Business & Money | Wednesday 24 June, 2015 4:51 am

Demand for Zamzam water ‘will be met’

The National Water Company, the main operator of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Zamzam Water Project, said it would meet the rise in demand during the month of Ramadan by increasing the capacity of its production lines.The project has produced more than 95 million cans of Zamzam water since its...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 24 June, 2015 1:59 am

YASREF Chooses Intergraph® Solutions over Competitors for Refinery Project in Saudi Arabia

Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refinery Company Ltd. (YASREF) has recently chosen Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions to optimize the operation and maintenance of its full-conversion refinery. The project is a significant undertaking and involves the construction and operation of a 400,000-barrel...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 24 June, 2015 1:15 am

H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiya a keynote speaker at the 15th Industrialists’ conference on November

“The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting” (GOIC) revealed that His Excellency Mr. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiya, Chairman of Bin Hamad Al Attiya Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, will be the keynote speaker at the 15th industrialists’ conference which will be held...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 3:24 pm

Simon G. Shaya new Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member of the steering committee for GROHE- DAWN Water Technology

Simon G. Shaya, General Manager and President GROHE East Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa, has been appointed as the new Chairman to the Board of Directors of GROHE DAWN Water Technology effective April 2015. With this appointment, Mr. Shaya will be representing GROHE Group interests more...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 2:59 pm

Almost 9 in 10 KSA professionals interested in a job change

LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional network, has announced the findings of its 2015 Talent Trends survey into the experiences and perceptions of candidates as they search for jobs, and the factors that will make them consider a new role. Some of the key findings included the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 12:24 pm

QNET stresses importance of staying hydrated during Ramadan

Drink ‘Real Water’ to maintain a healthy body during the Holy MonthProminent direct selling company QNET launched today a Ramadan ‘Real Water’ awareness campaign to maintain a well-hydrated body all throughout the holy month.Heading the awareness campaign, Khaled Diab, Regional General...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 5:29 am

Saudi women can become hotel chefs

The Ministry of Labor has decided to allow Saudi women to become chefs at hotels.However, it would continue to ban them from working in these positions at furnished apartments because they are often exploited to work as receptionists or in other jobs, a local publication has reported.Many Saudi...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 4:31 am

Kiswa factory gets high tech upgrade

The factory making the kiswa, or covering of the Kaaba, has recently been upgraded with high-tech machines to speed up the manufacturing process.Mohammed bin Abdullah Bajawda, general manager of the factory, said that under the guidance of Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, president of the Two Holy...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 4:17 am

41% of insurance companies in KSA and UAE believe there is a need to improve risk management framework

Due to increasing regulatory requirements, risk management oversight has surfaced prominently on the agenda of the KSA and UAE insurance companies’ boards, according to The MENA Insurance Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) survey conducted by EY and Munich Re. The survey showed that 41% of...

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Business & Money | Monday 22 June, 2015 2:11 pm

BIOMETRICS IS CHANGING THE FACE OF BANKING

The accelerated adoption and unprecedented growth of mobile devices has brought about a fundamental change in the payment and commerce market globally. Over the past few years, there has been a rapid increase in the usage of mobile devices to seamlessly conduct transactions, with mobile banking...

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