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Karandaaz Pakistanis providing financing to Excel Labs to initiate COVID-19 testing. With this funding, Excel Labs is building its capacity to carry out an estimated 500 tests daily and more than 10,000 tests a month. This emergency response will help the country build a critical testing capacity to test, track, and control the spread of […]
President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday approved amendments to the Companies Act, 2017, in order to provide an enabling regulatory framework to facilitate startups in the country. The Companies Act, 2017 was under review with the SECP. The Press Release, issued on Monday, read that the amendments came about based on the feedback received during […]
Starting today, Google’s own video conferencing app is now going free for all users globally, the search engine giant announced. The meet was initially launched as a premium app for paid users, but looking at the surging demand for video call services across the globe owing to the lockdowns imposed by several governments in order […]
Automotive giant Toyota has announced short-term interest-free emergency loans to all vendors. The coronavirus outbreak has negatively impacted every business in the country, and Pakistan’s auto industry is no different from an industry-wide shutdown. Automotive vendors have been sorely lacking in financial support. Therefore, Toyota’s recent decision to support them is a highly commendable move. […]
Telenor Pakistan has partnered with Google in order to train and upskill small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help them survive during the crisis and minimize the impact of an ongoing pandemic on their operations. The online skills training will be conducted as a series of webinars under ‘Going Online with Google’ initiative and Telenor […]
UPaisa customers can now donate to Prime Minister’s Corona Relief Fund and Shaukat Khanum with convenience through UPaisa’s fund’s transfer facility. Donations can be sent to multiple organizations that are working for the relief of daily wage workers and other deserving households by simply dialing *786#. Customers can select the “donation” option after which they […]
Press release: IPO oversubscribed by 1.07x with more than 80% of the applicants subscribed through E-IPO. KARACHI, 28th MARCH, 2020: The Initial Public Offering of Bank Islami Ehad sukuk has been successfully closed. Despite the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic, significant interest was received from both institutional and retail investors with PKR 320.6 million subscriptions received against […]
Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sehat Kahani, shares the idea behind the health-tech social enterprise, Sehat Kahani and explains how is she with her team trying to create a positive impact in the society by this proposition.
Dr.Safiuddin Siddiqui, MBBS, educates on how to tackle this pandemic and what are the things to avoid including mass hysteria.
Halima Iqbal, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer and Farwah Tapal, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Oraan share their journey at Oraan and discuss the significance of financially inclusive society while explaining their value proposition in the market.