Business & Money | Thursday 18 July, 2019 10:15 am

Saudi stocks close higher

The index of Saudi shares closed today, up 2.54 points to close at 9075.55 points, and trades worth 3 billion riyals. The number of shares traded was more than 120 million shares, which were shared by more than 100 thousand transactions, where the shares of 85 companies rose in value, while the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 July, 2019 10:00 am

Al Jabri: Working 24 creates 65,000 jobs in the retail sector

The head of the logistics committee at the Eastern Chamber, Bandar Al-Jabri, explained that the economic impact of allowing 24 hours of work in the Kingdom is to create about 45,000 jobs in the retail sector and another 20,000 indirect jobs, in addition to providing some 30,000 part-time...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 July, 2019 9:15 am

Top International Business Lawyer Mark H. Tulloss Joins Kalbian Hagerty LLP

Kalbian Hagerty LLP announced today that Mark H. Tulloss has joined the firm’s UAE office as Senior Counsel. Mr. Tulloss is a widely respected international business lawyer with a practice focused on advising businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and other developing...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 18 July, 2019 12:00 am

Optimal IdM and Precise Technologies Partner to Address IAM Market in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa

Optimal IdM, a leading global provider of Identity Access Management (IAM) solutions, has partnered with Precise Technologies who will be the exclusive value-added distributor (VAD) of The OptimalCloud™ in the META market - Middle East, Turkey, and Africa.   The OptimalCloud™ ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 July, 2019 12:00 am

An electronic platform to control the movement of one million truckloads in the Kingdom

The Public Transport Authority (PTA) plans to launch an electronic platform this year to control and manage the transport of goods to around one million trucks in the Kingdom, while workers in the sector are expected to undergo a mandatory transport document. It is expected that the platform will...

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Government | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:30 pm

Deputy Amir of Jazan reviews the progress of the housing project «Safwa Garden»

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Jazan Region, today inspected the project of the "Al Safwa Garden" housing project in Jizan city of the Ministry of Housing as part of his inspection tours to various development departments...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:18 pm

The 7th Annual MILT Congress kicks off with leading industry experts and global travel luxury partners

Heading to one of the largest B2B international MICE event in India, luxury specialists, wedding planners, hospitality partners and industry experts gear up for the highly coveted 7th Annual Mice India & Luxury Travel Congress 2019 held on July 17-18, 2019 in Delhi and from July 23-24, 2019 in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:08 pm

Management Change at Grohe AG: Thomas Fuhr named as new Chief Executive Officer and Jonas Brennwald as Deputy Chief Executive Officer

The Grohe AG supervisory board has appointed Thomas Fuhr as new Chief Executive Officer of Grohe AG. In addition, Jonas Brennwald, currently Chief Sales Officer, takes on the role as Deputy Chief Executive Officer Grohe AG and joins the GROHE Executive Board. Michael Mager, Executive Director Human ...

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Government | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 1:00 pm

Saudi Arabia offers one million SIM cards and internet access to Hajj pilgrims

One million SIM cards and free internet will be offered as gifts to pilgrims performing Hajj this year upon arriving at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The initiative is part of a program aimed at serving pilgrims who are keen to communicate with their nearest and...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 10:58 am

SWIFT launches enhanced gpi service for corporates

SWIFT today announces the further enhancement of its gpi service with the full go-live of SWIFT gpi for corporates, a capability designed and built in conjunction with banks and corporates which enables multi-banked corporates to initiate and track payments across multiple banks directly from their ...

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