Business & Money | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:47 am

Saudi labor minister heads delegation at ILC in Geneva

Saudi Arabia’s minister of labor and social development, Ahmad Al-Rajhi, will head the Kingdom’s delegation at a major international gathering in Geneva later this month. Government, business and worker representatives will be among the Saudi party attending the 108th session of the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:43 am

Saudi Permanent Delegation to UN participates in Sixth UN International Bazaar

Saudi Arabia has taken part in a high-profile global bazaar event aimed at raising vital humanitarian funds for crisis-hit countries around the world. The permanent delegation of the Kingdom to the UN participated in the sixth UN International Bazaar, staged at the organization’s...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 June, 2019 12:29 am

Emirates NBD highlights commitment to preserving marine biodiversity on World Ocean Day

Emirates NBD, a leading financial institution in the region, is celebrating World Ocean Day this year by highlighting its commitment to preserving marine biodiversity, under the bank’s Keep the Creek Clean marine conservation programme. The Keep the Creek Clean initiative was introduced by ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 8 June, 2019 5:18 pm

25% increase in Saudi workforce in retail and wholesale business

With about 440,000 Saudi workforce of both genders in the retail and wholesale business, the sector has seen an increase of 25 percent more jobs at the end of the first quarter of 2019. Last year, the number was about 330,000, business daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported on Saturday quoting official...

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Business & Money | Saturday 8 June, 2019 10:48 am

Saudi Arabia’s MODON showcases its capabilities at global transport exhibition

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) participated in the Transport Logistics Exhibition 2019 in Munich, Germany, held from June 4 to June 7 under the Slogan “Invest in KSA.”  MODON’s participation was one of the initiatives of the General...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 June, 2019 2:57 am

Jeddah port to showcase services at global trade fair

Jeddah Islamic Port will represent the Saudi Ports Authority at the Transport Logistics Exhibition in Munich, Germany from June 4-7. The event is the largest global trade exhibition specialized in the fields of transport, freight forwarding, logistical services and information technology related ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 June, 2019 1:53 am

UAE, Uzbekistan Identify Practical Steps to Implement Government Modernization Program

Intensive meetings of the joint task forces of the UAE and Uzbekistan governments held lately resulted in identifying a series of practical steps to transfer the UAE's pioneering experience in government work to Uzbekistan within three years in line with implementing the partnership agreement...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 June, 2019 1:29 am

Saudi Labor Ministry to promote culture of transparency

The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development said it is monitoring civil associations and organizations according to the powers vested in it by the Civil Associations and Organizations Law, in partnership with the technical supervisors and competent authorities. The ministry urged the...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 June, 2019 4:12 am

Jeddah Islamic Port to showcase its advanced services at the Transport Logistics Exhibition

 Jeddah Islamic Port will represent the Saudi Ports Authority at the Transport Logistics Exhibition in Munich, Germany from 4-7 June 2019. This is the largest and most important global trade exhibition specialized in the field of transport industry, freight forwarding, logistics services and...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 June, 2019 3:19 am

Unemployment rate drops to 12.5%

The unemployment rate among Saudis has dropped to 12.5 percent during the first quarter of 2019 compared to 12.7 percent in the previous quarter, according to the latest figures of the Labor Market Bulletin published on Sunday by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). The unemployment...

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