Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:29 pm

Prince Sultan bin Salman and Mobily CEO Sign Agreement to launch “Mobily Customers Charity Project”

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has launched “Mobily Customers” project to support Disabled Children’s Association; for this purpose, a unified number 5050 has been allocated to the charity and all proceeds ...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 4:50 am

Women taste victory in civic polls

It was a red-letter day for Saudi women as at least 17 female candidates won municipal council seats in the Kingdom’s first-ever election open to them. Abdullateef Abdulmalik Al-Asheikh, minister of municipal and rural affairs and chairman of the general committee for municipal elections,...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:52 am

Pink ribbon draws attention to rising breast cancer cases

Over 10,000 women gathered on Saturday night at the Princess Nora University, the world's biggest women-only university, to form what is believed to be the world's largest human pink ribbon shape on record. Forming the shape was a major component of several activities conducted...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:48 am

Azzam Al-Dakhil appointed SRMG group’s CEO

The Board of Directors at the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), the publisher of Arab News, appointed on Sunday Prince Badr bin Abdullah Al-Saud as the chairman and an independent member of the board.  It followed the board’s acceptance of the resignation of Sulaiman...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 6:32 pm

Experts tackle HR challenges at the 3rd Annual Talent & Diversity Leadership Forum in KSA

The first day of the 3rd Annual Talent & Diversity Leadership Forum took place at the Burj Rafal Kempinski today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The forum, organised by business facilitation company Naseba in partnership with Saudi based Glowork, focuses on workplace diversity and inclusion. Over 100...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 4:04 pm

Third round of winners announced for Barwa Bank’s Thara’a draw

Barwa Bank, Qatar's most progressive Shari’ah compliant service provider, has announced the third round of draw winners for Thara’a, the bank’s newest high profit Shari’ah compliant  savings account,during which Ziad Hesham Muadamani walked away with QAR 50,000, in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 3:23 pm

deNovo Corporate Advisors CEO named ‘Business Woman of the Year’ at the Arab Woman Awards 2015

The Founder and Chief Executive of deNovo Corporate Advisors, an Independent Middle East focused corporate finance advisory firm, May Nasrallah, was named Business Woman of the Year at the Arab Woman Awards UAE 2015 ceremony. The awards ceremony took place at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 2:40 pm

SWIFT announces global payments innovation initiative

SWIFT announces a global payments innovation initiative to dramatically improve the customer experience in correspondent banking by increasing the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border payments.  Designed in collaboration with the industry, the initiative will initially...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 2:37 pm

Global survey by Gemalto reveals impact of data breaches on customer loyalty

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of consumers worldwide say they are unlikely to shop or do business again with a company that had experienced a breach where financial information was stolen, and almost half (49%) had the same opinion when it came to data breaches where personal information was...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 1:24 pm

66% of professionals in the MENA feel that their HR department effectively promotes employee wellness

According to a recent ‘The Role of HR in the Middle East and North Africa Workplace’ poll conducted by Bayt.com, the region’s number one job site, Human Resources (HR) practices in MENA are flourishing.    According to 73.4% of polled professionals, in terms of...

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