Business & Money | Wednesday 4 September, 2019 4:49 pm

Saudi Transportation Ministry: 18 Million Road Trips in August

Saudi Transportation Ministry register more than 18 Mil vehicles activates on the main cities' entrances through the traffic monitoring units last month, with the following details:   ·         Jeddah city entrances registered as...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 4 September, 2019 2:20 pm

Dubai Remains One Of The World’s Most Visited Cities: Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index 2019

Dubai has retained its position as the fourth most visited city in the world for the fifth year in a row, according to Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI) 2019.  The city welcomed 15.93 million international overnight visitors last year and the city is expected to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 3 September, 2019 10:10 am

Saudi Arabian bond market experiences 29% jump in 1H19; loan refinancing sees an 80% drop

Debtwire Par, the provider of high value news, data and analysis on global debt markets, has today released research showing that the Saudi Arabian bond market saw 1H19 end with bond volumes reaching USD 25.6bn from eight deals, representing an increase of 29% in volume...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 August, 2019 5:41 pm

Economic diversification, social reform and population growth will drive Saudi’s trillion-dollar construction market, says Linesight chief

According to leading cost and project management consultancy, Linesight, which has a GCC pipeline worth over US$10 billion, activity in the construction sector throughout the GCC countries, will begin to recover steadily from the beginning of 2020, after a challenging period of subdued...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 August, 2019 3:00 am

Saudi Arabia’s pharma market to top US$10.74 billion by 2022, says new CPhI MEA report

The rapid growth of Saudi Arabia’s pharmaceutical market will be placed under the spotlight at the forthcoming CPhI Middle East and Africa event, as the latest industry data reveals the Kingdom’s pharmaceutical market is expected to be valued at US $10.74bn (SAR 40.1bn) by...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 August, 2019 4:09 pm

Bayt.com’s Future of Work Report Predicts Demand for Jobs in the UAE over the Next 10 Years

Seven in ten recruiters in the UAE say that the hiring process is going to change in the future, according to new research by Bayt.com and YouGov. Nearly nine in 10 say the process will be fully online, significantly faster, and more reliant on artificial intelligence, automation, and people...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 August, 2019 3:31 pm

Saudi Arabia Takes Initiative for Blockchain Awareness in Gulf States

Recent developments in the Middle East have facilitated an environment more conducive to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Dubai. Increasing adoption of digital currency usage is taking place, thanks to the recent declaration of cryptocurrency usage...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 25 August, 2019 1:33 pm

The EI Advantage: How Four Seasons Drives Innovation and Business Success through the Power of Emotional Intelligence

A global study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services (HBR-AS) and presented by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts calls for a corporate culture transformation driven by the power of emotional intelligence (EI). For many years, EI has been the cornerstone of empowered, engaged and energetic...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 15 August, 2019 3:03 pm

Social-media use 'disrupting teen sleep and exercise': Study

A study suggests using social media isn't directly harming teenagers, but it can reduce the time they spend on healthy activities, such as sleeping and exercising. Parents should ban phones from bedrooms after 22:00 and encourage more physical activity, BBC news reported, citing UK...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 8 August, 2019 1:56 pm

Travelport reveals global trends in flight bookings ahead of Hajj 2019

Advanced flight bookings to airports around the holy city of Mecca ahead of this year’s Hajj have increased from Asia, Europe and Oceania, according to research by Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry. Bookings from North America are flat on last year...

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