National
February 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: To place a track and trace system (TTS) for major tax evading sectors including tobacco, sugar, cement, fertilizer and beverages, the FBR has received financial bidding and found the AJCL/Authentix consortium as the highest scorer in the bidding process.
“The AJCL/Authentix is the successful bidder and the contract award will be issued during the due process. The contract may be awarded within next 15 days after negotiations as per PPRA rules” top official sources confirmed to The News here on Monday.
The much-awaited track and trace system could not be awarded in last more than one decade despite making several efforts. Now under the IMF programme, it is a binding condition to place track and trace system to avoid evading taxes. According to the FBR’s announcement on Monday late night, stating that the Federal Board of Revenue has successfully completed the evaluation process for the grant of a five-year licence for an IT-based solutio
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February 2021
Alistair Turner
IBTM World Trends Report, released during IBTM World Virtual, underlines the role that the meetings and events industry has to play in ‘building back better’ in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The industry has been given the opportunity to reset itself and re-imagine what its ‘new normal’ will look like, addressing major trends such as sustainability, technology, security and diversity as areas where the industry can use tragedy to change its trajectory and do things better in the future, report author, Alistair Turner, says.
Compiled using key industry data, case studies and interviews with leading experts both inside and outside of the industry, the report includes inputs from President and CEO of PCMA, Sherrif Karamat; Economist Philippe Legrain; Executive Director, Conference & Events, ExCeL London, James Rees; and President and CEO of MPI, Paul Van Deventer.