Business & Money | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 1:22 am

37 pacts worth SR235bn signed

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, oversaw the signing of some 37 agreements worth SR235 billion ($63 billion) on the sidelines of the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) here on Monday. Agreements included largescale deals in the...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 12:30 am

Inaugural Global Health Pioneer Awards launched in Dubai

Held under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Tolerance of UAE, and President of UAE Genetic Diseases Association, the first Global Health Pioneer Awards recognised those at the forefront of the healthcare industry during a...

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Healthcare | Monday 28 January, 2019 3:25 pm

Arab Health 2019 opens in Dubai

 H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority, today officially inaugurated the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress 2019, followed by a tour of the exhibitions. More than 84,500 healthcare and trade...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 January, 2019 2:53 pm

SIPCHEM Awarded Saudi Customs Certification as Authorized Economic Operator

Saudi International Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM) has been awarded yesterday by the Saudi Customs Authority as an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO). The certificate were received at a ceremony in Riyadh hosted by H.E. Ahmad Al-Hakbani, Governor of the General Customs Authority and attended by ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 28 January, 2019 12:00 pm

Saudi Arabia takes first place Worldwide, with coding initiative

Microsoft today unveiled engagement insights from ‘Hour of Code’ an initiative held in partnership with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education, that aims to promote coding culture in the Kingdom and encourage students to develop future-ready skills.   Scoring first place...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 28 January, 2019 3:17 am

Saudi Arabia launches plan to attract $427 billion in investment

Leading architects of Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation will gather on Monday in Riyadh to set out the next steps in the Kingdom’s development. They will launch the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program, with the aim of attracting $427 billion over the next...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 January, 2019 2:14 am

Misk Innovation partners with 500 Startups to encourage entrepreneurism

Misk Innovation has announced that it is partnering with 500 Startups to launch an accelerator program for entrepreneurism. The program, starting on January 27, 2019, will work on encouraging innovative ideas to help create jobs and raise the contribution of entrepreneurship to GDP, a...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 January, 2019 1:15 am

Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority sponsors symposium on insurance protection and sustainability

An event on insurance protection and sustainability will be held at Riyadh’s King Fahd Cultural Center in March. The Saudi Insurance Symposium (SIS) will be held under the patronage of Ahmed Abdulkarim Al-Kholifey, governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). The two-day...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 3:18 pm

500 Startups and Misk Innovation Launch Mena Accelerator in Riyadh

Yesterday, 500 Startups and Misk Innovation have launched their flagship early-stage accelerator program for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). The program is a 16-week course which will focus on bringing growth hacking techniques and Silicon Valley expertise to emerging companies in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 27 January, 2019 4:20 am

Saudi Arabia seeks to attract $427 bln with industrial program

Saudi Arabia aims to attract investment worth 1.6 trillion riyals ($427 billion) through a national industrial development and logistics program, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Saturday. He said Riyadh would announce projects in the program worth 70 billion riyals this coming Monday and ...

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