Business & Money | Thursday 15 April, 2021 1:55 pm

GoDaddy Launches 2021 Brand Campaign to Support Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in Saudi Arabia

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs around the world, announced today the launch of its 2021 Brand campaign to encourage and inspire entrepreneurs and small business owners to build an online presence for their venture.   The campaign also supports...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 April, 2021 3:56 am

SABIC to distribute $1.2bn in H2 2020 dividends

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has approved cash dividends amounting to SR4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) to shareholders for the second half of 2020. Eligible shares will be entitled to a dividend of SR1.5 per share, representing 15 percent of the nominal share value, the company...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 April, 2021 3:26 am

Mastercard Recovery Insights: eCommerce a Covid Lifeline for Retailers with Additional $900 Billion Spent Online Globally

As Covid-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional $900 billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 April, 2021 2:24 am

Larsen & Toubro begins constructing 300MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia

The Renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured the go-ahead to begin constructing the 300MW Jeddah Solar PV Power plant. The turnkey EPC order has been received from the consortium of Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 April, 2021 1:52 am

Space Commission chairman meets with UK minister for investment

Prince Sultan Bin Salman, chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Space Commission, met on Tuesday in Riyadh with United Kingdom Minister for Investment Lord Gerry Grimstone, who was accompanied by a delegation of companies specialized in the field of space. During the meeting, they...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 13 April, 2021 3:27 pm

In-person GISEC 2021 to spark industry collaboration against cybercrime spike

Dubai World Trade Centre will host GISEC from 31st May-2nd June GISEC, the most influential cybersecurity event in the Middle East and Africa, will provide an in-person meeting point for the cybersecurity ecosystem from 31st May-2nd June at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). GISEC is...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 13 April, 2021 11:47 am

AEC CEO Congratulates the Kingdom's Leaders on the Holy Month of Ramadan

Eng.  Ziad Al-Musallam, CEO of the Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, extended his sincere congratulations and good wishes in his name and on behalf of the company's employees, to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 13 April, 2021 11:16 am

Saudi female elected first president of Digital Cooperation Organization

 Saudi Arabia was elected president of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) and Saudi national Deemah Alyahya was appointed the first secretary-general of the organization during its first meeting on Monday. The organization also approved the accession of Nigeria and Oman to the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 13 April, 2021 11:01 am

Mastercard signs MENA region’s first Tap-on-Phone agreement with Geidea

Global technology company Mastercard, and Geidea, the largest fintech company in Saudi Arabia by market share, have announced a strategic partnership agreement to accept Mastercard payments on Tap-on-Phone solution in Saudi Arabia – the first such agreement to be signed in the Middle East and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 13 April, 2021 1:55 am

Cisco Provides Customers Unmatched Visibility Across Applications and the Internet

Cisco today announced new software-delivered solutions offering technology teams greater visibility of what is happening anywhere across their corporate networks, at any time. By integrating ThousandEyes internet and cloud intelligence with AppDynamics and Cisco’s most widely deployed switching...

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