Shopify enlists Microsoft, Oracle for business tools on app

Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify is teaming up with top cloud companies including Microsoft and Oracle to help merchants streamline their business operations. Business owners on the platform can now access Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite and Infor on the Shopify app. Earlier, they had to rely on مزید پڑھیں

Bali reopens to foreign tourists, but without flights

Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus on Thursday, but the island is lacking one crucial ingredient: international flights. Tourism-reliant Bali is scheduled to reopen on Thursday and though its Ngurah Rai international airport has carried out simulations preparing for tourists to return, it is not expecting مزید پڑھیں

Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin left for US to attend annual meetings of IMF

Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin has left for the US to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance ministry officials on Tuesday said Tarin — who is leading Pakistan’s official entourage — will participate in policy-level talks with the IMF. “Policy talks between Pakistan and the مزید پڑھیں

FIA arrested a nine-member group for allegedly smuggling money from Pakistan to Afghanistan

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday raided a currency exchange company and arrested a nine-member group for allegedly smuggling money from Pakistan to Afghanistan. FIA Commercial Banking Circle officials said the arrests were made in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Saddar areas. The suspects were running an illegal hundi/hawala business under the pretext of a licensed مزید پڑھیں

SBP eases conditions for renewable energy solution providers

To promote investment in renewable energy solutions by companies, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has eased the conditions for renewable energy solution providers under its Refinance Scheme for Renewable Energy, a statement said Monday. The statement said all Renewable Energy Investment Entities (RE-IEs) interested in installing renewable energy projects or solutions were now allowed مزید پڑھیں

Russia increases rice import volume from Pakistan

The steps being taken by the incumbent government to increase the country’s exports have started yielding results as Russia has increased the volume of rice imports from Pakistan. The Russian Trade ministry will monitor more rice factories via video link with the collaboration of the Plant Production department. Pakistani exporters have been allowed to export مزید پڑھیں