Business & Money | Sunday 4 December, 2016 10:21 am

1,000 volunteers to promote Vision 2030

 A team of 1,000 volunteers was inducted at the inauguration of the forum on “Developing the nonprofit sector,” which kicked off in Riyadh on Saturday. Some 900 delegates and 14 speakers from abroad are participating in the four-day forum that is being jointly organized by the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 December, 2016 9:47 am

Redesign your lifestyle with TRENDS

9th to 11th January 2017 at Burj Rafal Kempinski – With VVIP inauguration, Celebrity Artist & Social Media Influencers TRENDS has everything...you name it & we have it ALL! The biggest & the most talked about event showcasing Fashion, Apparels, Jewellery, Perfumes &...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 December, 2016 3:54 am

Serviceplan Group Middle East inaugurates new offices in Dubai Design District

In a bid to strengthen its footprint in the region, Munich-based Serviceplan Group, Europe’s largest and most-successful independent agency group,  formally launches Haus der Kommunikation Middle East via its spanking new offices at the prestigious Dubai Design District (d3). The 5,000...

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Business & Money | Saturday 3 December, 2016 10:03 am

Conference considers ways to protect endangered cultural heritage

 An international conference on “Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage” was launched in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi on Friday, with participation from heads of state, government officials, experts and civil society activists. Participants include representatives and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 3 December, 2016 12:44 am

IMI and ISHIDA TAISEISHA celebrate their one-year Digital Signage Collaboration in GCC

Otohiko Abe, President of ISHIDA TAISEISHA, has announced the company’s plans to expand its work in the Middle East and GCC throughout the following year through its partnership with International Media Ideas developing digital signage technologies in the region. IMI and ISHIDA TAISEISHA...

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Business & Money | Friday 2 December, 2016 12:14 pm

Saudi stock market hits highest close for 2016

Petrochemicals companies led Gulf stock markets higher on Thursday in response to OPEC’s first agreement on output cuts to prop up oil prices since 2008 — a deal that could allow governments to ease austerity policies slightly. Expectations for the deal had already boosted oil and...

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Business & Money | Friday 2 December, 2016 3:11 am

Careem set to launch more than 15 new cities within the month

Fueled by its market expansion strategy to broaden the reach of its services within the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, Careem, the region’s leading app based car booking service, recently launched operations in Istanbul Turkey.   Within the GCC itself, Careem is...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 December, 2016 11:11 am

Emirates NBD celebrates 45th National Day across the UAE

The largest bank in the UAE, Emirates NBD marked the occasion of UAE National Day across its branches and offices in the country.   The celebrations focused on unity, the spirit that brings together all the diverse communities of the UAE, and marked the strength of the national security, ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 December, 2016 11:00 am

Emirates NBD named ‘Banking and Finance Company of the Year’

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, was named ‘Banking and Finance Company of the Year’ at the prestigious Arabian Business Achievement Awards held yesterday (Monday, November 28, 2016). The bank was recognised for its pioneering efforts toward the digitisation of banking as...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 December, 2016 10:51 am

Japan committed to help Kingdom in realizing its vision

Japanese Ambassador Norihiro Okuda said his country is committed to implement the Joint Saudi-Japanese Group for Vision 2030, signed by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Tokyo in September.  Okuda made the statement during his recent meeting with Secretary-General of the Council of...

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