CURRENT BUSINESS EVENTS 2012-13

WORLDWIDE AND PAKISTAN

BUSINESS EVENTS OF PAKISTAN (2012-13)

1. Metro – Makro Complete merger in Pakistan (13 July 2012)• New name is Metro-Habib Cash and Carry (Private) Limited• To provide a comprehensive product range at good quality • And competitive prices; all under one roof for customers.• By combining resources they have revolutionized the retail

sector in Pakistan.

BUSINESS EVENTS OF PAKISTAN (2012-13)

2.Iran trade fair in expo center (02-04 jun 2012)• Held for three Days • Focused on Iranian food and food processing, petrochemical,

energy etc.• 30000 visitors attended the fair • 75 Iranian and 34 Pakistani Companies Participated • Individual Country’s Exhibition hosted by Punjab Government

through PBIT• Enhance Socio-Economic ties between both countries

BUSINESS EVENTS OF PAKISTAN (2012-13)

3. Pakistan’s 1st Island City (12 Mrach 2013)• Malik Riaz Signed deal for $20billion with US Tycoon• The global attractions of the project comprise world’s

tallest building, world’s largest shopping mall, sports

city, educational & medical city and much more…• This project will provide 2.5 million jobs• Help revive 55 national industries • Provide housing to 1 million Pakistanis • also help eliminate terrorism and crimes.

BUSINESS EVENTS OF PAKISTAN (2012-13)

4.China poised to get Gwadar port (02 jul 2012) • Property of Pakistan but Operator will be China• Investment by china to make Port Functional • Turn Pakistan into Regional Hub• Berth Construction By China for Cargo Ships• Road Infrastructure be build and linked with Chian by Railway link

• PLM-N government Motive “TRADE NOT AID"

BUSINESS EVENTS OF PAKISTAN (2012-13)

5. Zong out of race for waird Acquisition (08 oct 2013)• Zong not bidding for Warid Telecom• Earlier aggressively pursued the deal • 11 million subscribers & could grant it 2nd Position• Reason Might be Saving for future Investment• Upgrading 3G Infrastructure • Warid High Asking Price

BUSINESS EVENTS WORLDWIDE (2012-13)

1)Facebook has acquired Instagram (09 Apr 2012)• $1 billion in Cash and Stock• Photo Sharing Experience one reason to love Facebook• Delight for it’s Users• Fail to live up to Users Expectation• Thumbail image is Shown on Facebook Timeline • Trying to improve User Interface • Instagram will reap huge profit for facebook

BUSINESS EVENTS WORLDWIDE (2012-13)

2)Microsoft Acquired Nokia ( 19 nov 2013)• Nokia Business acquired for $7.2 billion• $5 billion for Nokia Devices and Services • $2.18 billion to licence and use Nokia’s Patents & Mapping Services• Devices software & Services • Compete with Apple & Google• Lower Phone Cost “More Choice And Inovation”

3.New Google Indian Ad real Purpose ( 13 Nov 2013)• When they already have 97% Market share in india• Answer lies in future not in past• Mobile is 62.5% of traffic compare to 37.5 % for Desktop• Threat google see in future regarding Smartphone and it’s apps• Cracking it’s worry that consumer start preferring apps over google • Convincing Smartphone Users that Even on this platform Google

Search is best, fast and convenient

BUSINESS EVENTS WORLDWIDE (2012-13)

BUSINESS EVENTS WORLDWIDE (2012-13)4.American Airlines finally merged with US Airways (9 Dec 2013)• The company is now valued at more than $19 billion• Company Stock price has been growing continuously• Indicating investors have confidence in American Airlines Group Inc.• American officially ended more than two years of bankruptcy• Creditors were fully repaid & Stockholders even got a small share of

the new company

BUSINESS EVENTS WORLDWIDE (2012-13)5.Dell Acquires Quest, a Big Software Maker• The Deal was signed for $2.4 billion • This is the right move for DeLL• As Quest will enable Dell to deliver more competitive

server, storage, networking and end user computing solutions and services to customers.

• This move shows that Dell is trying to position itself as a vendor for businesses that are trying to build and manage their own data centers, whether on site or in the cloud.