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Car sales among 69 retail jobs to be nationalized
Business & Money | Sunday 7 August, 2016 1:57 am
 Ibrahim Al-Shafi, director of the Guided Saudization Program at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, has said that the ministry is planning to nationalize nearly 69 professions in the retail sector in the next phase. The plan will cover 2,228 retail establishment, 77 car agencies...
Worst flooding since 1998 leaves $33bn economic toll in China, according to Aon catastrophe report
Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:13 am
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, today launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during July 2016. Aon...
Madinah firms violating midday work ban fined SR250,000
Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:00 am
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development imposed fines of around a SR250,000 on a number of companies in Madinah that forced laborers to work under the midday sun in violation of a ban currently in place. The director of the ministry's branch in Madinah, Awad Al-Hazmi, said inspectors...
 KSA seeks to solve housing crisis with 3D-printed homes
Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:59 am
Saudi officials have begun studying the use of 3D-printed houses as a way to solve the housing crisis in the Kingdom, which is expected to affect some 1.5 million people during the next five years. The homes are printed in prefabricated panels, which are fit together on site. Saudi officials met...
Individuals Can Privately Lease Their Vehicles Now under Easy Taxi
Business & Money | Friday 5 August, 2016 8:04 am
Amid a rapid expansion of taxi hailing solutions inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Ministry of Transport has recently announced a list of companies/taxis that function through smart application qualified enough to enable Saudi individuals to privately lease and register their...
A Soft Stone Born from the Sea Concept by Giulio Delvè
Business & Money | Friday 5 August, 2016 4:06 am
To inaugurate the series of MARBLE STORIES, I believe that one should start from the very beginning, from 50 million years ago, from the Eocene-Oligocene geological epochs during which the protagonist of this year’s edition was born: Vicenza stone, also called ‘soft...
Business Confidence in the Middle East on the Rise
Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:20 pm
 The latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) from ACCA and IMA, suggested positive signs for businesses in the GCC but a stark forewarning of how the shock of Brexit will hit a fragile recovery in global business confidence.  Responding to the findings, Lindsay Degouve de...
First edition of “Marble Stories” #M16 Creating today the history of tomorrow
Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:05 pm
After 110 years from its foundation, a time during which it has become a hallmark of world architecture, Margraf has inaugurated the first edition of Marble Stories in Chiampo, near Vicenza. It is an international exhibition, which will focus every year on art, design and...
Riyali by SEDCO Holding Group Partners with Souqalmal.com to Boost Youth’s Financial Awareness
Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:01 pm
Riyali - SEDCO Holding Group’s Financial Literacy Program - has recently partnered with Souqalmal.com to collaboratively increase the financial education & awareness in Saudi Arabia to empower Saudi youth with the personal financial skills required to achieve a desirable standard of...
The Hotel Show Dubai presents a masterclass in partnership with MODUL University Dubai
Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 12:40 pm
From a survey of UAE hoteliers, organisers of The Hotel Show Dubai discovered that a strong digital marketing strategy is at the top of the agenda. Undertaken by dmg events to identify which topic would be of the most interest to UAE hospitality industry professionals in an external training...
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