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Nestlé reports full-year results for 2017, 2.4% organic growth
Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:12 am
Organic growth of 2.4%, with 1.6% of real internal growth (RIG) and pricing of 0.8%. Total reported sales increased by 0.4% to CHF 89.8 billion (2016: CHF 89.5 billion). Net divestments had a negative impact of 1.9% (mainly due to the creation of the Froneri joint venture). Underlying...
AUS faculty and students present seven innovative solutions to real-world challenges at the UAE Innovation Week
Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:08 am
American University of Sharjah (AUS) students and faculty are presenting seven high-quality projects that provide innovative solutions to real-world challenges at the 2018 Innovation Week currently ongoing at the Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences. The AUS projects are presented...
Saudi Arabia, Switzerland sign agreement to avoid double taxation
Government | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:00 am
Saudi Arabia and the Swiss Federal Council on Sunday signed an agreement to avoid double taxation on income and capital, as well as to prevent tax evasion. The Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan and the Swiss Minister of Finance Ueli Maurer, who is visiting Saudi Arabia, signed the...
Daily train service between Riyadh, Hail and Qassim
Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:35 am
Saudi Railway Company (SAR) will operate new daily train service between Riyadh and Hail as well as between Riyadh and Al-Qassim from Sunday. Ammar Al-Nahdi, director general of marketing and communications at SAR, said the new service coincides with celebration of the first anniversary of...
Cyber security body inks deal for Saudi students’ skill development
Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:29 am
The Saudi Cyber Security and Programming Federation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SANS Institute on Monday to exchange knowledge, transfer technology and Saudize capabilities. The MoU was signed by the Federation’s Vice Chairman Dr. Abdullah Sharaf...
Saudi Arabia, Switzerland to increase cooperation in financial sector
Business & Money | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:25 am
Switzerland has assured the Kingdom that the two countries can work closely together in the financial sector by holding regular meetings and that it will provide all necessary assistance to Saudi financial regulators and bankers. The assurances were given by Ueli Maurer, Swiss vice president...
More than 20 Saudi artists display work at heritage show
Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:20 am
More than 20 renowned Saudi artists displayed their works at an exhibition inaugurated by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar in the mud houses of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center on Sunday. The show, dubbed “Our Heritage is Our Love,” is being held for the fourth consecutive...
Dubai Customs: Dubai external food trade in 9 months of 2017 reached AED 70.2b
Business & Money | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 6:46 am
Dubai Customs continued its efforts in bolstering Dubai’s external food trade. A recent statistics issued by Dubai Customs in parallel with Gulfood 2018 showed that the value of this trade during the period from January to September 2017 reached AED 70.2b where imports had the lion’s...
Ford and Effat University Help Women Make History in Saudi Arabia with Safe-Driving Education Course
Cars & Autos | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 4:35 am
Ford Motor Company is assisting Saudi Arabian women gain the power of mobility by hosting a special Driving Skills for Life Programme with Effat University. Calling on her fellow students to partake, Shams Hakim, Business HR student at Effat, made the announcement on YouTube today, which you can...
Huawei Offers SuperCharge Platforms for Smart Devices at Several Saudi Airports
Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 1:06 am
As part of its commitment to provide the best customer experience and care, Huawei Consumer Business Group has made SuperCharge platforms available at several airports of Saudi Arabia for travelers to charge their devices easily and be able to use them as they are waiting at the...
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