Business & Money | Monday 5 October, 2015 12:46 am

CBRE Middle East announces key appointment, Simon Townsend

CBRE, the global real estate consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Simon Townsend, as the Director and Head of Valuation and Consultancy of CBRE.  Simon brings with him more than 17 years of professional valuation experience across the MENA region, advising financial...

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Business & Money | Monday 5 October, 2015 12:13 am

Middle East Media Expert Dr Sulaiman Al-Hattlan Joins Sky News Arabia

Dr Sulaiman Al-Hattlan, a renowned media personality in the Middle East region, has joined the Sky News Arabia team, with effect from 1 October, 2015.    Commenting on his appointment, Nart Bouran, Head of Sky News Arabia, said: “We are confident Dr Sulaiman Al-Hattlan will...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 3:33 pm

Ajman delegation meets key officials in Milan

The delegation from Ajman government who are visiting Milan Expo 2015 held four separate meetings with key officials of the city to gather information about Milan and learn the best practices in organizing a huge international exhibition.   The team headed by H.E. Saeed...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 1:24 pm

Rapid expansion in KSA’s agricultural sector complements development of human resource

Recent reports have revealed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) agriculture sector is witnessing tremendous growth and development over the past few years. A series of ongoing projects complement the expansion and enhancement of the local agriculture infrastructure with the use...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 12:58 pm

Panasonic Connect With SABIC’s Home of Innovation™ initiative to promote GROWTH IN SAUDI ARABIA & THE MIDDLE EAST

Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa has joined SABIC’s unique Home of InnovationTM growth initiative that combines marketing, innovation and technology to create demand and grow business on a local, regional and global level. The initiative, which connects SABIC with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 7:40 am

IEF celebrates Engineers Day

The Dammam chapter of the Indian Engineers Forum (IEF) recently celebrated 48th Annual Engineers Day. “The say is celebrated every year in India as Engineer’s Day to commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya,” said IEF President Shuja...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 7:12 am

1.5m jobs created for Saudi youth in 2014

The Ministry of Labor created 1.5 million jobs for young Saudi men and women in 2014, a six percent rise from the previous year. This is according to Labor Minister Mofarrej Al-Haqbani, who said the ministry has been working on several measures to ensure Saudis are employed, including revising...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 6:02 am

New management structure at Audi Middle East

Enrico Atanasio, 57 years old, has been appointed as Director of Audi Middle East based in Dubai. With over 30 years of global experience within the automotive industry, he joins the regional subsidiary following his role as the Marketing and Network Development Director of Audi Saudi Arabia....

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 October, 2015 1:38 am

Dovish Fed offers limited respite for EMs

Emerging Markets (EMs) have continued to suffer from capital outflows, even after the Federal Reserve (Fed) decided not to increase interest rates on 17th September (as we predicted in a previous commentary, Markets could tilt the Fed towards postponing its rate hike). All else being equal, lower...

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Business & Money | Saturday 3 October, 2015 3:03 am

Danish Food Tech Group at Gulfood Manufacturing 2015

Danish Food Tech Group represents 41 Danish suppliers to the international food industry. They offer a wide range of products and services from consultancy services and processing engineering, process and packaging equipment, cleaning systems and food safety solutions. At Gulfood Manufacturing...

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