ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) hosted a large-scale corporate conference in Peshawar, themed ‘Rethinking a better world – Sustainable Growth for Pakistan,’ featuring representation from the country’s top businesses, thought leadership and policymakers. The conference provided a platform for the region’s key stakeholders and brightest minds to engage in interdisciplinary, forward-thinking conversations to […]

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ICCIA) will conduct the “Best of Entrepreneurship Pakistan (BOE)” session in Karachi. The theme of the event is E-Commerce and Entrepreneurship in Pakistan and will highlight challenges faced by the industry as well as the opportunities it brings for young entrepreneurs. The BOE event aims to share […]

Under the government’s initiative of facilitating the returning migrants in economic reintegration in the country, the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) has presented toolkits to returning expatriates in various trades as an in-kind support to help them start sustained self-employment. The toolkits were presented at a ceremony held here on Tuesday to as many as 80 […]

Microsoft for Startups Middle East has announced the opening of applications for the third cohort of its highly engaging GrowthX Accelerator Program. The organization has also opened-up free registrations for the latest instalment of its popular Highway to 100 Unicorns virtual conference series. The GrowthX Accelerator and Highway to 100 Unicorns initiatives are part of […]

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology with a growing presence in New Jersey, is partnering with Rutgers University-Newark to create and fund a new program designed to drive diversity and innovation within the financial technology field. The Fiserv-RU-N Program for Inclusive Innovation will create a center on campus that […]

Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL), and CBA, a leading digital distribution platform working to promote micro-entrepreneurship in Pakistan, have joined hands to increase peoples’ access to premium digital financial services across the nation. This partnership will strengthen access to financial products and services through digital platforms and improve financial literacy. Chief […]

Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL), the largest digital bank in Pakistan, has partnered with foodpanda HomeChefs, the nation’s leading platform for home-based restaurants, and AdalFi, a Techlogix subsidiary focused on digital financing, to initiate short-term micro-financing solutions for household chefs. Being a first-of-its-kind initiative, this strategic alliance will offer weekly loans of up to PKR […]

Scarlt, UAE-based startup e-commerce platform announced its participation at the Seamless Middle East 2022, the regional e-commerce industry’s top trade event, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Center on May 31 and June 1. The participation will closely showcase Scarlt as a new startup in the region. The brand will be showcasing its business […]

Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram, Co-founder and CEO-Sehat Kahani joins world’s most driven researchers, innovative entrepreneurs, activists and promising political leaders between the ages of 30 and 40 as World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Class of 2022. The class of 2022 is gender equal and has representatives from 42 countries. Members will take part in […]

Enhancing the e-commerce avenues, foodpanda, Pakistan’s leading delivery app, has partnered with Extreme Commerce to promote vendor acquisition where people can go and learn how to become a successful HomeChef with foodpanda. A signing ceremony took place at foodpanda headquarters in Karachi to kick off this partnership. Ahsan Malik, Head of HomeChefs, foodpanda; Binte Fatima, […]