A new joint guide by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) released at the World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) aims to boost PFM reforms across the globe by defining for the first time the idea of professionalisation specifically in the context of public sector finance. The guide […]

Plastic Bank, the world’s leading for-profit social enterprise that builds recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities in an effort to fight plastic pollution in seas and rivers, announced its official participation in COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6 – 18 November. The enterprise will represent its global ethos and solid mission through several […]

Financial technology leader FIS® announced that it is revolutionizing the way small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) gain access to embedded payments and finance solutions through software providers with the launch of Worldpay for Platforms™. This new software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution combines the power of the global merchant and banking capabilities of FIS with embedded payments technology built on […]

5.5G, an enhanced version of 5G, is expected to be put into large-scale commercial use by 2025 to further digitalize the economy and society, and speed up green and intelligent transformations, according to an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) expert. Walid Mathlouthi, Head of the ITU’s Future Network & Spectrum Management Division disclosed this during the […]

16th International 3P Plas Print Pack Pakistan – Country’s Pioneer and Biggest Exhibition for Plastic, Printing and Packaging industry organized by FAKT Exhibitions (Pvt.) Ltd. opened its doors on 29th May 2022 at Expo Centre, Lahore. The exhibition was inaugurated by Chief Guest – Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of […]

Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari along with many senior officials was the Chief Guest at the Pakistan Breakfast at Steigenberger Belvedere Hotel Davos. The Pakistan Breakfast a traditional interactive session is held at every meeting of World Economic Forum, and is a well-attended event due to the participants and speakers.  Pakistan Breakfast […]

TPL Insurance Limited, a subsidiary of TPL Corp Limited, is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Share Subscription Agreement and a Shareholders Agreement with Finnfund, a major development financier and impact investor, investing in responsible and profitable businesses in the developing countries. The acquisition follows TPL Insurance’s earlier disclosure, dated October […]

Pandamart, the country’s leading online groceries delivery platform has achieved a major milestone of establishing over 50 stores within just over a year since the first store was opened in Bahadurabad, Karachi in November 2020. The 50th store was opened in DHA Phase 8, Karachi on the eve of the new year, on December 31, […]

The Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah Limited in its meeting held on February 3, 2021, approved the Bank’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Bank reported an operating profit of Rs. 25.468 billion, marginally higher than last year, despite lockdown in the country and the 625 bps drop-in policy […]

Mohsin Ahmed, CEO at Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN), shares strategies to overcome low financial inclusion in Pakistan and how they are supporting members to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Ahmed while discussing the affects to recent pandemic on Pakistani economy says, “The bigger challenge on the macro front is to interact with the global economy as […]