Business & Money | Monday 28 January, 2019 1:15 am

Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority sponsors symposium on insurance protection and sustainability

An event on insurance protection and sustainability will be held at Riyadh’s King Fahd Cultural Center in March. The Saudi Insurance Symposium (SIS) will be held under the patronage of Ahmed Abdulkarim Al-Kholifey, governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). The two-day...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 3:21 pm

Wasl Confirms Dubai’s Real Estate Market Attractiveness and Vitality

wasl properties announced today the complete sale of its ‘Gardenia Townhomes’ development after the launch of sales for the project’s second phase which was originally scheduled to launch at the end of 2020 according to the company's plan.   wasl announced an open...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 3:18 pm

500 Startups and Misk Innovation Launch Mena Accelerator in Riyadh

Yesterday, 500 Startups and Misk Innovation have launched their flagship early-stage accelerator program for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). The program is a 16-week course which will focus on bringing growth hacking techniques and Silicon Valley expertise to emerging companies in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 10:45 am

Launch of the Global Alliance for YOUth at the World Economic Forum in Davos to impact 6 million young people by 2022

The Global Alliance for YOUth announced at the World Economic Forum its ambition toimpact 6 million young people, helping them build employability skills. The Global Alliance for YOUth is a business-drivenmovement of like-mindedorganizations passionateabout working...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 5:02 am

Dubai Customs launches National Project Fair for 30 companies

Director of Dubai Customs Ahmed Mahboob Musabih inaugurated the National Project Fair as part of the 2ndUAE Customs Week activities which take place this year under the theme “Smart Borders”.  The inauguration took place in the presence of Dubai Customs executive...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 4:20 am

Saudi Arabia seeks to attract $427 bln with industrial program

Saudi Arabia aims to attract investment worth 1.6 trillion riyals ($427 billion) through a national industrial development and logistics program, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Saturday. He said Riyadh would announce projects in the program worth 70 billion riyals this coming Monday and ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 2:18 am

KSA cooperates with New Zealand to genetically develop livestock breeds

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has organized a visit of New Zealand experts to Qassim, as part of the recently signed Saudi-New Zealand agreement targeting the genetic improvement of animal breeds, to raise the productivity of livestock sector and improve the quality of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 2:08 am

Misk Forum at Davos: Holds Seminars on Role of Youth in Shaping Future of Economy

The Misk Global Forum concluded its participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos where it held a series of seminars and discussions that saw the participation of young businessmen and leaders from around the world. The first of these sessions was held on Tuesday, under the theme:...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 1:49 am

Dubai Customs launches warehousing awareness campaign for 21k companies

Dubai Customs launched a campaign to develop the warehousing systems of free zone companies in Dubai. The campaign was announced in September 2018 and started in the beginning of 2019.  The campaign aims at educating more than 21,000 companies about the importance of their warehousing...

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Business & Money | Saturday 26 January, 2019 1:40 pm

Family Businesses to drive Sustainable Development across the Middle East

Family-owned businesses are uniquely placed to shape the fourth industrial revolution to ensure it is empowering and human-centred, rather than divisive and dehumanizing, Badr Jafar, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Enterprises and Managing Director of the Crescent Group, told delegates at a...

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