners and the underwriters to make their …

Mansehra: U.S. Ambassador Cameron Munter and his wife, Dr. Marilyn Wyatt, today joined with local officials and community leaders to inaugurate three schools in Khawari, Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The schools were rebuilt with the support of the U.S. government’s Earthquake Reconstruction Program. “As the people and the Government …