Business & Money | Saturday 6 February, 2016 5:05 am

LuLu’s fresh food fest opened

Dr. Ibrahim Al Shahwan from organic farming, Saudi Arabia is inaugurating the LuLu ‘Saudi Agro Fresh Food Festival 2016’ on Thursday. Also seen are Bashar Naser Al Basher, head of administration, Abdullah Sayyar Al Enaizi, public relations manager, Yasser Al Qahtani, HR manager,...

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Business & Money | Friday 5 February, 2016 2:27 pm

Labor Ministry agrees to simplify work visa procedures for housing projects

The ministries of labor and housing on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation to create a strategic partnership to support housing projects in all provinces and governorates of the Kingdom. According to the agreement, the Ministry of Labor will expedite, among other things, procedures for...

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Business & Money | Friday 5 February, 2016 10:29 am

20,000 restaurant jobs up for grabs by Saudi women

There are more than 7,000 restaurants of various sizes in Jeddah, which may be able to offer about 20,000 job opportunities for Saudi women, according to Makkah daily. A team from the Labor Ministry and the hospitality committee of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has started...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 3:38 pm

Marketing to Women Conference 2016 Pays Homage to the Modern Arab Woman

The region’s most anticipated Marketing to Women’s conference is set to take place at the TAJ Hotel in Dubai on February 8, 2016. Now in its 8th edition, this year’s data-driven conference is dedicated to bringing insight into the crucial elements of marketing to the modern Arab...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 3:33 pm

PDO Deploys Video Collaboration Technology for Rapid Response and Improved Safety in the Field

Librestream, the leader in mobile video collaboration solutions for enterprise, and Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the Middle East’s number one provider of IT solutions and services, have been selected to provide the collaborative video camera solution for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 3:16 pm

GOIC: IMI Plus Workshop The Portal provides data about 16000 Gulf factories

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) organised a workshop on the Industrial Market Intelligence Portal (IMI Plus) in collaboration with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) at GOIC’s headquarters in Doha, with the participation of QDB employees who got to know more about the Portal...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 3:06 pm

3M Appoints Andrei Holban as Regional Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa Region

3M, a science-based company that inspires creative collaboration, announced today the appointment of Andrei Holban as the new Regional Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa region. In his role, Andrei succeeds Ippocratis Vrohidis who has relocated to St. Paul as the new Vice-President...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 12:21 pm

Nearly 40% of MENA businesses believe cyber breaches or insider threats are the fastest growing fraud risk

Cyber breaches and insider threats are the fastest-growing risks and are driving investment in Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) according to MENA executives. This is  according to EY’s 2016 Global Forensic Data Analytics Survey, Shifting into high gear: mitigating risks and demonstrating...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:22 am

KAEC enters into SR244m contract for development of Al Talah Gardens 4&5

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with Ruzaiq Abdullah Al-Jadrawi Al-Thubaiti and Company for the infrastructure and landscaping of the city’s Al Talah Gardens Phases 4 and 5. The contract valued at SR244 million is for the development of an overall area of 1,130,132 ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 5:13 pm

‘There’s no Bail Out for this Banking Industry Problem in Saudi’, says Security Expert from Aruba

The finance sector in Saudi is in agreement: there’s a major threat to the success of the banking and finance industry, one that ignores boom and bust cycles, doesn’t care about stock market fluctuations and wouldn't bat an eyelid if interest rates suddenly jumped ten points. But...

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