Business & Money | Monday 9 March, 2020 2:34 am

Bad Rizq Jameel event winning teams get SR325,000 in awards

Bab Rizq Jameel on Saturday concluded the three-day Startup Investment Forum and StartSmart Conference, with the participation of more than 2000 competitors at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The nine winning teams of the 4th MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Arabia Competition that began on March 5...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 March, 2020 2:07 am

Patchi opens Its First New Boutique Concept in Riyadh

Patchi, the leading and innovative chocolate brand in the Middle East, recently uncovered its new boutique concept at The Zone, located on Al-Takhassusi Street in Riyadh, in the presence VIPs, media, celebrities & influencers, and Patchi’s executive management. It represents the...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 March, 2020 1:36 am

Zain KSA VP, others ring the bell to open stock market in celebration of Women's Day

Under the theme “Our voice is your voice, and your voice is Zain,” Zain KSA has celebrated International Women’s Day through recognizing women with a unique initiative done for the first time by a telecom operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The telecommunications pioneer has...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 2:32 pm

Akhbar Al Aan App Now on KaiOS Phones

Al Aan TV the first Arabic News organization to provide its news app on KaiOS phones Al Aan TV reaches all user segments and launches Akhbar Al Aan app on KaiOS phones Akhbar al Aan realizes not every citizen has a smartphone and adds KaiOS app to provide universal access to its timely and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 2:28 pm

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PROMINENT WOMAN PASTRY CHEF?

CNIEL, the French Dairy Board, and the European Commission are celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting the journey of six of the most prominent contemporary women pastry chefs, from the Middle East and abroad, in their new magazine, Cream Chapter This first edition of the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 2:00 pm

HPS introduces QR-based National Payment System

To enhance the electronic payment throughout Saudi Arabia and reduce the dependence on cash, High-tech Payment Systems (HPS) has been appointed by Saudi Payments, a fully owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA), to provide a unified QR code platform to enable banks, wallet...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 12:42 pm

Nestlé supports families with new parental leave policy in Middle East & North Africa

Following the global announcement in December 2019, Nestlé in the Middle East and North Africa has announced the roll out of the company’s new Global Parental Support Policy. Under the new more inclusive and enhanced policy, parental leave for primary caregivers will be extended...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 12:30 pm

Emirates Islamic enhances digital leadership by launching the first branch with Interactive Teller Machines

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today announced the launch of its first branch with Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) at City Centre Mirdif, marking a new milestone in the bank’s digitisation journey aligned with its customer-centric...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 12:15 pm

Umm Alqura For Development And Construction Announces Plans For Opening Of Grand Hyatt Hotel

Umm Alqura for Development and Construction, the owner and developer of the King Abdulaziz Road Project in Makkah, signed an agreement with Grand Hyatt Hotel, an affiliate of Hyatt International Hotels Group, to begin development works for the opening of Grand Hyatt Makkah. The new hotel will be an ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 March, 2020 12:12 pm

Gender Equal Opportunities: Fix the System

By Sonali Dhawan, Vice President, P&G Femcare, Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa  At P&G we want to hire the most capable people to serve our consumers across the world and the world is made up equally of both genders, it makes sense that we want to reflect that balance in the...

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