Business & Money | Sunday 15 July, 2018 2:27 pm

SCD to Launch Second Edition Of ‘Knowledge Bridges’ Programme on August 5

Sharjah for Capability Development (SCD) is travelling to the UK for the second edition of its ‘Knowledge Bridges’ programme to gain insights into modern business practices, innovation skills and leadership qualities from some of the world’s most respected entrepreneurial, science ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 July, 2018 2:00 pm

HRH Governor of the Eastern Province inaugurates Sipchem Innovative Club

Inaugurated by His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef, Governor of the Eastern Province, Sipchem Innovation Club, "Sipchem Tech", launched at Sipchem Technology and Innovation Center "MANAR", located in Dhahran Technology Valley, aims to build young people capabilities in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 July, 2018 1:05 pm

Visa and mada partner to launch new mobile-based Application, mada Pay

Visa (NYSE:V), the world leader in digital payments, today announced that it has partnered with mada, the national payment scheme, to bring Saudi consumers mada Pay, the first multi-issuer mobile payment solution that supports contactless (NFC) transactions to launch in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 July, 2018 6:13 am

Saudis can have a role in the Great Silk Route, says Azeri envoy

The cordial political ties between Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan have been the prime contributor for growing relations between the two nations in other areas of interest, according to the southeastern European country's top diplomat in the Kingdom. Shahin Abdullayev, Azerbaijan's...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 July, 2018 1:15 am

Bankruptcy reforms ‘will spur Saudi Arabian investment’

Saudi Arabia will introduce its first comprehensive bankruptcy law on Aug. 18 in a move designed to encourage foreign and domestic investment in private business, experts say. The move is also seen as providing a boost for competitiveness and jobs, and to help pave the way for the transfer of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 July, 2018 12:40 am

Hankook Technodome Acquires ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

Premium tire maker Hankook Tire’s state of the art R&D Center, Hankook Technodome, has acquired ‘ISO/IEC 17025’ from A2LA(American Association for Laboratory Accreditation), acknowledged with the company’s own testing system.    ‘ISO/IEC...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 July, 2018 6:30 am

UAE approves VAT refund for tourists

The United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday that Value Added Tax refunds will be available for  tourists visiting from overseas, state news agency WAM reported. The UAE introduced VAT in the country on January 1, 2018, at a rate of five percent. The UAE aims to grow the tourism...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 July, 2018 5:22 am

Waseela Appoints New CEO

Waseela (http://www.waseela.com), a leading ICT System Integrator in the Middle East, announced today that its board has appointed Mr. Bilal Al Anani, its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), to succeed Dr. Samer Taha as the company's Chief Executive Officer...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 July, 2018 5:17 am

Bidaya Completes Mortgage Portfolio Assessment Exercise with Capital Intelligence Ratings Ltd

Bidaya Home Finance (Bidaya) has recently completed an assessment of its mortgage finance portfolio via Capital Intelligence Ratings Ltd (CI), Cyprus. Based on this exercise, CI issued a Portfolio Assessment Report (Report) to Bidaya. Bidaya's management team is pleased to have undertaken this...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 July, 2018 4:46 pm

noon builds e-commerce partnerships in China

noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace, is proud to announce the launch of two entities in China, one on the mainland and the other in Hong Kong, kick starting noon’s Asia operations.   In China, noon aims to establish a trusted network of high-quality Chinese...

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