Business & Money | Sunday 24 April, 2016 11:04 am

Gulf market lacks suitable graduates

Higher education institutions in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are not producing enough graduates needed by the region’s labor market, according to educators and experts. This was the conclusion drawn by these participants at a workshop entitled “The suitability of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:52 am

Kingdom spends SR150 billion on ICT in 2015

The Kingdom has spent SR120 billion for development of telecommunications and information technology sector during the year 2015, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) President Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud has said. The prince was inaugurating the Saudi Arabian...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:39 am

Activation of the GCC Private Sector’s Role in Economic Decision Making

 At the 39th Meeting of the Committee of Executive Leaderships of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FGCCC) held in Ras Al Khaimah, H.E. Humaid Bin Salem, Secretary General of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry, emphasized the important role that the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:37 am

Samsung Electronics Levant Sponsors The 13th Educational Leaderships Conference

Samsung Electronics Levant sponsored the 13th Educational Leaderships Conference, held under the Patronage of HRH Basma Bint Talal. The event was organized by the Private Schools’ Cultural and Education Council in Aqaba for 3 days, with the attendance of 100 administrators from the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:09 am

10,000 sales jobs for young Saudis planned

The Entrepreneurs Forum and Exhibition has launched an initiative to recruit 10,000 young Saudis after training them for sales jobs. The forum was inaugurated recently by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events. The forum, under the title “The...

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Business & Money | Friday 22 April, 2016 4:51 am

Arabian Centres boosts customer experience with new mobile app

Arabian Centres, the leading developer, owner and operator of international standard shopping malls in Saudi Arabia, today announced the launch of a mobile app for Apple and Android devices to further improve shopping experience in all shopping malls in the Arabian Centres...

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Business & Money | Friday 22 April, 2016 4:09 am

Details of ‘Green Card’ for expats coming

Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani has said that his ministry is still waiting for details of the “Green Card” for expatriates proposed recently by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.  Al-Haqabani was speaking during a press conference about Saudization in the country, a local ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 21 April, 2016 3:52 pm

Turki Al Yahya named Saudi Arabia’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016

Turki Al Yahya, CEO of Whites, has been named Saudi Arabia’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016. Turki was chosen from a group of 8 finalists, who are innovative and inspiring business leaders. The award was presented this morning at Laylaty ballroom, under the patronage of HE Dr. Tawfiq Al...

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Business & Money | Thursday 21 April, 2016 3:33 pm

Yahast Celebrates Five Years In Space

UAE-satellite operator, Yahsat, celebrates the fifth anniversary of the launch of its first satellite, Y1A, on 22 April, 2016. In 2011, the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the satellite (pictured) launched from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.   The following year Yahsat...

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Business & Money | Thursday 21 April, 2016 1:44 pm

Elaf hotel executive named as ‘Best Receptionist’ at 2016 Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards

The Elaf Group, a SEDCO holding company, has revealed that Abdullah Al Sahli, working at the Elaf Al Mashaer Hotel in Makkah Al Mukarramah, has won the ‘Best Receptionist’ category of this year’s Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards (SETA 2016), which was held recently at the Riyadh ...

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