Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2015 2:53 pm

Retail Experts discuss challenges and envision future in the InRetail Summit

This month, Jeddah is hosting the most prestigious event for the retail sector in Saudi Arabia. It will convene the retail elite experts and industry pioneers across the kingdom on the 13th and 14thof April 2015, at Park Hyatt Jeddah. The summit will discuss the challenges facing the industry and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2015 12:50 pm

Oil recovery capped as gold strikes back

Commodities were lower for the first week in four as losses in the agriculture sector, led by grains, more than offset gains made in energy. The dollar resumed its ascent rising by more than 3% as minutes from the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting (surprisingly enough) left the door open ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2015 12:31 pm

Rajhi Steel sponsors the 4th International exhibition for Metal & Steel

Rajhi Steel has participated in the 4th International exhibition for steel, Steel fabrication and Metallurgy industries 2015. Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Zamil, Chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers inaugurated the exhibition, which is held at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2015 12:38 am

‘Transport projects will improve standards’

The massive transport projects under way in the region would improve the quality of life for citizens, said Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal here recently.Prince Khaled made the comments at a ceremony where he signed a SR300 million design contract with Foster and Partners for the region’s new ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 April, 2015 1:42 pm

King opens historic Diriyah project

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman inaugurated on Thursday the historic Al-Bijairi project in Diriyah district that served as the first Saudi capital and platform of the reformist call in the Arabian Peninsula during the reign of the first Saudi state.Diriyah houses historical documents...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 April, 2015 1:23 pm

Private sector employees want reduced working hours

Seventy-nine percent of private sector employees have asked that working hours be reduced to between 35 and 40 hours instead of the current 48 hours per week, according to a survey conducted by the National Center of Dialogue.Surprisingly, some 21 percent of the employees asked for an increase in...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 April, 2015 12:48 pm

Mobily Ranan added (Yemen’s Victory) Tone

Mobily added to Ranan service the national song entitled (Yemen’s Victory). This exclusive song that was composed by the poet Hamid Zaid and was chanted by Mishary Al Afasy, is one among several national initiatives that Mobily is working on to share and celebrate the “Decisive Storm” with...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 April, 2015 6:30 am

Deloitte responds to increasing demand for forensic services in Saudi Arabia and the region

With Saudi Arabia increasingly becoming a power house economy in the Middle East region and a significant source of capital to support the strengthening of the global economy, the rapid development of international and domestic business and the regulatory requirements to support it have led to a...

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Business & Money | Friday 10 April, 2015 12:59 pm

Turkish Airlines’ Ordinary General Assembly Istanbul

As a result of the votes taken at the Turkish Airlines’ Ordinary General Assembly, Mr. İlker Aycı has been designated as Board Chairman of Turkish Airlines, and Dr. Temel Kotil will assume the role of Deputy Chairman in addition to his position as CEO.The Ordinary General Assembly of Turkish...

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Business & Money | Friday 10 April, 2015 2:27 am

MARGRAF EXPANDS IN ASIA

New international success for Margraf: the company from Vicenza, a world leader in the extraction and processing of marble and ambassador for the excellence of design "made in Italy" all over the world, promoted the conference "The Evolution in the Use of Marble in Architecture," in partnership...

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