Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:31 pm

Zain KSA among the list of Top 100 Saudi brands

ZAIN KSA brand was chosen for the second time in the list of top 100 brands in the Kingdom, based on a recent survey by a press institution.  During an event held for this occasion in Riyadh, Saud AlBawardi, Deputy CEO, chief operations officer, received an award of recognition on behalf of ...

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Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:28 pm

Saudi investment in foreign securities rises in August

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s net foreign assets stood at $659 billion at the end of August. Investment in foreign securities recorded a monthly increase for the first time in 2015, rising by $4.2 billion, according to a report from Jadwa Research. “We think (this) is partially due ...

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Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:25 pm

Tadawul: Saudi petchems gain strength

News that Orascom Telecom Media and Technology is seeking to buy Beltone Financial boosted Egypt’s stock market on Thursday, while rebounding petrochemical shares continued to buoy Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All-Share Index, which had jumped 1.9 percent on Wednesday in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 5:16 pm

Marketing Kingdom Middle East 2 Kicks Off Next Sunday in Doha

The Marketing Kingdom returns to Doha for the second year from 18-19 October at the W Hotel, welcoming marketing gurus from Twitter, VISA International, O2, The Body Shop, Yahoo! and Microsoft. The two day marketing extravaganza kicks off with a keynote by Benjamin Ampen, Twitter’s newly...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 2:00 pm

Draw Link Strengthens Presence in the Middle East

Draw Link Group, a leading architecture and interior design company, has strengthened its regional portfolio with the announcement of 4 new projects scheduled to be completed by 2016.   The demand for contemporary design and customized architectural solutions builds on the city’s...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 1:17 pm

Appeal of GCC construction industry growing amid ongoing challenges in EU markets

Businesses in Europe’s construction industries are increasingly turning to the GCC for opportunities, according to one of the exhibiters at this year’s The Big 5 construction event in Dubai. As EU construction markets continue to make a slow recovery, Ilaria...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 12:42 pm

REDTAG continues its expansion in Saudi Arabia


REDTAG, the value fashion and home lifestyle brand, has opened four more stores in the Saudi Arabian cities Madina, Sabya, Riyadh and Mubarraz with the aim to satisfy its customers’ growing demand in the kingdom. These openings are part of the brand’s expansion plan to be easily...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 12:36 pm

1000 Free Rides from Easy Taxi Today

 Continuing its effort in making each ride more enjoyable and rewarding, Easy Taxi will be giving away Today, Thursday October 8, 1000 free rides for lucky passengers who plan to complete a ride with us in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam & Khobar. Aligned with our drivers out there, passengers...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 11:24 am

Chinese Yuan demonstrates strong momentum to reach #4 as an international payments currency

SWIFT’s RMB Tracker shows the currency has entered the top four of world payment currencies by value in August 2015, overtaking the Japanese Yen and reaching a record high share of 2.79% in global payments. In the last three years, the RMB has overtaken seven currencies rising from position...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 11:08 am

Moments, the best of Twitter in an instant

When you open Twitter today you’ll see something new: Moments, the best of what’s happening on Twitter in an instant. Every day, people share hundreds of millions of Tweets. Among them are things you can’t experience anywhere but on Twitter: conversations between world leaders...

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