Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 8:19 am

King Abdullah Port Receives World’s Largest Vessel

The largest vessel in the world, the MSC Maya docked at King Abdullah Port on Wednesday 14 October 2015, making it the latest of the new supersize container ships to deliver cargo to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   The MSC Maya, which has a total capacity of 19,224 TEUs, was launched on...

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Business & Money | Monday 19 October, 2015 3:19 pm

5TH EDITION OF THE ARAB FUTURE CITIES SUMMIT QATAR ROLLS OUT IN APRIL 2016

The Arab Future Cities Summit Qatar, today announced the 2016 edition of its marquee event featuring regional and international industry experts, senior government officials and sector specialists will be held on 11-12 April at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Doha. Organized by global conference producers, ...

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Business & Money | Monday 19 October, 2015 2:58 pm

RTA TRANSFORMS ITS AUTOMATED COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH VCE CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

VCE, the pioneer and worldwide leader inconverged infrastructure, announced that Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)  has selected a VCE Vblock® System for its Automated Collection System (ACS), a contactless smart card scheme for customers using public transport...

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Business & Money | Monday 19 October, 2015 1:40 pm

Saudi Aramco, Takreer, Bapco, Petro Rabigh to Discuss Best Practices at OpEx MENA 2015

The year 2015 has seen significant change for the oil, gas and petrochemicals industries. Failing oil prices and rebalancing of gas prices have had a major impact on the profitability of companies working in the sector. This has created new pressures as companies look to find ways to create...

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Business & Money | Monday 19 October, 2015 8:21 am

SABIC profit drives up KSA market index

Better-than-expected earnings at Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) boosted the Saudi stock market on Sunday, according to reports. SABIC’s stock rose by 2.9 percent to SR90.25, bringing its gains over the past 10 trading days to 15 percent. The Tadawul All-Share Index climbed 1.2...

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Business & Money | Monday 19 October, 2015 2:37 am

Taiwan machinery makers zoom in on Middle East

Taiwan’s plastics and packaging industries are zooming in on a premier regional event to expand their presence in the high-potential markets here.   Some of the leading manufacturers of plastics and packaging machineries from Taiwan have confirmed their participation for the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 October, 2015 3:59 pm

Bahrain real estate sector demonstrates resilience, in uncertain economic environment

Although residential rents have remained stable across the popular expatriate areas, there has been an increase in demand particularly for housing in the northwestern areas of the country, including Sar, Budaiya and Jasra, with many compounds achieving full occupancy, stated the Q3 2015 Bahrain...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 October, 2015 3:54 pm

Loud Art "Reinterprets Contemporary" in Khobar

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 October, 2015 1:50 pm

KSA holds investments opportunities for construction sector

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) construction industry is expected to continue its growth for the next few years, fuelled by massive construction projects, particularly around social and transport infrastructure that offer multi-billion-Saudi Riyals opportunities to contractors and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 October, 2015 4:59 am

Saudi Agriculture 2015 concludes on successful note

Following the successful opening of Saudi Agriculture 2015, the exhibition concluded on a high note after receiving favorable opinions and feedback from the exhibitors, notable dignitaries and trade visitors. An internal survey conducted during the four-day-long event reinforces the importance of...

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