Business & Money | Thursday 8 September, 2016 9:37 am

KSA ‘economy benefiting from SR1.6 trillion capex boom of 2008-2014’

Saudi Arabia’s massive construction industry is capable of withstanding financial drawbacks and the current drop in oil prices, economists said Wednesday. Their comments came in response to a Bloomberg report which quoted unnamed sources as saying that the government is reviewing projects...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 September, 2016 3:44 am

DAMAC Properties Launches Revolutionary Inverted Villas at Cityscape Global 2016

DAMAC Properties today launched a new and innovative villa concept in the heart of its flagship golf course community, AKOYA by DAMAC. XV Villas at AKOYA offer extraordinary sophistication in design, with new to market “inverted” floor plans that provide elevated views across the lake...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 September, 2016 3:37 am

Tejari sponsors the Procurement Strategy Summit in Dubai

Conference and Exhibition organizers Fleming have announced strategic procurement company Tejari as Sponsors at this year’s 4th Annual Procurement Strategy Summit in Dubai. The Summit is a leading industry gathering of hundreds of industry leaders across the Middle East to network, share...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 September, 2016 1:46 am

Publics Consolidates Its Regional Leocomm PR Offices Under The MSLGROUP Brand

Publicis Communications has consolidated its six-office LeoComm PR network in the Middle East under the brand of MSLGROUP, its strategic communications and engagement firm. The LeoComm offices in the UAE (Dubai), Egypt (Cairo), Lebanon (Beirut), Qatar (Doha), and Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and Jeddah)...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 4:52 pm

Dubai Wholesale City Showcases Development Blueprint at Cityscape Global

Dubai Wholesale City, the largest wholesale hub in the world, is showcasing its offerings at Cityscape Global 2016. The City is highlighting its Specialised Wholesale Parks, a main element of the development, which include state of the art components such as Cross Docking Facilities and Specialized ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 4:50 pm

Dubai Properties’ Casa Dora at Serena records phenomenal response amidst flourishing affordable housing segment

 Highlighting the increasing demand for affordable housing targeting the mid-income segment, Dubai Properties (DP), a leading real estate master developer and asset manager in the Emirate, announced that the release of the Portuguese-inspired Casa Dora at Serena, which is part of a new and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 4:44 pm

Commercial Sector Left to Pick Up the Slack as Consumer Demand for Tablets Continues to Slow Across Middle East & Africa

Sluggish demand from consumers across much of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) saw the region's tablet market shrink 13.3% year on year in Q2 2016, according to the latest 'Middle East and Africa Quarterly Tablet Tracker' from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global ICT...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 4:30 pm

Abdullah Al Harbi to Arab News: Prince Mohammed bin Salman visiting to China showed the economic openness of the Kingdom

Various sectors said that Saudi Arabia took center stage as Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China. Local businessmen were of the opinion that the presence of the Kingdom at the G20 summit showed it has become an important country in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 3:04 pm

UAE Arab Woman Awards 2016 now open for nominations

The Arab Woman Awards UAE today announced it is now accepting nominations for the 2016 awards which takes place in late November in Dubai. People can nominate themselves, their friends and family members by completing the form on the Arab Woman Awards website www.arabwomanawards.com/nominate....

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 2:54 pm

Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets Put Spotlight on Mid-East’s Ground-Breaking Real Estate Projects

The Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets have recognised 13 of the world’s finest projects in real estate development and architecture at a gala dinner in the Conrad Hotel Dubai last night (Tuesday).   The ceremony rounded off the first day of Cityscape Global, which was visited...

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