Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 11:08 am

Azizi Developments reaffirms support for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Football Club for the second year

Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, as part of its strategic partnership with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Football Club for the 2018 – 2019 season, will be in support of the club’s path to the championship, starting with their first game on 31stAugust at the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 9:57 am

Bayt.com Launches First Artificial Intelligence Tools to Enhance Job Searching and Hiring in the Middle East

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site and home for half of the region’s labor force, launched a series of technological features and enhancements set to revolutionize job hunting and the recruitment process for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The new Artificial...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 9:55 am

MEPCO partners with Closir to enhance corporate access for investors

The Middle East Paper Co. (‘MEPCO’), the region’s leading vertically-integrated paper manufacturer, has partnered with global platform Closir, to enhance corporate access for regional and international investors. MEPCO is the first Saudi company to join the Closir platform. The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 7:32 am

Four women appointed to key jobs at Jeddah Municipality

Jeddah Mayor Saleh Al-Turki has appointed four women to key positions in the municipality in an unprecedented move toward female empowerment in Saudi local government. The appointments are expected to pave the way for similar decisions across the Kingdom, increasing the contribution by women to...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 10:21 am

Newly appointed Canon EMEA President & CEO visits Canon's regional headquarters

Yuichi Ishizuka, President and CEO of Canon Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a global provider of imaging technologies and services, visited Canon’s regional headquarters for the Middle East and Central and North Africa located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ishizuka’s visit ...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 8:56 am

Al Hilal Bank Announces New Senior Appointments

Al Hilal Bank has announced the growth of its core divisions with the appointment of David Whitcroft as Senior Managing Director – Treasury Banking Group, Farooq Abdulrahman Al Marzooqi as Senior Managing Director, Head Wholesale Banking Division and Ian Hodges as its new Senior...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 8:42 am

Locus Chain World Summit to Explore Synergy of Blockchain Technology with Emerging Industries

Shaikha Moaza To Participate in Locus Chain World Summit - Singapore Khalfan Saeed Al Mazrouei, Co-founder and Chairman (Middle East & Europe) of the Locus Chain Foundation, and former Undersecretary for the Personal Department of the Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 8:30 am

Saudi stock market leads the region in first day of trading after Eid holiday

The Saudi stock market was the best performing in the region on Sunday, in the first day of trading after the Eid holiday. The share index shot up by 1.4 percent, boosted by petrochemical firms Saudi Basic Industries and Saudi Kayan. Investor sentiment has also been buoyed by news this year...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 7:00 am

Turkish lira firms as markets reopen with eye on US row

The Turkish lira gained slightly against the dollar on Monday as markets reopened after last week’s holiday, with investors set to refocus on a bitter dispute between Ankara and Washington over an American pastor being tried in Turkey. The lira, which has weakened 37 percent against the US...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 6:00 am

Bahrain may seek bids for metro construction in 2019

Bahrain plans to seek bids to build a metro railway system in the fourth quarter of 2019, the newspaper al-Ayam reported on its website on Monday, citing a transport ministry official who estimated the project cost at $1 billion to $2 billion. The government may seek private investments to...

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