Business & Money | Saturday 9 December, 2017 2:59 pm

Middle East Fuji LLC exhibits highest quality branded Japanese “Kobe Beef” at SIAL Middle East

Middle East Fuji LLC is one of UAE’s leading one stop shop service provider for all marine needs across the region. MEF is also involved in presenting finest food concepts and ingredients from Japan and Far East to the region and is participating at this year's SIAL Middle East Exhibition ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 December, 2017 11:25 am

Commerce minister tells Portuguese businessmen of trade opportunities in Saudi Arabia

Commerce and Investment Minister Dr. Majid Al-Qassabi told businessmen in Lisbon on Thursday that the Kingdom has a range of business opportunities under the Saudi Vision 2030 program that could be of mutual benefit to both countries. “We look forward to enhancing cooperation between our ...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 December, 2017 4:08 am

Casio & Abbar inaugurate Casio Store in Riyadh at Villagio Center 2

Mahmood Saleh Abbar Company, the authorized agent for Casio Products in Saudi Arabia, has opened its Casio Store outlet in Villagio commercial center in Riyadh – AlBatha Market.   The opening ceremony was attended by Mohammed Ali Basurrah, director of Casio department of...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 December, 2017 1:20 am

‘Vote of Confidence’ as GAC Wins the Topaz Excellence in Logistics Award

The GAC Group walked away from the Lloyd’s List South Asia, Middle East and Africa Awards 2017 with The Topaz Excellence in Logistics accolade.   The Award was received by Meena Mathews, Regional Manager P&I – Middle East Region, at a ceremony held at Dubai’s...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 December, 2017 12:07 am

Deloitte announces expansion of its GCC Tax and VAT leaders’ team

Deloitte has announced the expansion of its senior Indirect Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) Advisory team in the Middle East with the appointment of new Partners and Directors, and transfer of VAT experts from its global network to the region.   These moves and appointments are in line...

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Business & Money | Thursday 7 December, 2017 3:06 pm

ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller wins ‘Middle East Consultancy of the Year’ at Gold Standard Awards

ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller won top honours at the internationally renowned 9th Gold Standard Awards held in Hong Kong last Thursday, (November 30), being named ‘Middle East Consultancy of the Year’ and winning the ‘Social Media Communications’ category for the campaign...

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Business & Money | Thursday 7 December, 2017 2:58 pm

PRCO appointed as GCC Public Relations representatives for Chenot Group

PRCO is delighted to announce its appointment as the GCC Public Relations representatives for Chenot Group. Founded by Henri Chenot, the contemporary originator of preventative health, Chenot Group is a private company based in Switzerland, which operates internationally. The Group specialises in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 7 December, 2017 12:48 pm

Mashreq Bank appoints new Group Head of Risk Management

Mashreq Bank, the UAE’s leading financial institution, announced the joining of Arif Usmani as the Group Head of its Risk Management.   A graduate of the Imperial College of London, Usmani started his banking career in 1981 and spent more than three decades at Citigroup before...

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Business & Money | Thursday 7 December, 2017 12:34 pm

Hormann launches automatic bollard variants for higher security levels

Hormann Middle East and Africa has introduced automatic bollards in three versions: one version with an integrated electromechanical operator for average use frequencies; a variant with an integrated hydraulic operator for very frequent use and the third variant being an automatic bollard RI-H with ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 7 December, 2017 6:24 am

No VAT on loans, ATM services, says Saudi tax authority

The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) on Wednesday confirmed that interest or lending fees charged with an implicit margin for finance will be exempt from value-added tax. The authority clarified that interest or lending fees charged on loans, credit cards, mortgages, finance leasing,...

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