ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards 2012

ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards 2012Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan hosted the Green Economy Forum 2013 on June 05, 2013 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. Mr. Javed Jabbar former IUCN global Vice President and Regional Councillor was the key note speaker at the panel discussion ‘Corporate Pakistan Leadership in the Green Economy’. A large number of participants including CEOs, CFOs, ACCA members and other professionals from corporate, public sector and practice, NGOs and Media were present at the event. Continue reading “ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards 2012”

Islands of prospects

By Naseer Memon
(The News, Political Economy-24th March 2013)

According to newspaper reports, real estate tycoon Malik Riaz’s Bahria Town and a US investment group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for $15 to 20 billion investment on March 11. Under the project, Bahria Town, in collaboration with foreign companies associated with prominent US investor Thomas Kramer, would construct the world’s tallest building and a number of other projects some 3.5 kilometres off the Karachi shore. A spokesman for Bahria Town said the project, the Bodha Island City, would be developed within a period of five to ten years, and that it would comprise Net City, Education City, Health City, Port City and other infrastructure projects. The world’s most modern shopping mall would also be built on the Island City. Continue reading “Islands of prospects”