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HBL & IBA Pioneer Agri Innovation with the Launch of First Ever Hackathon and ‘Agri Case Study’
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HBL, in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), hosted the first-ever Hackathon under its strategic University Alliance Program. The event also marked the unveiling of a jointly developed Agri Case Study focused on Pakistans dairy sector.
The Hackathon encouraged students to brainstorm, research, and bring new ideas to address challenges in Pakistans agricultural sector. Participants showcased ideas integrating business, finance, and innovation to design sustainable technology driven solutions.
Among numerous standout entries, a team of three students from IBA emerged as winners for their groundbreaking idea. The winning team was awarded a Golden Pass to HBLs The League Internship and Management Trainee Program offering a professional opportunity to work with HBL, along with a cash prize.
Through this collaboration between industry and academia, the Bank aims to nurture a robust pipeline of future leaders and innovators to transform Pakistan’s agricultural sector.
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How my wife and I successfully run our business – Darey Alade
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Darey Art-Alade, the showbiz entrepreneur, has shared insights into how he and his wife Deola Art-Alade have built their professional and personal lives together over the years.
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The 43-year-old said while both are inherently creative, he now primarily handles the creative vision, while Deola has taken the lead on the business side.
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Nintendo Announces Establishment Of New Local Entity In Singapore
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Nintendo Singapore aims to accelerate businessImage: NintendoNintendo is continually growing its business in all sorts of ways, and today it's announced the establishment of a new local entity located in the Republic of Singapore.
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Peachtree City
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Peachtree City is unique in its economic development efforts. It has been actively recruiting businesses since its start long ago, back in 1959. But only businesses that fit its plan for growth. In that way it is unique. I will give you an example.
Many decades ago, when PTC was not what it is now, my father was plant manager for a garment manufacturing operation in Cartersville. He was looking at expanding to other locations in the South and came to PTC. He was surprised to find that the city was not interested. Factories creating minimum wage jobs...
What Are The Best PR Reporting Tools in 2025
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Basic tracking just isn't enough anymore. Companies like NewsMetrics and Meltwater offer tools that do the heavy lifting. They show who reads the news, where it spreads, and how people react to it.
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AFL trade period 2025 LIVE updates: Cats still want Curnow, Marshall despite rejections; Ugle-Hagan yet to request trade
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UN Experts Urge Binding Accountability For Agribusiness To Safeguard Peasants’ Rights And Global Food Security | Mirage News
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OHCHR GENEVA - A handful of powerful corporations now control vast portions of global agricultural production, input markets and food supply chains, a concentration of power that undermines the autonomy of small-scale farmers, exacerbates inequality and endangers the ecological foundations of our food systems, UN experts* warned today.
In their reports to the UN General Assembly**, the Working Group on peasants and rural workers and the Special Rapporteur on the right to food warned that the growing dominance of transnational corporations and industrial agribusiness in global food systems poses an escalating threat to food security, rural livelihoods, and human rights.
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