Business & Money | Friday 28 August, 2015 4:13 am

Riyadh Metro: Colossal engines work overtime

Construction on the multibillion-riyal Riyadh Metro is well under way with several giant drilling machines working overtime to ensure that underground tunnels for the project are completed on schedule. The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) conducted a tour of the operations for the media on ...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 August, 2015 3:57 am

Riyad Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi and Saudi Hollandi Bank sign on as Platinum Sponsors of 3rd Annual Saudi Trade Finance Summit

 Riyad Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi and Saudi Hollandi Bank, three of the Middle East’s leading banks, have confirmed their presence as Platinum Sponsors of the prestigious 3rd Annual Saudi Trade Finance Summit 2015 – the largest and most influential gathering of trade finance...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 August, 2015 2:15 am

Highway stations must upgrade by Jan. 19

There has been a flurry of activity on the Kingdom’s highways as service companies race to meet the Jan. 19 deadline for the revamp of dilapidated gas stations. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has previously handed out rehabilitation certificates for a period of three years to...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 August, 2015 1:42 am

GOIC and ARADO discuss the “liberalisation of global trade and commodities and access to markets”

The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) affiliated with the League of Arab States and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) are organising a series of workshops on developing skills to deal with WTO agreements and regulations. The first workshop...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 3:15 pm

SABIC DISTRIBUTES 60,000 SCHOOL BAGS IN KINGDOM THROUGH 128 CHARITIES

SABIC organized its annual “Back to School” program for the academic year 2015-2016, coinciding with the new school year, in association with the Ministry of Social Affairs and in cooperation with the SABIC Employees Charity Fund (BERR).   A ceremony to mark the successful...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 2:33 pm

NISSAN’S UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PARTNERSHIP GOES GLOBAL FOR 2015/16 SEASON

Following a successful first year as the Official Automotive Sponsor for the UEFA Champions League, Nissan’s partnership has been extended into all global territories for the next three seasons up to 2017/18. The announcement of the deal comes ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 2:18 pm

City Max rebrands all stores in Saudi Arabia to Max

Max, the largest and fastest growing value fashion brand across the MENA region and India has announced that its stores named – Citymax in the Kingdom, will now be rebranded to Max. This rebranding is in line with Max’s global brand guidelines.  Max is a category leader in the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 1:32 pm

The Big 5 gears up for a big 2015

Construction in the GCC will increase in value despite a slight dip in the overall contract awards this year, according to the man behind the region’s biggest construction event. Andy White is vice president of dmg events ME, the company responsible for The Big 5...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 12:54 pm

Saudi Arabia is looking to hire Software, Hardware, Telecom professionals

The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity in Middle-East based on a real-time review of tens of thousands of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites and online job listings. The Index does not reflect the trend ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 9:59 am

Memac Ogilvy launched Red Academy in Beirut

As part of its ongoing effort to invest and support university students, Memac Ogilvy, the leading advertising and public relations agency in the MENA region, announced the opening of its Red Academy which will take place in Lebanon. Over a course of 4 weeks, the intensive training program will...

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