Business & Money | Tuesday 12 May, 2015 12:08 pm

SBIE 2015 begins in Jeddah

Jeddah Mayor Dr. Hani Abu Ras inaugurated Monday night Saudi Building & Interiors Exhibition (SBIE) 2015, the largest building and decoration show in Saudi Arabia, here at Jeddah’s Centre for Forums & Events.Following ribbon-cutting, the Mayor of Jeddah toured the exhibition halls of the expo,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 May, 2015 9:44 am

Al Baraka Bank Egypt Rises its Net Income by 21% to EGP 63 million in First Quarter of 2015

Al Baraka Bank Egypt, a subsidiary banking unit of Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) and its investment arm in Egypt, announced that the Bank continued in first quarter of 2015 to achieve distinguished financial results and growth in businesses, services and products, where net income jumped by...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 May, 2015 9:33 am

Amwalak.com launches finance comparison site in Saudi Arabia

Amwalak.com has today launched its finance comparison services in Saudi Arabia, allowing users to find, compare and apply for personal finance products from just one website.Amwalak.com is part of compareit4me.com, the largest comparison site in the Middle East with operations in UAE, Qatar, Kuwait ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 May, 2015 1:09 am

ALKHABEER CAPITAL LAUNCHES ITS “WAQF” PROGRAM

Alkhabeer Capital, a leading asset management and investment firm based in Saudi Arabia, announced the launch of its “Waqf” (endowment) program, intended to provide advisory services for structuring Waqf entities and managing its assets.Through its Waqf program, Alkhabeer is targeting...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 May, 2015 12:48 am

Arabia CSR Network Conducts its 3rd GRI G4 Training in Arabic

The Arabia CSR Network conducts its 3rd Sustainability reporting Training based on the Global Reporting Initiative’s G4 Guidelines in the Arabic language. The training is conducted in the region’s mother language with a focus on encouraging private and public organisations across all sectors to ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 May, 2015 12:19 am

What puts Henkel at the top of the innovation chain?

With over 140 years of success and innovation, Henkel has carved a niche for itself globally – both in brands and technologies. The company already holds leading market positions in the consumer and industrial sectors across the globe and has been pushing the boundaries of innovation. As it...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 May, 2015 3:22 pm

land development is the new direction for direct real estate investments

AlJazira Capital, first Brokerage firm in the kingdom, stated in its latest real estate report that the Real estate development sector index declined by 9.04% on the following day of the enacting of the urban lands fees. Sector equities gained 31% since the beginning of the year until the middle of ...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 May, 2015 1:49 pm

GOIC organises a workshop on IMI Plus

As is usual, GOIC offers courses and training workshops specialised in the GCC industrial sector reflecting its belief in the importance of information, the cornerstone of every research institution. Thus, the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) organised a free workshop on the...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 May, 2015 8:16 am

CPC diamond sponsor for Arab Economic Forum

Construction Products Holding Company (CPC) participated in the 23rd edition of the Arab Economic Forum (AEF) as a diamond sponsor.The forum was held on the 05th of May 2015 in Beirut at the Phoenicia Hotel under the title of “The Saeed Khory Story” and inaugurated by HE the Lebanese Prime...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 May, 2015 8:09 am

Gulf states agree to push value-added tax project

Officials of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council agreed at the weekend to keep working toward the introduction of a value-added tax around the region, in a sign that low oil prices may be strengthening support for the idea.A meeting in Doha of the GCC's Financial and Economic Cooperation...

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