Noura Balsharaf started out small at the Balsharaf Group with newly qualified graduates to manage research and marketing, but has now set up her own independent company called Golden Research.The company is now a member of the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research.In the beginning,...
The volume of investments injected into Jubail, Yanbu and Ras Al-Khair industrial cities reached SR1 trillion, said Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayyan Al-Saud, president of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).He was addressing a forum at RCJY head office in Riyadh on investment...
Barwa Bank’s financial results for 2014 showed strong growth across all segments, with Net Profit reaching QAR 713 million, up by 41.5% as compared to 2013. Total assets grew by 14% reaching QAR 38 billion, driven mainly by strong growth in the bank’s financing portfolio which grew from QAR...
Oman crude oil prices on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange settled above $60/b for the first time in four months, as prices continued to climb on signs of a slowdown in US shale oil production. Front-month June DME Oman futures contract settled 12:30 Dubai time at $60.22/b, up $1.94 on the previous...
The Housing Ministry has announced that it will construct 25,500 additional housing units in various cities across the Kingdom with the aim of easing the acute housing shortage.The ministry revealed that it has now completed the marketing for all of the apartments that are part of housing project...
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced Thursday the start of a program in South Korea for the training of Saudi male and female artisans to revive and develop the accuracy of ancient crafts. He indicated that the program will be...
Saudi Arabia will open its $532 billion stock market to direct foreign investment on June 15, allowing qualified foreign institutions to buy shares, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) said.Final rules covering the opening of the market will be published on May 4, the CMA added.The authority...
Roomz, the pioneer brand in home furniture and one of Al Mutlaq Holding’s companies, has held “Basics of Interior Design” seminar at Roomz showroom in Riyadh, in collaboration with Mrs. Renad Al Sekait, a lecturer in the interior design college at Prince Sultan University. Journalists,...
ISH, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for The Bathroom Experience, Building Services, Energy, Air Conditioning Technology and Renewable Energies, was held at Messe Frankfurt’s Exhibition Centre with over 2,400 exhibitors and 198.000 visitors! Ideal Standard’s revolutionary new AquaBladeTM flush ...
Jotun, the leading powder coatings and paint manufacturer in the Kingdom, has expanded its Powder Unit in Dammam to substantially increase capacity to meet growing demand. This expansion strengthens Jotun’s position as the largest manufacturer of powder coatings in the Kingdom and will allow the...