Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 10:25 am

Deloitte: Current oil price fluctuations unlikely to impact industry trajectory

The cyclicality of the oil and gas industry is unlikely to impact the long term trajectory of the sector. However the current fluctuations may speed up some of the trends that were already unfolding according to Deloitte’s latest Oil and Gas Reality Check 2015...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 4:54 am

KSA explores atomic energy cooperation with Japan

The Japanese ambassador to the Kingdom, Noriheiro Okoda, has held a meeting with Hashem Abdullah Yamani, president of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE), and discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of atomic and renewable energy. The meeting began with a...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 3:35 am

Qatar Rail receives ISO certification for occupational health and safety management

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the Qatar’s integrated railway network, was recently awarded the ISO certification OHSAS 18001:2007 for occupational health and safety management systems, following management systems audits of the Qatar Rail...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 1:36 am

Marketing Kingdom Middle East 2 Brings Global Marketing Elite To Qatar

Marketing experts from Twitter, Yahoo!, the Body Shop, eBay, Cambridge University and Virgin Media have been confirmed to present at the second edition of the Marketing Kingdom Middle East, scheduled to take place from 18-19 October 2015 at the W Hotel in Doha. “After last year’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 July, 2015 5:22 am

Campaign for safe driving to reduce disabilities begins

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) and the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA) have launched a traffic safety campaign, to reduce the number of accidents that cause disability. Prince Sultan bin Salman, the SCTNH president and chairman of the DAC board of...

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Business & Money | Friday 3 July, 2015 4:11 am

National Geographic Abu Dhabi is Set to Premiere the First-Ever Documentary on the UAE National Service

For the first time ever, on 29 June 2015, leading documentary channel National Geographic Abu Dhabi (NGAD) – part of Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) – will premiere ‘Every Emirati’s Son’, an unprecedented look into the lives of six young Emiratis who are in the throes of...

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Business & Money | Friday 3 July, 2015 3:56 am

Prices to rise as shop rentals skyrocket

Shop rentals at certain malls have risen by 200 percent, with this cost likely to be passed on to the consumer, the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) said here recently.  Muhammad Al-Shehri, chairman of the JCCI’s textiles and garments committee, has appealed to...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 July, 2015 1:29 pm

Fenomastic MY HOME 2015: ‘Jotun’s Most Beautiful Paint Ever’

Jotun, the Kingdom’s No.1 paint manufacturer, has unveiled their most beautiful paint innovation ever. Jotun knows that beautiful colours make beautiful homes and their latest innovation, Fenomastic My Home, features three new themes with an array of colours that are sure to take interior...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 July, 2015 12:57 pm

Three quarters of GCC employers feel the education system doesn

According to EY’s report ‘How will the GCC close the skills gap?’, employers struggle to retain nationals due to high salary expectations; however, these employers rank young people’s lack of work experience (53%), communications skills (36%), and required skills and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 July, 2015 6:57 am

EXPRO ANNOUNCES FY15 ANNUAL RESULTS INCLUDING

International oilfield services company, Expro, posted its annual results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015. The company has posted headline revenue of $1.3bn, down 5.6%, and EBITDA, down 15.1% compared the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Despite a challenging global energy market,...

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