Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 11:50 am

GCC Blockchain Technology Seminars Announced

Following the recent announcement by The Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation about the formation of the Global Blockchain Council, Blockchange Consulting are pleased to announce a series of one day seminars across the GCC region. Each of these seminars will provide an introduction to Digital...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 11:48 am

Alkhabeer Capital releases 2016 Global Outlook Report

Alkhabeer Capital, the asset management and investment firm based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, today released the 2016 edition of its annual market insight report. Analyzing the growth prospects of the region’s largest economy, Alkhabeer’s Global Outlook Report 2016 tracks market...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 11:42 am

Leading Genetics and Cancer Researchers Honoured With King Faisal International Prize

Spanning the fields of science, literature and Islamic thought, the seven recipients of this year's King Faisal International Prize - the most prestigious award in the Islamic world - have been announced. The 2016 laureates are due to visit Saudi Arabia in March to receive their...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 11:16 am

GE Oil & Gas provides first locally manufactured pipeline compression trains for Saudi Aramco

GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has completed the first six high-efficiency gas compression trains manufactured in Saudi Arabia, which will be provided for Phase I of Saudi Aramco’s Master Gas System expansion project in the Kingdom.    These six compression trains, which have...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 9:43 am

UAE SMEs Need High Performance Information Management by 2020 to Succeed in Digital Economy

  Enterprises Need to Focus on 1.5 Percent of Highest-Value Data: IDC UAE small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to adopt high-performance information management over the next five years in order to succeed in the Digital Economy, industry experts announced...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 9:35 am

​TAKAFUL EMARAT DELIVERS 42% NET PROFIT GROWTH FOR FY 2015

 – HIGHEST AMONGST UAE LISTED INSURANCE COMPANIES Takaful Emarat (“the Company”), the DFM-listed, Shariah-compliant Life and Health Takaful provider, announces its unaudited preliminary financial results for the year ended 31st December 2015.   Net profits for...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 9:29 am

Mouawad set to shine at Doha Jewellery & Watch Exhibition

Globally renowned Diamond House, Mouawad, has announced plans to participate once again at the upcoming Doha Jewellery & Watch Exhibition. One of the world’s most exclusive and highly anticipated luxury expos, the exhibition’s 13th edition will attract more than 500 top...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 9:16 am

Gulfood 2016: EPPCO PREPARES TO SET UP PAAVO’S OUTLETS ACROSS THE GCC REGION

Company paths way to open 14 new outlets in the GCC market   EPPCO, the retail arm of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), has made significant investments to expand Paavo’s Pizza outlets to the GCC market. The pizza brand has been franchised from US-based Orion Food...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 7:00 am

Irish firm wins bid to operate Riyadh airport terminal

A subsidiary of state-owned Irish airport operator Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has won the bid to operate Saudi Arabia’s first privately run terminal, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. Colm Moran, CEO of DAA International, signed the deal with Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, president of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 6:50 am

Boost for Saudi-made defense equipment

Five agreements have been signed for locally manufacturing defense equipment, including multi-purpose helicopters and cargo aircraft, on the opening day of a week-long exhibition here on Sunday.  Assistant Defense Minister Gen. Mohammed Al-Ayesh said Saudi Arabia plans to produce at least 10...

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