Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:22 pm

Saudi’s federal healthcare goals to drive job demand, according to the latest Monster Employment Index

Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is showing promising growth, with job demand for skilled healthcare professionals leading the charts above all other sectors, with an increase of 18 per cent year to date in May 2016, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.  The rise in demand...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:15 pm

Deloitte: Mobile consumers check their phones over 80 billion times a day

Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practices highlight the increasing trends for connectivity and mobile phone usage across the board in Deloitte’s  latest report entitled: Global Mobile Consumer Trends. Both intensity in usage and ownership rates are...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:04 pm

Brexit - Two major shocks for UK -comment by Villamin and Gautry of UBP

 Economics: Brexit should drive the economy into a technical recession in H2-16 and in 2017 (-3%/-1% range), due to lower consumption and a fall in capex. The unemployment rate is expected to rise next year (by probably 1/1.5 point from the current 5%). As the current account deficit is...

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Healthcare | Friday 24 June, 2016 5:08 pm

Consanguineous couples (married to first- or second-degree relatives) are major cause of high infertility in the Gulf, reveals new study

A groundbreaking medical study published by Professor Dr Human Mousavi Fatemi, Medical Director, IVI Fertility Middle East, has revealed that consanguineous couples (those marrying first- or second-degree relatives) are a major cause of a high infertility in the Gulf. The study further highlights...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 23 June, 2016 4:01 pm

Study shows Educators in MENA struggle to implement Technology in the classroom

97% of educators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feel that technology plays a big role in transforming education systems. This is according to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, which polled educators from primary, through to secondary and tertiary institutions, as well as academic...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 June, 2016 3:30 pm

Deloitte: Boardrooms aware of cyber risks, not equipped with experts


Boardrooms’ awareness of cyber risks has been recently growing in Europe, Middle East and Africa, with cyber security ranking far up on the agendas of non-executive directors in the region, according to Deloitte’s recent report entitled “EMEA 360 Boardroom Survey: Agenda...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 23 June, 2016 5:02 am

Dubai and Abu Dhabi most expensive cities to live in Middle East

 Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been ranked the most expensive cities to live in across the Middle East, according to Mercer’s 2016 Cost of Living Survey. The global rankings see Dubai as the 21st most expensive city in the world, a rise of two places in comparison to last year, with Abu...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 June, 2016 5:16 pm

Saudi Arabia could further propel the global US$23 billon digital signage industry

Saudi Arabia will play a significant role within the US$23 billion digital signage sector stated Mr. Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, Chairman of International Expo Consults (IEC).  This growth will be largely driven by the country’s growing retail, commercial, healthcare, tourism, education and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 June, 2016 3:00 am

Aon research finds five out of six women are not saving enough for retirement

 Men and women are on equal footing when it comes to 401(k) plan participation, but research from Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc(NYSE:AON), shows that this equality doesn't hold true when evaluating overall retirement readiness. ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 June, 2016 1:43 pm

Deloitte: Boardrooms aware of cyber risks, not equipped with experts

 Boardrooms’ awareness of cyber risks has been recently growing in Europe, Middle East and Africa, with cyber security ranking far up on the agendas of non-executive directors in the region, according to Deloitte’s recent report entitled “EMEA 360 Boardroom Survey:...

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