Business & Money | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 9:39 am

Local SMEs Hold Little Appeal for 94% of Young Women Jobseekers in the GCC

Despite the decades of regional advancements that have led to the improvement of gender equality in education, according to the OECD less than one in three women in MENA today are in the labor force. A white paper entitled ‘First Jobs for Young Women in the Middle East & North Africa:...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 4:13 am

Tawuniya participates in the Annual Conference for Middle East Markets and Developing Markets

The Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya) participated in the annual MENA & Frontier Markets Conference, which was held in Riyadh last week and was sponsored by the American Merrill Lynch Bank. The main objective of Tawuniya participation in the conference is to improve the levels of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 4:08 am

SAOGE features 180 oil and gas firms from 25 countries

The 7th Saudi Arabia International Oil and Gas Exhibition 2015 (SAOGE) opened on Monday, with the participation of 180 companies from 25 countries. Sixty percent of the firms are local. Khaled bin Mohammed Al-Batal, undersecretary of the Eastern Province (EP), did the inauguration on behalf of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 4:06 am

Cabinet clears 2.5% tax on vacant land

The Cabinet approved on Monday the Shoura Council's decision to impose an annual 2.5 percent fee on undeveloped urban land designated for residential or commercial use, a major step in addressing a shortage of housing and developing the tax system.   The decision was taken at a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 2:17 am

4TH ANNUAL MIDDLE EAST LIGHTING AND ENERGY SUMMIT 2015 STARTED

The Middle East region’s foremost lighting summit, the 4th Annual Middle East Smart Lighting and Energy Summit 2015, got underway at Jumeriah at Etihad Towers in the city yesterday. Held under the patronage of the Abu Dhabi City Municipality and organized by global conference producers,...

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Business & Money | Monday 23 November, 2015 7:06 pm

DIPMF session calls for flexible model in managing innovation projects

DIPMF session calls for flexible model in managing innovation projects   Participants in the session held by the Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) entitled: {Project Management Supports Innovation … Do you agree or not?} concluded that the conventional Projects ...

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Business & Money | Monday 23 November, 2015 2:38 am

Government supports 400 firms in scientific research

The government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has paid great attention to scientific and technological developments including electronic warfare and the operation of radar systems, King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) President Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed ...

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Business & Money | Monday 23 November, 2015 2:36 am

Powerhouse partners from across global Islamic financial ecosystem joining World Islamic Banking Conference

Key players from the global Islamic finance industry will be participating with the 22nd annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) 2015, taking place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of December at the Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. Focusing on ‘New Realities, New Opportunities’, WIBC will play host...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 November, 2015 4:29 pm

al khaliji partners with Carnegie Mellon University for student workshop

Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) Q.S.C partnered once again with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) for a workshop targeting current students and new graduates. The bank’s initiatives came in line with its career program and its continuous drive to help shape Qatari youth into...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 November, 2015 3:53 pm

Private Jet Charter and Jet Connections seal JV at Dubai Airshow 2015

Private Jet Charter (PJC), one of the world's largest independent private jet charter brokers, sealed a joint venture (JV) deal with Jet Connections, an international company specialising in private aircraft management, sales and acquisition, on the final day of the Dubai...

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