Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 8:47 am

GCC banks continue double-digit growth momentum

Positive market development is raising the levels for all A recent study by The Boston Consulting Group shows that Middle East banking revenues continued to grow and reach double-digit rates in 2014 with a 10 percent increase, while profits rose by 14.7 percent. Increases in operating costs...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:43 am

McDonald’s Saudi Arabia Tokyo Games and Lifestylez Raise Over SR 30,000 from Jeddah Basketball Championship

For the Fourth Year Jeddah Basketball Championship Attracts Talent from the Community Reza Food Services Co. ltd, the exclusive McDonald’s developmental licensee for the Western and Southern regions of the Kingdom, Tokyo Games and Lifestylez held the annual Jeddah Basketball Championship at the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:39 am

SEDCO Capital sweeps “Best Shariah Compliant Real Estate Fund Management Team” award

SEDCO Capital, a leading Saudi asset manager, has once again received industry recognition for its stellar performance and has taken home “Best Shariah Compliant Real Estate Fund Management Team” award at the CFI awards held in London.Commenting on the win, Hasan Al-Jabri, Chief Executive...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:34 am

Easy Taxi & Microsoft implements Xbox devices in Easy Taxi cabs in Saudi Arabia!

Saudi Arabia– March, 2015 – Continuing our effort in making each ride more enjoyable and entertaining, Easy Taxi along with the famous Microsoft Corporation collaborated & implemented Xbox devices in Easy Taxi cabs in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.This campaign is designed to allow passengers...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:32 am

Y&R MENA launches Labstore, a global shopper and retail marketing leader, in the Middle East

• Labstore MENA set to become the first digitally and socially driven shopper marketing agency in the region • Launch of regional operations marks Y&R MENA’s commitment to retail and shopper marketing expertise and the latest in Labstore’s global expansion plans Y&R MENA, the Middle...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:25 am

SENIOR EXECUTIVES ACROSS THE GULF LINK STRONG CORPORATE REPUTATION TO A HEALTHY BOTTOM LINE

-‘The Reputation Index’ investigates the value of corporate reputation in today’s business world & the factors that influence it - Nearly four out of five senior executives across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, consider their company’s corporate reputation as “extremely important” and ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:24 am

Gandour Launches “Moods” The New Luxury Chocolate Product

Meeting the desires and needs of its customers and as a commitment to present new products, Gandour one of the leaders of chocolate and biscuit manufacturing has recently launched “Moods” the new premium chocolate product in the Saudi markets. The new product comes in three flavors; milk,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:15 am

Saudi Media Measurement Company Launch Phase I of the Television Audience Measurement Plan

Nationwide Household Recruitment Campaign kicks off Saudi Media Measurement Company (SMMC), the country’s first television audience measurement company, this week launched a nationwide campaign to recruit households for phase I of the television audience measurement project that kicked off last...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:10 am

Qatar Rail kicks off the UIC RAME’s International Conference with the participation of over 100 industry leaders

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) kicked off today (30 March 2015) the 1st International Conference on Railway Interoperability, Standardisation and Harmonisation in the Middle East with a vision to develop a coherent, integrated, and competitive rail transport system to serve the region’s...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 March, 2015 6:06 am

Kuwait showcase at ATM

US$2 billion cultural and tourism investment to underpin Government five-year plan reaching zenith as transport infrastructure investment, expansion of hotel portfolio and raft of new leisure and entertainment options lays the foundation for future sector growthKuwait’s goal of welcoming one...

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