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Social media now SMEs’ storefront

[ Basic design skills, SEO and home delivery turn posts into sales for small businesses KARACHI: A short video, a few product photographs and a social-media post are increasingly becoming the simplest digital strategy for Pakistan’s small businesses. From clothing and carpets to electronics, home appliances, confectionery and home-based kitchens, businesses are using platforms such … Read more

Pakistan urges inclusive, responsible digital finance at UN briefing

Chairman PVARA urges importance of bringing digital assets, related technologies within effective regulatory framework Pakistan on Saturday called for inclusive and responsible approaches to digital financial innovation, highlighting the need for developing countries to help shape emerging rules and benefit from technologies including digital assets, blockchain, tokenisation and distributed ledger technologies. The Permanent Mission of … Read more

What is Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, and what its ‘precautionary’ shutdown means?

A picture of an oil pipeline. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Saudi Arabia’s shutdown of its vital East-West oil pipeline following drone strikes has brought renewed attention to its role in carrying crude from the kingdom’s eastern oil-producing region to the Red Sea while bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The Saudi Energy Ministry said on Friday that … Read more