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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Business & Money | Saturday 3 October, 2015 2:56 am

The 2ND Annual Women's Entrepreneurship Day to be Held at The United Nations November 19th

The 2nd Annual celebration for the Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) will take place on Wednesday, November 19th, 2015 at the United Nations; live streamed in 144 countries and 111 top universities and colleges worldwide! This monumental event is the world’s ...

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Business & Money | Friday 2 October, 2015 4:48 pm

OVER 200 GLOBAL DESIGN INDUSTRY LEADERS TO CONVENE IN DUBAI

As the Middle East and North Africa region is taking over the global design and architecture industry with the ever growing demand mainly in the fields of hospitality, commercial properties, education and healthcare, Leaders in Design MENA, organized by International Business Council, that will...

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Business & Money | Friday 2 October, 2015 3:34 pm

Uber campaigns against tough rules

Ride-sharing giant Uber launched a petition that had more than 116,000 signatures by Thursday against proposed regulation in London that would force drivers to pass English language and map reading tests. Drivers of traditional London taxis or “black cabs” have protested against...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 October, 2015 1:18 pm

Riyadh ranked in the top ten in the MTSI 2015 index with overall score of 59.3 out of 100

Riyadh was ranked among the top 10 destinations within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Muslims to travel to for shopping purposes, according to a new report released today by MasterCard and CrescentRating just ahead of the upcoming Global Islamic Summit to be held in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 October, 2015 10:49 am

Ministry of Agriculture Innovates Kingdom’s Agricultural Sector with Online Platform for 500,000-Plus Visitors

The Ministry of Agriculture is innovating the Kingdom’s agricultural sector by launching a host of new government e-services, supporting the country’s nearly USD 5 billion domestic agribusiness market, industry experts announced today.   Supporting the agricultural...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 October, 2015 3:11 am

Saudi Arabia’s new development plan gathers momentum

A new report on Saudi Arabia just produced by the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) charts the latest developments in the Kingdom’s bid to shift away from hydrocarbons towards a knowledge-based economy. 2015 has been a momentous year for the...

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