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Saleha Riaz

Karachi

Reporter and Editor, Special Coverage at Business Recorder

Reporter and Editor, Special Coverage @brecordernews. Previously @YahooFinance, @WSJ, @mobileworldlive and @etribune

Articles

  • 1 week ago | brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz

    AI fintech Metric announced a seven figure seed round to grow their offering across the Gulf region and Asia. The company told Business Recorder it is not revealing the exact amount at this stage. Founded in 2022 by Pakistani couple Meenah Tariq and Omar Parvez, along with the company’s CTO Dr Habiba, Metric said in a statement released Thursday that the seed round had participation from Sanabil 500 Global, Hub71, i2i Ventures, Plus VC, Epic Angels, and Accelerate Prosperity.

  • 1 week ago | brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was recently ranked number one globally for the fourth consecutive year by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report covering the last year, surpassing many advanced economies. The study measured the quality of a country’s entrepreneurial environment based on expert assessments across 13 key ‘GEM Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions’.

  • 1 month ago | brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz

    Dubai has announced new rules that will allow companies set up inside its many free zones to operate outside of them in a move that is being hailed as “a gateway to growth”. Until now, a company in the free zone could operate only within the zone and outside the UAE. It could not conduct its operation in a non-free zone in the UAE.

  • 1 month ago | brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz

    Mobile banking platform easypaisa and Paismo, a startup in the HR and payroll space, have partnered up to roll out a one-click payroll disbursement feature for the first time in Pakistan. The solution simplifies payroll processing, Paismo said in a statement, enabling “instant and secure” salary disbursements into employees’ digital wallets and bank accounts.

  • 1 month ago | brecorder.com | Saleha Riaz

    Residents and tourists alike in recent times have complained that as Dubai’s popularity rises, so are its traffic jams. But rest assured the city - which prides itself on its infrastructure - is not one to sit on its laurels and is tackling the issue head on. What’s up with Dubai’s traffic? One visitor told Business Recorder: “I visited Dubai in early February. I was staying in the Barsha area and had work in Deira and downtown.

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Saleha Riaz
Saleha Riaz @salehariaz
26 Mar 24

Thank you @mazenas1 of @BDSwissME for talking to us about #Dubai govt's #IPOs: "Dubai wants to diversify the economy. It wants to give people investment opportunities that not only focus on real estate but financial markets as well.” https://t.co/U003XLb5EI

Saleha Riaz
Saleha Riaz @salehariaz
9 Feb 24

RT @brecordernews: Voters appear to favour an ‘independent’ Pakistan as dynasties fall behind in the race to win National Assembly seats, a…

Saleha Riaz
Saleha Riaz @salehariaz
9 Feb 24

RT @Brainmasalaar: A bunch of ‘independents’ - with random vegetables and household items as their symbols - have put up one of the greates…