Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 2:23 pm

Nationalization in the GCC Workforce: Innovative Solutions to a HR Challenge

Dubai based QnA International is set to host the third annual GOV HR Summit on the theme ‘Putting People First: Driving Innovation to Achieve Human Excellence.’ The summit, an exclusive by-invitation only event, is open to senior c-level executives, managing directors, senior vice...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 1:46 pm

Al Othman Holding and Avaya Launch Private Cloud Services in the GCC

Al Othman Holding, one of the largest privately-owned conglomerates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced at GITEX  2015 that it is working with Avaya, a global leader in business communications software, systems and services,  to kick-off the first private cloud services model in the ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 1:40 pm

Business Leaders Inspiring the U.A.E

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, announced earlier this year that 2015 was to be the Year of Innovation. Inspired by this,   Forbes Middle East has for the first time unveiled two new rankings focused specifically on Emiratis and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 11:20 am

GCC Board Directors Institute: Knowledge of roles and responsibilities is key for boards to remain effective in a business environment

The critical factors essential to developing effective Boards in the GCC have been highlighted in the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI)’s 20th Foundations of Directorship Workshop held in Khobar on 13th – 14th of October in partnership with Saudi Aramco. The Foundations of...

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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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