Business & Money | Saturday 2 July, 2016 8:15 am

1.9m workers joined labor force in 2015

A recent report for the Ministry of Labor and Social Development confirmed that the number of workers recruited for economic activities last year reached 1,938,080. The Riyadh region ranked first in attracting workers in agriculture, mining and oil extraction, manufacturing, construction, and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 2 July, 2016 8:10 am

Kingdom’s logistics industry ‘undergoing major expansion’

Messe Frankfurt Middle East, one of the region’s largest exhibition organizers, is expanding its regional reach with the announcement of the inaugural Materials Handling Saudi Arabia 2016.  The two-day conference and exhibition will take place from Nov. 28-29 in Jeddah, offering...

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Business & Money | Friday 1 July, 2016 7:58 am

Haj safety: Hi-tech bracelets for all pilgrims introduced

THE Kingdom will introduce electronic identification bracelets for all pilgrims to Makkah starting this year, Saudi media said on Thursday, as part of a safety drive a year after the annual Islamic rite suffered its deadliest disaster in a generation. Scores of people died in a crush when...

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Business & Money | Friday 1 July, 2016 6:55 am

First Makkah pact signed under Saudi Vision 2030

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to the king, has signed the region’s first agreement under Vision 2030, to supply water to Taif’s new international airport. The National Water Company (NWC) and the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) inked the pact at the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 June, 2016 3:01 pm

Arabian Oud Offers Job Opportunities for Saudi Students at its International Branches

Arabian Oud, the world’s largest retail chain specialized in oriental perfume, launched an initiative that aims at supporting Saudi Scholarship Students, through offering them job opportunities at Arabian Oud’s International stores. This initiative has already started at Arabian Oud...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 June, 2016 1:44 pm

QATAR-UK ANNUAL TRADE CAN EXCEED £5bn, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TELLS OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP

Qatar remains well positioned to weather the economic challenges it faces and will hopefully “add significantly” to the £30bn ($42.5bn) it has already invested in the UK, David Cameron, the British Prime Minister has said.   Cameron told the global publishing, research...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 June, 2016 1:41 pm

Saudi Enterprises Adopting Communications & Collaboration Solutions to Drive Digital Transformation: IDC

Organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are increasingly deploying unified communications and collaboration and enterprise mobility solutions as the government looks to boost the non-oil economy and raise efficiency and productivity levels, according to research from International Data...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 June, 2016 1:22 pm

Mobile network operators can now offer their customers Wi-Fi® calling, messaging and Internet access – both at home and abroad

Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™, launches Wi-Fi+, a new Wi-Fi® cloud communication solution, which enables mobile network operators’ customers to access the internet for calling, messaging, and data applications more seamlessly...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 June, 2016 12:39 pm

Miral Signs MoU with skyTran to Revolutionise Transportation in Abu Dhabi's Yas Island

Miral announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with skyTran® Inc., a NASA Space Act Company, headquartered at the NASA Research Park near Mountain View, California. The agreement will launch the study and implementation of skyTran, a personal rapid transit (PRT)...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 June, 2016 12:17 pm

Cayan Group Celebrates Cash Management Partnership with ADCB

Cayan Group, the leading property developer in the Middle East, recently organized a ceremonial event to celebrate the Cash Management Partnership with Abu Dhabi Commercial Back (ADCB) the two companies have maintained and developed over several years. Senior representatives from both Cayan and...

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