Turkish Coca-Cola İçecek To Fund Ravi River Project

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a renewed effort to promote water sustainability in Pakistan, Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI) Pakistan has announced new funding for the Restoring River Ravi Project, reinforcing…

EU Reassessment Puts Pakistan’s GSP+ Status at Risk

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

As the EU strengthens its trade frameworks, Pakistan’s duty-free access to the European market under the GSP+ scheme faces renewed scrutiny. Pakistan’s privileged position under…

Dubizzle: The parent company of Zameen buys a massive UAE firm, $1 billion IPO in sight

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani-founded Dubizzle Group today snapped up Property Monitor, the UAE’s leading real-estate analytics service. The efforts come as an effort to integrate Property Monitor’s transaction…

Pakistan and Türkiye Explore New IT and Technology Partnerships

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Türkiye are expanding their economic cooperation with a focus on IT, technology, and education as part of broader efforts to strengthen bilateral…

CDNS Cuts Profit Rates on Savings Schemes by Up to 200 Bps

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) profit rates have experienced a significant reduction across most of its savings schemes. This move affects a wide…

UAE Investors Hit Hard by Sudden Shutdown of Dizabo App

UAE Investors Hit Hard by Sudden Shutdown of Dizabo App

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Dizabo Super app used to offer handsome returns to hundreds of investors in the UAE. They gladly invested because they thought they could make…

Pakistan to Receive $600 Million Investment from Saudi Arabia

Pakistan to Receive $600 Million Investment from Saudi Arabia

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

On Wednesday, the Saudi Investment Minister referred to the previously announced $2.2 billion investment in Pakistan as “only the beginning of something very special,” and…

SECP Exposes Fraudulent Activities of Investment Platform “SMARTPAYS”

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has identified an illegal investment and deposit-taking platform called “SMARTPAYS.” The website (http://smartpays.org/) is being used to…

Pakistani Startups Raise $15 Million in Q3 2024 Despite Global Venture Capital Slowdown

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is showing signs of resilience despite the diminished VC trends around the world. Pakistani startups secured $15 million in four transactions in…

OpenAI’s valuation raises to $157 Billion following latest funding round

By Tech Desk ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, recently closed a $6.6B funding round, which brings the company’s valuation to $157B. The major shareholders are a company that…

46,000 Job Opportunities for Pakistanis through CPEC Energy Projects

By Fizza Akbar ⏐ 3 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

So far, 46,500 Pakistanis have been engaged in energy projects (finished and under development) funded by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Considering the various economic…

Ericsson brings $31 million investment to Pakistan: IT Minister

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Concerted efforts to attract foreign investment to Pakistan have clearly been bearing fruit, as exemplified by the recent instance of Ericsson – the world’s largest…

Pakistani startups have raised $300mn so far: Shibli Faraz

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Minister of Science and Technology Shibli Faraz observed that the incredible rise in investment in the country’s technology sector is indicative of the fact that…

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