Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 2:11 pm

Bayt.com: Earning extra income and learning new skills top two motivators for Middle East freelancers

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, released it’s latest poll, “Part-time Work in the Middle East”, which sheds light on the state of freelancing in the region. The research discloses four key motivations for MENA professionals to take up freelance work options: Earning ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 1:00 pm

Nine in Ten Young Arabs Concerned About Unemployment, 11th Arab Youth Survey 2019 shows

An overwhelming 89 percent of young Arabs expressed concern about levels of unemployment in their countries, according to a new finding from the 2019 ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, unveiled at an event organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the IMF and World Bank Annual...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 6:02 am

flynas and STC Pay to provide passengers with new payment solutions

Saudi Telecom giant STC and leading low-cost carrier flynas have signed an agreement during the GITEX Technology Week 2019 event in Dubai to allow the airline’s customers to pay for flight bookings with STC Pay. Ms. Asma Hamdan, Chief Information Officer at flynas, expressed her delight...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 5:15 am

KACST and Massachusetts Organize Ibn Khaldun Fellowship Program in Three Cities in the Kingdom

In cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is organizing a forum to introduce the Ibn Khaldun fellowship program for Saudi women researchers with PhD degrees. The forum will be held in King Abdullah University of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 2:14 am

UAE’s Food Security Office Announces Plans to Support the Committee’s Programmes

Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, witnessed the UAE’s announcement to cooperate with the UN’s Committee on World Food Security by offering financial support to achieve the committee’s objectives for 2020-2023, in coordination with the UN’s...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 1:00 am

Saudi Arabia will utilize space sector as peaceful scientific field, says Prince Sultan

The chairman of the Saudi Space Commission (SSC), Prince Sultan bin Salman, said that the Kingdom is proud to establish a national space commission, with the support of King Salman for the importance of this large sector in transforming scientific, technical and economic fields in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 12:16 am

Nestlé reports nine-month sales for 2019

 Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO:    “We are pleased with our nine-month results and have made further progress towards our 2020 financial goals. We continue to see good momentum in our largest market, the United States and very strong growth for Purina PetCare...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 October, 2019 1:26 pm

Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy and ADNOC Logistics & Services, Sign MoU to Offer Cadetships to Emirati Students

Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy, an Abu Dhabi Ports company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s marine and logistics subsidiary, ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), to offer cadetships to Emirati students, enrolled at the Academy, with...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 October, 2019 11:23 am

WCO delegation visits Dubai Customs and views latest practices

A high level delegation from The World Customs Organization visited Dubai Customs to learn about the business processes and practices applied by the Customs administration, which are considered among the best in the world.  The delegation, headed by Ricardo Treviño Chapa,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 October, 2019 11:19 am

Mastercard and Saudi Payments explore future of payments at Saudi eCommerce Forum 2019

Mastercard, in collaboration with Saudi Payments, recently hosted the Mastercard Saudi eCommerce Forum 2019. The event brought together key players and innovators in the Saudi financial sector to discuss the latest global and regional eCommerce market dynamics and the global growth trends that are...

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