Tag «Pakistan»

Pakistan endures fifth year of billion-dollar flood events following September deluge, according to Impact Forecasting catastrophe report

CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, today releases the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during September 2014. Aon Benfiel is the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON). …

Lifestyle Exhibition Aalishan Pakistan by TDAP to be held in New Delhi

New Delhi, September 1st , 2014:Lifestyle exposition ‘Aalishan Pakistan’, the second edition of ‘Lifestyle Pakistan’ exhibition will be hosted by Trade Development Authority of Pakistan(TDAP) in New Delhi from 11th-14th September 2014. The exhibition in Hall No.14 & 18 at Pragati Maidan, with over 250 exhibitors from Pakistan, will showcase fashion, textiles, jewelry, accessories, leather, …

UAE NATIONALS SEND POWERFUL MESSAGE TO PROPERTY INVESTORS ACROSS THE WORLD

India, Pakistan and UK top Dubai real estate investor list for start of 2014 as countdown begins for 13th edition of Cityscape Global Dubai, UAE, 18 August 2014: Emiratis have sent a powerful message to international investors across the world that the Middle East is a safe haven for investors, after spending billions of dirhams …

foodpanda launches next generation mobile food delivery application

Berlin, July 1st: foodpanda/hellofood becomes a truly mobile company with its revolutionarily upgraded app in a brand-new overall design. The most global online food delivery marketplace released the new generation of its mobile app, offering easy access to the menus of more than 30,000 restaurants in more than 40 countries across four continents. The new …

Indian Jesuit abducted in Afghanistan

The kidnapping follows foiled attack on the Indian consulate in Herat last month Fr Alexis Prem Kumar – The director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Afghanistan was abducted on Monday afternoon by a group of unidentified men from Sohadat village outside Herat. Fr Alexis Prem Kumar, 47, was visiting a school for refugee Afghan …

Thomson Reuters Releases the Islamic Social Finance Report in Partnership With The Islamic Research & Training Institute

03/25/2014 Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, released today the Islamic Social Finance Report 2014 in collaboration with the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group. The report is the first of its kind study covering …

Rocket’s Carmudi moves into Indonesia and the Philippines

Carmudi continue their rapid global expansion in SEA Rocket Internet’s Classified Platform move into the Philippines and Indonesia Jakarta / Manila, January 24th 2014 – Carmudi, the rising classifieds player in the automotive industry in Asia, Africa and Latin America now continue their global expansion in South East Asia (SEA). The next countries on the …

Asian Fusion: New Thinking and Actions for Improving Food and Nutrition Security in Asia

September 27, 2013, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA – Country experience shared at a recent conference showed that fertilizer subsidies can have huge costs, crowding out public expenditures on agricultural research, extension, rural roads and other expenditures that promote agricultural development. The private sector is often more efficient in delivery of fertilizer to farmers. While historically the …

Penetration of Life Insurance Coverage Goes Up

The penetration of life insurance sector in India has increased from 2.15% in 2001 to 3.17% in 2012 which is above Brazil, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan, China, Srilanka, Australia, Germany but below France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. As per information furnished by Insurance Regulatory and …

Easy Taxi starts global rollout

Lagos, 24th July 2013 – Easy Taxi, Latin America’s #1 taxi app, today announced its global expansion in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. After receiving an additional funding of USD 10 million from Rocket Internet and the African Internet Holding, the company decided to continue the strategy of fast growth. Just one month ago, …