Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 11:16 am

Alstom and HEC Paris collaborate for mid-management programme in Qatar

Alstom and HEC Paris in Qatar have signed an agreement to train a group of leaders from Alstom’s Middle East & Africa Region, under a specially designed MEA mid-management (M3) programme. The agreement was signed on the 5th of September during a ceremony in Doha in the presence of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 11:08 am

DAMAC Properties Achieves Major Milestone in AKOYA by DAMAC with 1,350 Villas and Apartments Ready for Handover in October 2016

DAMAC Properties, one of the region’s largest luxury real estate developers, announced today at Cityscape Global 2016 that 1,350 units in its flagship master development AKOYA by DAMAC will be delivered to investors during October 2016.    Around 450 luxury villas and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 11:03 am

Doha Bank launches ‘Back To School’ promotion offering interest-free plans for payment of school fee

Paying your child’s school fee is now an easier and more hassle-free process than ever before as Doha Bank celebrates the start of the new academic year with an exciting “Back To School” promotion that allows Doha Bank credit cardholders to pay their children’s school fee in ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 10:48 am

SWIFT’s Sanctions Screening service exceeds 500 customers

SWIFT announces another important milestone for its hosted compliance services – the 500th customer for the SWIFT Sanctions Screening service. The achievement comes shortly after another hosted SWIFT compliance service, The KYC Registry, surpassed 2,500 member financial institutions this past ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 10:29 am

Namaa Al Munawara and Ashridge Executive Education sign agreement to train SME leaders

Namaa Al Munawara, a non-profit organization launched by His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Salman, Governor of Madinah, to accelerate entrepreneurship; has signed an agreement with leading global executive education provider Ashridge. Under the agreement, Ashridge will provide its Management...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 10:26 am

IKEA: The newlyweds’ furnishing budget

The pride and happiness that comes with moving into a brand new home is not always balanced by the costs associated with furnishing it. In fact, it can tilt the scales quite dramatically.     As a newlywed couple recovering from wedding and honeymoon expenses, you may find the fact...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 10:16 am

Boeing, KAUST renew pact on next-generation aerospace technologies

Boeing and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have renewed their Master Research Agreement (MRA). The renewal of the MRA marks a significant milestone for Boeing and KAUST as they seek to boost collaborative research on next-generation aerospace technologies. “KAUST ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 10:10 am

Crown Prince inspects the vanguard high-speed marine interceptors

 The government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is keen to boost the Kingdom’s security capabilities and protect all its regions by providing its forces with the latest high-tech armament and advanced defense equipment. Among these is high-speed marine interceptors...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 9:13 am

Haj Metro a boon for pilgrim transport

The Mashaer Railway at the holy sites (Haj Metro) is a quantum leap in the history of transporting Haj pilgrims and one of the largest projects achieved by the government over the past years. The metro has reduced the travel time from hours to minutes and plays an important role in the movement of ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 5:30 am

The 6th Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Conference 2016

UAE Internal Auditors Association will hold its 6th Annual Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Conference themed “Enhance & Protect Challenges Ahead” at the Four Seasons Hotel at Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi on the 9th & 10th of November 2016. This year’s "Smart...

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