Business & Money | Monday 27 June, 2016 4:33 am

Jadwa Investment Named Best Middle East Private Equity House

Jadwa Investment, a leading Saudi Arabian investment management and advisory firm, has been awarded the “Best Private Equity House in the Middle East” by EMEA Finance as part of their annual Achievement Awards ceremony held recently in London.  The award follows Jadwa’s...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 3:37 pm

Memac Ogilvy PR voted Middle East PR Consultancy of the Year at 2016 EMEA Sabre Awards

Memac Ogilvy Public Relations was voted Middle East PR Consultancy of the Year during the 12th annual EMEA Sabre Awards. The EMEA SABRE Awards, is the premier showcase for work produced by public relations agencies around the world, recognizing Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation &...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 3:34 pm

Increased internet penetration in the Arab World leads to exponential growth in GCC online ad spending, says Orient Planet Research Report

Increased internet penetration in the Arab World has led to a jump in the GCC region's online ad spending for this year with internet ads in the GCC set to grow 20 per cent in 2017, according to a market research report recently launched by Orient Planet Research, an Orient Planet Group...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 2:38 pm

The rise of the Islamic finance industry

 In the present age Islamic Finance is a multinational and multi-disciplinary emerging industry, the size of Islamic finance market is estimated up to USD2 trillion and projected to grow to USD3 trillion by 2018. The Islamic finance assets represent 1% of the global financial market.  The ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 2:07 pm

Evonik and the GCC Board Directors Institute sign partnership agreement

Evonik, one of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies, and the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI), the pre-eminent organisation for Boards and directors in the Gulf, have signed a three-year partnership agreement designed to help develop high-performance boards in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 1:45 pm

Nissan Powers Qatari Rally Champ Adel Hussein Abdulla to World Rally Championship

Nissan Middle East and Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co., its exclusive dealer in Qatar, extended their commitment and support to Qatari rally driver, Adel Hussain Abdulla, by sponsoring him as he takes his championship-wining driving to the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2016.    The...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 1:30 pm

REDTAG announces the winners of the 10th Anniversary car giveaways in Saudi Arabia

REDTAG, the value fashion and lifestyle brand home-grown in the Middle East has announced the winners of the 10th Anniversary car giveaway in Saudi Arabia. The raffle was in celebration of ten years of unprecedented growth as well as to thank customers for their ongoing loyalty to the stylish value ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:43 pm

Doha Bank steps up its digital game with the launch of revamped mobile banking app

Taking a further step forward in its digital transformation plan, Doha Bank has introduced a number of new features to its best-in-class mobile banking application to offer an even more seamless and convenient digital banking experience to its customers. The enhanced app has been launched just...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:22 pm

Saudi’s federal healthcare goals to drive job demand, according to the latest Monster Employment Index

Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is showing promising growth, with job demand for skilled healthcare professionals leading the charts above all other sectors, with an increase of 18 per cent year to date in May 2016, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.  The rise in demand...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:20 pm

Karcher to Introduce New Deep-Cleaning Carpet Machine

Karcher, the world leader in innovative cleaning technology solutions will introduce a new deep-cleaning and intermediate cleaning carpet machine, the BRC 40/22, to the Middle East market in September. The machine has been shortlisted for the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA)...

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