Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 11:56 am

STC, SAP Partner to Empower Public Sector and SME Scalability

STC and SAP announced a strategic partnership agreement at GITEX to cooperate on the provision of cloud-based subscription model enterprise software solutions to organizations of all sizes in the public and private sector in the Kingdom.   As per the agreement and arrangements between...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 11:53 am

Gulf International Bank employees volunteer at Down Syndrome Charitable Association in Riyadh

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme ‘WAGIB’, Gulf International Bank’s (GIB) employees recently volunteered at the Down Syndrome Charitable Association in Riyadh. 15 GIB employees spent the morning at the association’s centre painting and playing with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 11:50 am

L’azurde teams up with Lady Fozaza to fight breast cancer

L’azurde, the largest gold and jewelry designer, manufacturer, and distributor in the Middle East, is collaborating with the iconic fashionista Lady Fozaza to raise awareness and funding to fight breast cancer as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Working closely with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 5:31 am

Jawaher Al Qasimi Announces “Women Economic Empowerment” Global Summit in Fall 2017

In what became one of this year’s most crucial announcements for global women’s economical empowerment, of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 5:21 am

Four out of 5 Saudi entries bag awards at Gulf Film Festival

Saudi films bagged four awards at the Gulf Film Festival 2016 at Abu Dhabi in different categories. The awards were announced at the conclusion of the festival on Friday night. In the Gulf Film Festival, where only five films from a member country can participate, Saudi filmmakers participated...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 5:13 am

Dubai Wholesale City to Showcase Business Opportunities to Potential Chinese Investors

Dubai Wholesale City, the largest wholesale hub in the world, is organizing a visit to China that targets Chinese investors in a number of major cities, including Yinchuan, Yiwu, Shanghai, and Beijing.   A delegation from Dubai Wholesale City, headed by its CEO, Abdulla Belhoul, will...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 5:00 am

Jeddah Will be Host The 2nd Annual MENA Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Congress

Jeddah hosts the 2nd Annual MENA Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Congress on 29 November – 1 December 2016. The congress is currently supported by local and International pharmaceutical associations such as the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, the Saudi Pharmacists E-UNION and the Moroccan...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 4:22 am

Housing figures comes under severe scrutiny

 The real estate market was left stunned when the General Authority for Statistics issued a report in which it claimed that 63 percent of Saudis own homes. The report triggered an outcry from citizens in the Kingdom’s cities who aren’t homeowners and struggle to afford the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 4:18 am

Dubai eyes closer ties with Paraguay and the Dominican Republic in food, logistics and tourism

Paraguay and the Dominican Republic see tremendous opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties with Dubai and the UAE, especially in key sectors such as food, logistics and tourism.   According to His Excellency Angel Barchini, Ambassador of Paraguay in Qatar and non-resident Ambassador to...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 October, 2016 3:38 am

Sultan bin Sulayem: Dubai Maritime Week 2016 reinforces Dubai’s aspirations to be a leading global maritime hub

All regional and global attention is now turned to Dubai for the much-awaited opening of the prestigious ‘Dubai Maritime Week 2016’ to be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council. ...

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