The G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) held a two-day meeting over June 25–26 2020, aimed to finalize the G20 High-Level Policy Guidelines on Digital Financial Inclusion for Youth, Women and SMEs. The G20 High-Level Policy Guidelines identify supportive and effective policies...
Participants at the G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group (IFA WG) meeting, which took place over two days June 23–24 2020, discussed the ongoing implementation of the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) and also explored ways to enhance global financial stabilityand...
Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) has launched the operations of its state-of-the-art pharma facilities recently opened at the Dammam-based King Fahad International Airport’s Cargo Village. The new warehouses will support the infrastructure of pharma and medical equipment handling...
TikTok, the leading short-form mobile video platform, introduced today its global brand and platform for marketing solutions for brands — TikTok For Business. Increasingly, brands have found success resonating with the TikTok community because of their ability to creatively engage and...
A new Centre for Strategic Philanthropy has been established at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School dedicated to examining strategic philanthropy within and from the world’s highest-growth markets, including the Middle East, Developing Asia, and Africa, at a time when...
Almarai Company contributed 2 million Riyals towards the Health Endowment Fund aiming to develop the intensive care department recently opened at King Khalid Hospital in Al-Kharj. "This initiative stresses Almarai's belief in its national duty through the company's CSR program to support the...
“Aquaculture is a core component of the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy,” asserted Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, while launching the UAE Aquaculture Pulse 2020 – a document set to serve as a reference point, outlining and evaluating investment...
Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI) organised a remote training programme targeting legal professionals to highlight the amendments mentioned in Cabinet Resolution No. (33), issued on 30 April 2020 to amend some provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (57) 2018 on the regulatory regulations of Federal Law...
A report endorsed by MetLife Foundation identifies the six types of innovation with the greatest potential to improve the financial wellbeing and inclusion of marginalised communities in MENA.The report by Village Capital, called ‘The State of Financial Health Startups,’ makes the case for...
As governments across the region begin to ease off lockdown and work places slowly resume operations, Uber is taking unprecedented safety measures to help everyone who uses its app stay safe and healthy. In countries where face coverings are mandatory like Saudi Arabia, drivers can...