Business & Money | Sunday 25 August, 2019 4:07 am

"Taif Season" Provides Training Support for More Than 1,500 Young Men and Women

During Taif Season, the organizers have held a number of training workshops to develop the capabilities of Saudi youth, raise service quality, and enrich the visitor experience. The programme, part of ongoing efforts to develop the Kingdom as a global tourism destination, features nine tracks and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 August, 2019 3:47 am

Saudi, Chinese research centers sign deal

The Saudi Center for Research and Intercommunication Knowledge has signed a cooperation agreement with the Economics and Technology Research Institute of the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec). The cooperation will be in the fields of research, publishing, translation and scientific...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 August, 2019 3:02 am

Russia sends its first humanoid robot Fedor into space

Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, the robot is the first ever sent up by...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 August, 2019 2:03 am

Dubai Cares joins ENOC to get 10,000 children ready for new academic year

 Dubai Cares, part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has completed its local Back to School edition of Volunteer Emirates 2019, distributing school kits to 10,000 orphans and children, aged 5 to 17, from low income families. The popular initiative, which was...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 August, 2019 1:50 am

Bidaya Launches Down Payment Support Initiative For Citizens

Bidaya Home Finance recently launched a newly developed program targeting nearing retirement civilians, providing them with 140 thousand riyals as a down payment support for citizens who are above 50 years of age.   The program will cover the marginal profit on the home monthly...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 August, 2019 6:10 am

Saudi women with media licenses can run business in public place

Saudi women, who have media licenses, can now run their activities in public places, not necessarily in designated women-only spaces, following the changes in the regulations carried out by the concerned authorities recently, Okaz has learned. The Ministry of Ministry of Media and the General...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 August, 2019 6:05 am

IKEA to invest $1.4 bn in China strategy

IKEA plans to invest 10 billion yuan  (US$1.41 billion) in the Chinese market to advance its commercial operations and digitization, it announced at a press briefing in Beijing at which it outlined its strategy for the next three years, Yicai Global reported. This is the largest annual...

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Business & Money | Friday 23 August, 2019 3:27 am

Reportage Properties to deliver 5 projects in next 3 years

Reportage Properties, Abu Dhabi-based leading real estate developer, revealed that it is ready to hand over five new developments in Abu Dhabi within two to three years. "The five projects offer more than 1,600 new housing units for the Abu Dhabi market," said Nasser Al Khamees, CEO...

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Business & Money | Friday 23 August, 2019 1:30 am

Azizi Developments appoints CFO to drive financial strategy and reinforce governance

Azizi Developments, one of the leading private real estate developers in the UAE, strengthened its executive team with the appointment of a seasoned Chief Financial Officer. Mika Toivola brings with him an extensive background in corporate finance, treasury, financial planning and analysis,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 22 August, 2019 12:14 pm

Dubai Financial Market Instils Good Corporate Governance Through Partnership With Hawkamah

In line with its focus on enhancing sustainability and promoting Environmental, Social and Governance best practices among listed companies and other stakeholders, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has successfully contributed to the improvement of corporate governance practices in the United...

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