Business & Money | Saturday 31 March, 2018 2:36 pm

Saudi crown prince meets Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle on Friday, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported. The two discussed cooperation possibilities between Saudi Arabia and Amazon, as well as potential investment opportunities ahead of Saudi Vision...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 March, 2018 2:24 pm

Saudi Arabia's crown prince meets Bill Gates and reviews cooperation on a number of projects

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-founder Bill Gates at his home in Seattle on Friday, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of cooperation on a number of joint development programs and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 March, 2018 2:25 am

Last Day to Avail Attractive Prices & Offers at Cityscape Egypt

Cityscape Egypt, the country’s largest real estate exhibition, ends tomorrow after a successful run at its new venue the Egypt International Exhibition Centre New Cairo. The significant visitor numbers are evidence of a steady recovery in the market, with many Egyptians turning up in...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 March, 2018 3:38 am

Deloitte announces plan to support digital skills development in Saudi Arabia

Deloitte Middle East and Deloitte Saudi Arabia announced plans to support the development of a digitally skilled workforce in Kingdom. Through close collaboration with schools and universities in the Kingdom, Deloitte will provide work experience opportunities for students as well as train them for ...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 March, 2018 3:33 am

Saudi stocks to attract $45bn in foreign funds after upgrade

Saudi stocks will be included in FTSE Russell’s emerging market index from next year, opening the country’s bourse to billions worth of foreign investment inflows in the coming years. The move by FTSE Russell is forecast to attract significant flows into the Kingdom from...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 March, 2018 12:46 am

Design International showcases exemplar projects and Residential Towers portfolio at MIPIM 2018

How and where people live is changing beyond all recognition.  By 2050, it is projected that nearly 70% of the global population will live in urban areas, and 90% of that rapid urbanisation is anticipated to take place in developing countries[1].  Faced with this, creating urban places...

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Business & Money | Thursday 29 March, 2018 12:56 pm

Consolidation in KSA dairy industry: NADEC acquires Al Safi Danone

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has acted for Saudi Arabia's Al Safi Holding, one of Al Faisaliah Group’s companies, on the sale of its shares in Al Safi Danone Company (ASD), a producer of dairy and juice products, to Saudi Arabia's National Agricultural Development Co....

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Business & Money | Thursday 29 March, 2018 12:33 pm

ACRES Brings Record Attendance and Sales Transactions

UAE, Sharjah, 29th March 2018 – The 5th edition of the Real Estate Exhibition Acres 2018, wrapped up at Sharjah’s EXPO Centre. Investors and industry professionals gathered to explore the latest and most promising investment opportunities in Sharjah, and learn about the sector’s...

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Business & Money | Thursday 29 March, 2018 10:59 am

His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers, endorses the official Investment Forum for Lebanon

As Lebanon seeks to develop its economy and explore its potential gas wealth, the country is looking to attract investment from the international community to help meet its demands for expansion.  With oil and gas exploration due to start in 2019 and investment in infrastructure needed...

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Business & Money | Thursday 29 March, 2018 10:34 am

Global Game Changers Descend on Sharjah for International Government Communication Forum 2018

Sean Spicer, former Whitehouse Press Secretary (2017), Nobel Peace Laureate Lech Walesa, former Polish President who played a leading role in the fall of communism in the Eastern Bloc, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia are among the many...

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