Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 4:10 pm

GLASSPOINT APPOINTS LOCAL ENERGY EXPERT TO ADVANCE SOLAR AT KUWAIT OIL FIELDS

GlassPoint Solar, the global leader in solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR), announced the appointment of energy and investment expert, May Alzanki, as GlassPoint Kuwait’s Sales and Business Development Director. Alzanki will support the company’s expansion plans to help Kuwait sustainably ...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 3:52 pm

Gulfood Manufacturing 2015 Opens Tomorrow

Gulfood Manufacturing 2015, the largest and most influential platform for the region’s food manufacturing, processing and packaging industry, opens in Dubai tomorrow (Tuesday), with brisk business expected during the three-day show.  Taking place from 27 – 29 October at the Dubai ...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 2:55 pm

Jadwa Investment closes first
real estate investment fund in Makkah

Jadwa Investment, a leading Saudi Arabian investment management and advisory firm, has launched Jadwa Al Azizia Real Estate Investment Fund, the firm’s first real estate fund in Makkah.   The Fund will develop two towers for pilgrim accommodation in the Al Aziza area for a total...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 2:42 pm

Prince Sultan bin Salman thanks Mobily for supporting Disabled Children’s Association

Mobily has recently signed an agreement with the Disabled Children’s Association to support DCA’s projects through Content Services provided by the company under the name “Mobily Customers Project”. Led by Ahmed Farroukh, CEO of Mobily and other members of the senior...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 1:25 pm

Riyali’s Financial Literacy Program Reaches Jizan

Under its Corporate Social Responsibility umbrella, SEDCO Holding Group’s Riyali Program held a training course for its ambassadors, for the very first time in Jizan - in partnership with Al-Andalus Al-Khadra Center and the Ministry of Education.  The course which involved 20 teachers ...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 11:27 am

The Economist Events holds Conference on achieving world-class health care system

 in Middle East and North Africa National and international leaders gathered in Dubai on October 13th to contribute to the positive growth and development of the health care system in the Middle East and North Africa. On October 13th 2015, The Economist Events’ assembled over 150...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 8:53 am

Deloitte: Promoting inclusion and diversity in the Middle East labor market

Women form around 50% of the world’s population, yet their global share of board seats, and board leadership, are 12% and 4% respectively, according to a recent survey by Deloitte entitled “Women in the Boardroom”. In the MENA region, opportunities are increasing for...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 5:04 am

ingdom: Transport projects going ahead as scheduled

Saudi Arabia is proceeding with public transport projects as scheduled and companies may face penalties if there are delays, Transport Minister Abdullah Al-Muqbil was quoted as saying by a leading local newspaper. With low oil prices slashing the government’s export revenues and forcing it ...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 October, 2015 3:13 am

1,441 firms shut for not complying with salary protection program

The Ministry of Labour (MoL) has shut down 1,441 firms due to their failure to safeguard workers' wages, according to a ministry report released in the capital recently.   The report said that 48 percent of the total establishments did not comply with the ministry program concerning...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 October, 2015 3:00 pm

GROWING ROLE OF E-BANKING TO BE ANALYSED IN 2015 REPORT ON SAUDI ARABIA

A report by the global publishing firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) due out later this year will explore the changing face of banking in Saudi Arabia, as a new generation of tech-savvy customers turn to their smartphones and tablets to access core banking services.   The Report: Saudi...

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