Business & Money | Thursday 19 November, 2015 4:16 am

King Fahd airport to open aeronautics college

The management of the King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) has announced plans to build the region’s first aeronautics college. A building for private aviation, a long-term parking area and a five-star hotel are also part of the plans. The construction is expected to be in progress until ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 19 November, 2015 4:02 am

Training worth over US$250k offered free to construction professionals

The dollar value of the free CPD-certified education programme at Middle East Concrete 2015 and PMV Live 2015 could be as much as US$250,000 to the GCC construction industry, according to the man behind the two popular events. Nathan Waugh, Event Director for Middle East...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 3:07 pm

Islamic banks positioned well to capture market share in ‘new normal’ of low oil prices

The convener of the 22-year World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) - Middle East Global Advisors - is set to reveal cutting-edge insights on the outlook of the global Islamic financial industry in its inaugural “Finance Forward Islamic Finance Outlook Report 2016” this...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 2:57 pm

Diverse and top-quality French companies at the Big 5 Show Dubai

The French building finishing industry will once again be attending the Big 5 Show in Dubai on November 23-26, 2015, with nearly 50 companies representing various sectors of the industry. The French companies will be grouped together in a 552 m² French section organized by Business France, a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 2:48 pm

Gulf Family Business Council hosts INSEAD’s Next-Generation family business leadership workshop

Gulf Family Business Council (GFBC) organised a three day interactive family business leadership workshop, for the next generation of 18 family businesses from across the GCC, Turkey and Lebanon. The workshop was held in cooperation with the Business School (INSEAD), and was led by Professor Randel ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 2:42 pm

Cross-border MENA M&A activity up by 40%: EY

Announced deal activity in the MENA region decreased by 13% from 104 deals in Q3 2014 to 91 deals in Q2015 according to EY’s Q3 MENA M&A Update. Deal value also declined from US$8.5b in Q3 2014 to US$5.4b in Q3 2015, a drop of 37%.    Phil Gandier, MENA...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 12:06 pm

UAE companies paying the cost of a bad reputation

- New LinkedIn study reveals potential annual cost of AED2,280,800 to UAE employers with poor employer brands - One in ten UAE professionals would take a pay-cut to work for a company with a better reputation LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional network, today...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 4:16 am

Amana Capital Partners with Tradepedia to Spread Financial Education Worldwide

Amana Capital, the leading Middle Eastern financial services group specialized in online trading and consultancy services, announced today that it has signed a global partnership agreement with Tradepedia LLC, the leading professional institute specialized in learning, coaching and mentoring...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 4:09 am

Avoid the Rain & Benefit from the Discount Rides with Easy Taxi Today

Since it’s the first rainfall of the season and since it’s raining cats and dogs in Jeddah today, Easy Taxi is running a Twitter campaign for everyone in Jeddah to go back home safely with Easy Taxi by giving discounts on their taxi rides. Users should first retweet on their...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 17 November, 2015 2:47 pm

Qatar Rail highlights 2015 achievements, strategic direction and upcoming performance targets

 In its second all staff town hall meeting, Qatar Railways Company highlighted the achievements of the last 12 months and looked forward to the milestones to be delivered next year. On the Doha Metro, 61km of tunnels have been completed, 37 stations are under construction and the project has...

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