Business & Money | Wednesday 30 January, 2019 3:27 am

Saudi Arabia announces creation of Neom Company

Saudi Arabia has set up NEOM, the world’s future destination for dreamers and innovators, as a closed joint-stock company fully owned by the Public Investment Fund, the Kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund. The change in the legal status of NEOM will allow the company to create 16 economic...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 4:01 pm

16th edition of the Saudi Plastics and Petrochemicals Exhibition successfully launched with more than 154 exhibitors

The 16th edition of theSaudi Plastics and Petrochemicals Exhibition was launched on 27 January 2019, at the Jeddah Center for forums and events, in the presence of his Highness Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Mansour Bin Jalwi, advisor to the Governor of Makkah Region, Undersecretary of Jeddah...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 3:21 pm

Badiri Social Entrepreneurship Programme’s Debut Edition Enriches the Uae With 13 Female-led Social Enterprises

At the end of the pilot edition of the Badiri Social Entrepreneurship Programme (BSEP), 13 socially-driven UAE-based female entrepreneurs are equipped with the knowledge, guidance and expertise they need to start-up their social enterprises, or take existing businesses to the next...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 3:16 pm

SAUDI EXPORTS launches the Export Finance Enhancing Initiative within the Private Sector Stimulus Plan

Non-oil exports are one of the fundamental pillars of vision 2030; this was demonstrated by the wise leadership’s Royal Decree of approving the Private Sector Stimulation Plan and allocating 5 billion SAR to the initiative of enhancing Saudi exports financing as a part of the capital of Saudi ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 1:15 pm

Double the success for Bidaya Home Finance at prestigious global awards event

Saudi home finance specialist, Bidaya, has won two prestigious awards and has been recognised as a global leader in a worldwide search for the best consumer banking products. The Riyadh-based company was named ‘Best Home Finance Provider’ and also won the ‘Best Digital...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 11:55 am

HVAC R Expo Saudi Officially Opens Doors in Riyadh

Eng. Mansour Al-Shathri, Vice Chairman of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industryhas officially inaugurated HVAC R Expo Saudi and co-located FM EXPO Saudi & Saudi Clean Expo at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre (RICEC). Eng. Mansour Al-Shathri took a tour of the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 8:14 am

Winter shopping deals are on with noon’s Big Yellow Sale

noon, the Middle East’s homegrown online marketplace, is where the best shopping deals are this winter. Enjoy massive discounts on all categories every day this week until 31st January. Jump onto noon now and yalla, let’s shop! Upcoming deals this week include: Home ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 3:29 am

Saudi Arabian government spending $27 billion on industry development in next two years

The Saudi Arabian government will spend $27 billion in 2019 and 2020 as part of its industrial development programme, Aabed Abdullah Al-Saadoun, Deputy Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources said on Monday. The programme is offering investment opportunities in mining, industry,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 1:22 am

37 pacts worth SR235bn signed

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, oversaw the signing of some 37 agreements worth SR235 billion ($63 billion) on the sidelines of the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) here on Monday. Agreements included largescale deals in the...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 January, 2019 3:39 pm

Experts Discuss Role of Data in Driving Sustainable Growth at 3rd Annual UAE Public Policy Forum

A panel of experts explored the role of data in driving sustainable growth, as well as the challenges it poses, on day two of the 3rd UAE Public Policy Forum, organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) in collaboration with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics...

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