Saleha Riaz
Reporter and Editor, Special Coverage at Business Recorder
Reporter and Editor, Special Coverage @brecordernews. Previously @YahooFinance, @WSJ, @mobileworldlive and @etribune
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1 week ago |
brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz
ARY Digital Network, in collaboration with PakLaunch, a platform for Pakistani startups and investors, has announced the launch of a reality television series called Bazaar aimed at supporting entrepreneurs. The show is set to air in early 2026 and will feature emerging entrepreneurs pitching their businesses to a panel of investors and mentors. Described by the organisers as a “next-generation reality series,” Bazaar combines televised entertainment with a structured investment platform.
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2 weeks ago |
brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz
The grand finale of K-Electric’s (KE) Energy Progress and Innovation Challenge (EPIC) 2025 was held at Habib University on Wednesday. A team from National University of Science and Technology (NUST) that presented a project on tamper-proof PMT-based loadshedding and transformer control was declared the winner, walking away with prize money of Rs1.5 million.
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2 weeks ago |
brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz
The European Commission (EC) it set to remove the UAE from its list of high‑risk jurisdictions which have “strategic deficiencies” in their national anti‑money laundering and countering financing of terrorism frameworks. On Tuesday, it announced that several jurisdictions have been delisted: the UAE, Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal and Uganda. The updated list takes into account the work of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), it added.
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2 weeks ago |
brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz
Perhaps the more important takeaway from today’s budget for startups was the digital transactions proceeds levy - a 5% withholding levy that will be applied to payments made to domestic and international digital vendors - as well as an 18% e-commerce tax. A formal definition of “e-commerce” has been introduced for the first time, while the term “online marketplace” has been broadened to include all taxable activities conducted through digital platforms, including websites and mobile applications.
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2 weeks ago |
brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz
Pakistanis already know that if they want to start a business, Dubai is the place to be, in terms of free zones, tax benefits, access to other regional markets like Saudi Arabia, and the immense networking opportunities. Now experts are saying this journey could start as early as the undergraduate degree stage.
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