Business & Money | Wednesday 27 May, 2015 8:26 am

Kingdom’s worker accommodations in desperate need of solutions

Anan Iskan, a Saudi company that specializes in building residential facilities for foreign workers, held an awareness seminar on workers’ rights and housing solutions.The seminar came amid continuing concerns over slum conditions for workers in major cities all over the Kingdom, which continue...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 27 May, 2015 1:38 am

IREIS 2015 to Leverage Strong Interest from Local and International Realtors

The seventh edition of the International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS 2015) will showcase a diverse array of property investment opportunities within the UAE and worldwide, organizers Dome Exhibitions have announced. To run from 29 to 31 October at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 27 May, 2015 1:32 am

AlKhair Saudi Equity Fund among highest in Kingdom

AlKhair Capital, a leading Saudi-based investment institution, ranked 6th among the highest growing mutual funds in Saudi Arabia for 2014. AlKhair’s Equity Fund was valued at 46.62 with a +12% percentage change. This is a great accomplishment for Alkhair as it comes during a time when markets are ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 27 May, 2015 12:53 am

Strategic Partnership with Motorcycles Manufacturing Giant, Suzuki

Petromin, the leading corporation for petroleum products and vehicles services, has entered a qualitative new stage in its provision of services and products across over 35 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.Petromin has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Suzuki-Barayan, the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 27 May, 2015 12:10 am

Hill+Knowlton and Buchanan join forces to launch H+K Financial

Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K), the Middle East and Africa region’s (MEA) longest established international communications consultancy, and Buchanan, one of the world’s leading financial communications consultancies, have joined forces to launch H+K Financial, a specialist financial...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 May, 2015 2:38 pm

AL RAJHI BANK SELECTS DIEBOLD’S TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE BRANCH AUTOMATION STRATEGY

Al Rajhi Bank, one of the largest Islamic banks in the world, has selected Diebold’s technology to migrate transactions from the traditional teller line to the self-service channel and transform the in-branch banking experience for its customers. In Saudi Arabia, the vast majority of transactions ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 May, 2015 6:57 am

AlKhair Capital IPOs Fund launched

The fund aims at capital growth in the long term and investors will be able to invest with an initial minimum subscription of SR 10,000. For the fund investment purposes, all companies will be compliant with AlKhair Capital KSA's Sharia standards and guidelines.
“The fund is designed to achieve ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 May, 2015 1:58 am

‘Saudi Transport 2015’ to feature latest industry investment opportunities

Saudi Arabia has seen remarkable progress in the transport and railway industry throughout the past years, complementing its efforts to address development needs and provide safe and prompt transportation to the public, based on latest technologies. With the ongoing development and massive projects ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 May, 2015 1:25 am

GOIC studies WTO rules and their impact on the Gulf industrial sector

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) started a workshop entitled “The World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and their impact on the Gulf industrial sector” at GOIC’s headquarters in Doha on Monday, May 25, 2015. The workshop will continue until Thursday, May 28, 2015. GOIC...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 May, 2015 1:22 am

GPCA & SPE JOIN FORCES TO BRING INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE GCC PLASTICS INDUSTRY

SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers), the world’s largest technology-focused society in the plastics industry, headquartered in CT, USA, and GPCA (Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association), the voice of the downstream hydrocarbon industry in the Arabian Gulf region, have agreed to join forces ...

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