Business & Money | Sunday 25 January, 2015 1:11 pm

Commodities react to King Abdullah

Following hot on the heels of the Swiss drama, attention turned this week to the European Central Bank where expectations held that something big was underway. In the end, ECB president Mario Draghi did not disappoint and the unleashing of a major quantitative easing programme sent the euro down to ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 January, 2015 11:30 am

Mega projects propelled Kingdom’s progress

Describing the contribution of King Abdullah, who died on Friday, as enormous, a cross-section of economists expressed their happiness over the continuance of his policies by his successor Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.Speaking to Arab News, they recounted King Abdullah’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:37 am

LinkedIn warns why being ‘Motivated’, ‘Dynamic’ & ‘Creative’ may be stalling your career

Professionals from across the world will head online in their droves today as they put their career resolutions into practice, according to research released by LinkedIn. The insight, based on the behaviour of LinkedIn’s more than 300 million global members, (including more than 1 million in...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:05 am

Jeep® Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel Named 2015 Green SUV of the Year™

D.C. - Green Car Journal has named the Jeep® Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel its 2015 Green SUV of the Year™. The announcement was made today at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C. “The Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel delivers what today’s drivers really want in an efficient SUV,” said Ron ...

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Business & Money | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:33 am

SEDCO Holding Group Discusses Myths and Showcasing the Real Estate Market

SEDCO Holding participates through a panel discussion and a workshop in the 8th edition of the Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) which lasts from January 25-27th, in the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh. The annual Forum brings together global business leaders, international political leaders and...

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Business & Money | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:32 am

Johnson Controls and Hitachi sign definitive agreement 
to form global HVAC joint venture

Today, Johnson Controls, Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Appliances, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement for their global joint venture while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The new Johnson Controls-Hitachi joint venture will allow both companies to deliver the most diverse...

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Business & Money | Thursday 22 January, 2015 3:22 pm

Kuwait’s KIHSE-2015 conference and exhibition draws a growing interest

With over 70 confirmed speakers and a growing number of sponsors, exhibitors and delegates, the “Kuwait International HSE conference and exhibition” (KIHSE-2015) has consolidated its position as a leading world-class regional event in Kuwait. Held under the high patronage of HE Dr. Ali Saleh...

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Business & Money | Thursday 22 January, 2015 12:19 pm

Badir creates 345 jobs

King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology, (KACST) represented by Badir Program for Technology Incubators, has generated a market capitalization of SR150 million and its projects have created 345 job opportunities for Saudi youth during the first half of 2014, said its president, Ibrahim Al-...

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Business & Money | Thursday 22 January, 2015 12:31 am

US bar chief: Riyadh set to be a global law center

The Saudi judicial system has left its impact on the integrity of the judicial process, according to the head of the American Bar Association (ABA), William Hubbard.Hubbard made his observation during his meeting with Minister of Justice Mohammed Al-Issa who received him at his office in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 21 January, 2015 12:40 am

2014 IPOs close on a positive note, IPO delays expected in 2015 due to oil price effects: EY

MENA companies raised US$11.5 bn in 2014 through 27 IPOs, almost four times more than the US$3.0 bn raised in 2013 through 25 IPOs, according to the EY MENA IPO Eye: Q4 2014. The highest amount of capital was raised in 2014 since 2008.Phil Gandier, MENA Transaction Advisory Services Leader, EY,...

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