Business & Money | Thursday 23 April, 2020 3:23 am

Minister of Finance: Kingdom has taken several measures including provision of necessary funding for health sector to face Corona pandemic

Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, confirmed that the kingdom’s government has reached advanced stages of implementing its plans under the Kingdom's Vision 2030, as it has continued to control the public finances, control the fiscal...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 6:17 pm

B20 Saudi Arabia Convenes Global Business and Health Leaders to Assess What the World Will Look Like After the COVID-19 Crisis

  The B20 Saudi Arabia, which represents the global business community across all G20 members, yesterday hosted a virtual plenary session entitled “Reviving Business for a New Normal”. Moderated by the Financial Times’ Gillian Tett, more than 600 participants attended the plenary...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 5:23 pm

Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, Republic of Korea Sign Intellectual Property Data Exchange Program

The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property and Korean Intellectual Property Office signed today during the sixth virtual meeting held between the two sides an intellectual property data exchange program. The program comes within the framework of the intellectual property Memorandum of...

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Government | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 8:01 am

GCC Finance Ministers Hold 111th Meeting of GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee held the 111th meeting via virtual network, chaired by Obaid Humaid Al-Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs of the United Arab Emirates.During the meeting, the Finance Ministers of the GCC States reviewed a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:44 am

Coronavirus measures should not disrupt global food supply: G20 agriculture ministers

Agriculture and food ministers from the Group of 20 countries under the presidency of Saudi Arabia held a virtual meeting on Tuesday to discuss challenges to global food supply in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.The ministers underscored the need to work together to maintain global food supply...

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Government | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:33 am

Saudi Cabinet discuss coronavirus measures, global oil stability

The Cabinet, chaired by King Salman, on Tuesday reviewed reports about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and the measures taken in the Kingdom to check the spread of the virus. Acting Media Minister Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi told the Saudi Press Agency that the Cabinet discussed the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 21 April, 2020 7:22 am

Minister of Communications chaired fourth industrial revolution centers meeting at WEF

Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha, co-chaired the Consultative Council Meeting of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Centers of the World Economic Forum (WEF). It was held to discuss the most important technology issues and to enhance the role of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 April, 2020 2:44 am

Saudi Customs Postpones Payment of Due Customs Fees on the Imported Goods

The Saudi Customs has postpones the payment of due customs fees on the imported goods to the Kingdom with no condition of any guarantees for low-risk importers.This step came within the initiatives launched by the wise leadership to mitigate financial and economic implications on the private sector ...

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Government | Tuesday 21 April, 2020 12:29 am

Ministry of Interior: Allowed Period during Curfew Defined for Holy Month of Ramadan

An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that an allowed period for going out for necessary needs during the curfew has been defined for the holy month of Ramadan.The official source said that the allowed period is as follows:First: From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in all regions and cities ...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 April, 2020 1:57 pm

Mashroat signs MoUs with Ministry of Transportation and National Water Company

The National Project Management, Operation, and Maintenance Organization in Public Entities (Mashroat) recently signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Ministry of Transportation and the National Water Company (NWC) as part of the government’s ongoing program to standardize operation...

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