Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 9:41 am

ALKHABEER CAPITAL RELEASES GCC 2016 BUDGETS REPORT

Alkhabeer Capital, the asset management and investment firm based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, released today the 2016 edition of its report reviewing GCC governments’ budgets. The report analyses the latest budgets of the region’s governments, the recent reform measures announced and the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 8:53 am

THE 2016 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARDS: HONOURING WOMEN IN SCIENCE WHO HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD

On March 24th 2016, the international scientific community gathered at the Maison de la Mutualité, Paris for the 18th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, to celebrate 5 exceptional women scientists and their ground breaking work, as well as 15 promising...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 5:57 am

Makkah becomes smarter with new online services

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, approved on Monday a series of schemes and projects to make Makkah a smart city. The projects provide online services for citizens and expatriates who do not have to personally approach the governorate and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 5:34 am

Construction, heavy equipment on show at BUILDEX 2016

The 18th edition of the Saudi International Building & Construction Exhibition (BUILDEX 2016) opens on March 28. Being held with the support of Eastern Province Mayor Fahad Al-Jubair, the event is hosted by the Dhahran International Exhibitions Center. More than 120 local and international...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 4:46 am

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) holds its Annual General Assembly Meeting for the year 2016

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) held its Annual Ordinary General Assembly on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Regency Hall in Doha, in the presence of of HE Abdulla Bin Khalid Al Qahtani, Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well as members of the Board of Directors, shareholders and investors....

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 3:01 am

Olayan, Cummins new joint venture a ‘perfect platform’ to train young Saudis

 A partnership between Olayan and Cummins Inc. aims to create new job opportunities and training for Saudis “to build a dynamic workforce”. This was disclosed at a signing ceremony held at Olayan headquarters on Sunday. This year, Olayan Group and Cummins Inc. will reach 60...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 12:51 am

Qatar First Bank reports a net income of QAR 66 million in 2015

Qatar First Bank (QFB), Qatar’s leading Shari’ah compliant bank, Authorized by QFC Regulatory authority, offering investment opportunities and innovative financial solutions with local, regional and international reach, reported continued profitability according to their Full Year...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 March, 2016 4:24 pm

Former finance giant banks on innovative cooling pad

Former finance expert turned entrepreneur, Tarek Al Emam, has announced a set of new products following the success of his inaugural invention, the Freezmate.  The innovative cooling pad, launched in October last year, has helped establish AL Emam as a full-time entrepreneur following an...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 March, 2016 4:00 pm

BigScreen Launches Unified Talent Management Platform in Middle East as Part of Global Launch

BigScreen Middle East, the first cloud-based, software-as-a-service for human resource management, has announced the launch of its Unified Talent Management platform across the Middle East. Unified Talent Management is a Management and Workflow Solution designed by BigScreen to cover ALL...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 March, 2016 3:55 pm

MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR UK - UAE PARTNERSHIPS, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TELLS OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP

The UAE-UK Business Council has begun working towards an “ambitious” new goal of £25bn annual trade by 2020, according to David Cameron the British prime minister.   Cameron told the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business...

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