Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 12:20 pm

AspenTech Appoints Luc Chantepy as Vice President of Middle East Sales

Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, announced the appointment of Luc Chantepy as Regional Sales Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa region.  Chantepy brings to AspenTech more than 15 years of solution...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 12:06 pm

IKEA Saudi Arabia Donates SR 350,000 and Brightens Lives of Children at the Disabled Children’s Association

Ghassan Ahmed Al Sulaiman Furniture Trading, “IKEA Saudi Arabia,” reinforced its support for education through its Soft Toy for Education campaign, which ran from November 2015 to 15th January 2016. In its third year, the campaign has achieved great success garnering SR 350,000 for the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 9:57 am

“Leadership to focus on motivating and inspiring employees”

Given the current challenging economic environment, organizations now understand how critical it is to get the best from their people and so try to use innovative ways to engage and motivate them. Leaders are now focused on the use of motivational tools like incentives trips and events to increase...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 7:55 am

Saxo Bank reduces FX trading costs by up to 50%

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has today announced the launch of a new pricing structure which reduces the FX trading costs by up to 50% and provides the opportunity to trade stocks for as low as 6 US dollars per trade.   The revised pricing structure is aimed...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 7:48 am

CASHU moves its regulated business to Singapore

CASHU, one of the leading players in the online payment industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced that it has successfully migrated its regulated business to Singapore and is now regulated under The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The move, which follows a recent...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 7:42 am

New Absher version for smartphones

The Interior Ministry has launched a new upgraded version of the Absher system for smartphones, which includes various services for the issue of identity cards, passports and visas for expatriate workers. This follows directives issued by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and interior ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 5:42 am

Tawuniya launches the TRUST campaign to raise motor insurance awareness

The Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya), the leader of retail motor insurance programs, has launched the TRUST campaign aiming at increasing awareness about its motor insurance products in the Kingdom.  The campaign reflects Tawuniya compliance towards its customers by the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 February, 2016 2:00 am

Henkel recognized by three sustainability ratings

Henkel is once more included in the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index” (Global 100 Index) and was rated “Gold” by EcoVadis. The company also received RobecoSAM’s Silver Class award. “These excellent results confirm that we are right on...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 February, 2016 5:00 pm

Global CEOs support first ever Exhibitions Day

The Global CEO Summit, a prestigious event for the global exhibitions industry which was held last week at the prestigious Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, saw an increasing number of exhibition organisers and associations pledging their support for the first ever Global Exhibitions Day, an...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 February, 2016 2:50 pm

Global Governments Pull Together to Bring Labor Markets into the New Digital Economy Century

Governments around the world are urged to harness digitization and re-imagine labor markets to drive down unemployment, upskill the workforce, and grow their economies, according to a new report by The Economist Corporate Network, the business advisory arm of The Economist Intelligence Unit,...

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