Environment & Energy | Thursday 4 April, 2019 4:39 am

Jordan WEF event to focus on ‘new platforms of cooperation’

This weekend’s World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan will address “new platforms of cooperation” for the Arab world, organizers said on Wednesday. The 17th World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa is set to take place at the Dead Sea on April 6-7, and bring...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 April, 2019 2:29 am

EP firms register 24% growth in 3 years

Minister of Commerce and Investment Majed Al-Qasabi said on Wednesday that companies and establishments in the Eastern Province recorded a growth of 24 percent over the past three years, thanks to the reforms as well as improvement in the business environment and business procedures. The...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 April, 2019 1:35 am

3,130 housing units in 3 regions

 The Ministry of Housing, represented by its Development Housing Program, signed on Wednesday an agreement with a contracting company to build five residential projects, consisting of a total of 3,130 housing units, in the provinces of Riyadh, Hail and Al-Qassim. The signing ceremony was...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 3:24 pm

Almajdouie – Changan sponsors “Traffic Safety Conference 2019”

Almajdouie Motors Company, the authorized distributor for Changan cars in Saudi Arabia, announced their participation and sponsorship of  the “Traffic Safety Conference 2019”, which was organized by the General Directorate of traffic at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 11:45 am

Endeavor Saudi Arabia and Strategy& Middle East host joint event to unleash KSA scale-ups potential

Endeavor Saudi Arabiaand Strategy&,part of the PwC network, held a joint event on the challenges of scaling up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With a particular emphasis on Saudi Arabia, discussions at the event centered on how...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 5:17 am

Minister of Culture visits Ithra Center in EP

The Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan Al Saud paid a visit to the King Abdulaziz International Cultural Center (Ithra) in the Eastern Province on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency said. Prince Badr toured the Center’s various sections and was briefed on its programs. He...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 4:10 am

Drive launched against excess air conditioning across Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Energy Efficiency Center launched a campaign on Monday to warn citizens, private companies and the government about the environmental and economic costs of excessive air conditioning at home, at work and in vehicles. The four-week campaign, part of the National Awareness Campaign on...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 4:09 am

Saudi Arabia shines a light on future of solar power

Saudi Arabia is embracing a new, more efficient way to harness solar power for electricity, inspired by its role as the main developer in one of the world’s largest renewable energy projects, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. Concentrated solar power (CSP), which makes...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 April, 2019 10:05 am

Instinctif Partners and Advert One Agree Strategic Partnership in Saudi Arabia

Advert One, Saudi Arabia's leading IPO communications consultancy, and Instinctif Partners, a leading international business communications consultancy, have confirmed a strategic partnership to deliver financial and corporate communications services in the Kingdom of Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 2 April, 2019 3:50 am

Aramco's $10bln-plus bond plan shows profits put top earner Apple in shade

Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, made core earnings of $224 billion last year, almost three times as much as Apple, figures from the state-owned company showed on Monday ahead of its debut international bond issue. Previously reluctant to disclose its...

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