Business & Money | Saturday 14 January, 2017 3:44 am

SACA praised for supplying trained Saudi professionals

MINISTER of Transport Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, while congratulating the students, confirmed that the General Authority of Civil Aviation continues to press on with its privatization programs, part of which is turning the Kingdom’s airports into for-profit corporations. Al-Hamdan praised Saudi...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 January, 2017 3:42 am

KAEC, Petromin in deal to build logistics service center for Nissan vehicles

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has succeeded in adding Petromin to the growing list of investors in the Industrial Valley. According to the deal signed by the two sides just before the start of the New Year the Saudi lubricants giant will lease 193,917 square meters of land to build a logistics ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 2:16 pm

More Than Three Quarters of Respondents in the Middle East Use Virtual Job Fairs to Job Hunt and Submit CVs

Virtual job fairs cater to an increasingly internet-based job market, enabling easy job hunting and hiring for both sides of the employment process. A new poll by Bayt.com titled Virtual Job Fairs in the MENA found that more than a quarter of respondents regularly participate in virtual job fairs,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 1:19 pm

Dubai Investments Real Estate unveils easy payment plans for ‘Mirdif Hills’

Dubai Investments Real Estate Company [DIRC], the real estate arm of Dubai Investments PJSC [DFM: DIC], has announced easy and flexible payment plans for property purchases in its ‘Mirdif Hills’ project.   The payment plan includes 30% payment during the construction phase of ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 12:55 pm

Yvolv Launches “Data Is the New Oil” Campaign

Yvolv, a technology JV between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas who provide Alibaba Cloud Solutions and Managed Services from a Dubai based data centre, has launched a social media campaign in the form of a competition. In order to participate in this competition, business owners, entrepreneurs and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 5:19 am

Amanat partners with leading Saudi healthcare provider International Medical Center

Amanat Holdings PJSC (“Amanat”), the region’s largest integrated healthcare and education company, announced the completion of the acquisition of a 13.18% economic interest in International Medical Company “(IMC)”, a Saudi closed joint stock company, in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 3:32 am

EASY Establishes Impressive Presence in Saudi Arabia

As one of the world’s fastest growing companies in the transportation sector, EASY, the company specialized in transporting people, has established an impressive presence in the Saudi market where its services cover Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Madinah, Al Khobar, Al Hofuf and Al Jubail, with plans to...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 3:17 am

FM EXPO Saudi and Saudi Clean Expo to debut next week

FM EXPO Saudi 2017 will make its debut next week, running between 15-17 January, at the Jeddah Centre for Forums & Events. The event is one of two dedicated exhibitions running for the first time, with Saudi Clean Expo also co-located on site, along with the established HVAC R Expo...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 2:18 am

Launching Future Drainage & Stormwater Networks KSA Seminar

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is launching Future Drainage & Stormwater Networks KSA Seminar on 17-18 April 2017 in Riyadh.  This specialised conference will focus on the updates, strategies and technologies for optimizing stormwater, drainage and sewage projects across...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 January, 2017 2:15 am

Saudi Arabia to grant business visa within 24 hours

Saudi Arabia has adopted a new mechanism to grant business visas for foreign investors within 24 hours. Foreign Ministry official Usama Nugali confirmed the move to Arab News on Sunday. The new measure is aimed at allowing foreign investors to obtain business visas electronically within a...

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