Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 10:05 am

Kuwait terminates more than 3,000 expat public sector employees

Kuwait has terminated the employment contracts of 3,140 expatriate public sector employees, the chairman of the Civil Service Commission Ahmad Al-Jassar said, according to local daily Kuwait Times. The contracts were terminated as part of the Kuwaitization push to replace expat employees with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 8:06 am

Bahrain set to be next GCC country to introduce VAT

Bahrain is set to be the next GCC country to implement a five percent value-added tax (VAT), UAE daily Khaleej Times reported. The move is part of a framework agreed by GCC countries, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia already having implemented tax on payments earlier this year. Stevens added that he ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 August, 2018 11:55 am

IMF sees pickup in Saudi Arabia's economy

Saudi Arabia is moving ahead with economic reforms and growth in its non-oil economy is expected to accelerate, according to the IMF. The findings are contained in a report from the Washington-based organization published on Friday following the conclusion of its consultations with the Kingdom...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 August, 2018 2:53 pm

Canon Middle East partners with Dubai Cares to host a fundraising event

Canon Middle East (CME), a provider of imaging technologies and services, will be hosting a fundraising event at Zaabeel Park on 28 September 2018 in partnership with Dubai Cares to raise AED 250,000 to support two educational programmes, one in the Middle East and a second in Africa.  The...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 August, 2018 5:14 am

Caparol signs strategic agreements in Iraq to increase market reach

Caparol Paints, the German leader in the global paints industry, recently signed strategic partnership agreements with a number of contractors from Iraq to increase its market reach in the country.  Caparol hosted contractors from various parts of Iraq to provide them with firsthand...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 August, 2018 4:00 am

Transfer and win with Emirates NBD Eidiya Express

As we approach the joyous occasion of Eid Al Adha, Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region is giving five lucky customers a chance to win back their Eidiya transfer.    Emirates NBD’s Eidiya Express enables customers to transfer Eidiya instantly to their loved...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 August, 2018 2:13 am

Azizi Developments sponsored HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum UK Endurance Festival

Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, is proud to have sponsored the prestigious H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UK Endurance Festival, held at Euston Park in Thetford, England, on the 17thand 18thof August as part of its Pillar Partnership with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 19 August, 2018 1:09 pm

Jazeera Airways joins Amadeus GDS ecosystem

Jazeera Airways, the largest private airline operating out of Kuwait, has announced a partnership with Amadeus that will open up increased fare options and availability for travel agencies.  Serving more than 2.2 million passengers a year and flying to 26 destinations, Jazeera...

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Business & Money | Sunday 19 August, 2018 1:04 pm

YORK Increases the Number of its Technicians by 25% During Hajj

  Al Salem Johnson Controls “YORK” revealed that it increases the number of it technicians working at Al-Masjid Al-Haram cooling stations and inside the Holy Mosque by 25%, during Ramadan, Umrah and Hajj seasons, for preventive maintenance and immediate handling of emergencies,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 19 August, 2018 4:12 am

Family taxi cabs to be licensed for Saudi women driver only

The Public Transport Authority has approved granting licenses to the family taxi cabs which will be driven by Saudi women drivers only. It said passengers of the family taxi cabs will be limited to men and children of various age groups. Under the rules and regulations approved by the...

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