Business & Money | Wednesday 10 June, 2015 1:59 am

SR4.4 trillion spending drives growth

Saudi Arabia’s total spending on development projects during the past five years reached SR4.4 trillion, with 30 percent of the amount going to capital projects, said Fahd Al-Mubarak, governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.The SAMA chief made this comment after presenting the central bank’s...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 10 June, 2015 1:02 am

No Nazaha access to govt officials’ bank accounts

The Shoura Council has dropped a proposal that would have granted the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) powers to access the bank accounts of government officials.Nasir bin Dawood, one of the members who presented the proposal, said the anti-graft body does not have enough powers to...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:53 pm

Batelco and Ericsson Partner to Deploy First Commercial 4G Radio Dot System in the Middle East

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading communications solutions provider and Ericsson, a world leading communications technology company, are once again partnering to deliver world class technology for Batelco’s customers. The two partners have teamed up to deploy Ericsson’s state-of-the-art 4G LTE Radio ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:51 pm

IT Channel Companies in Saudi Building Professional Services Capabilities Will Create New Revenue Streams

Value-addition is the name of the game in the IT channel community today. Margins are getting tight on hardware and as hardware costs fall, even these slim margins decline. With customers always asking for more from their solution providers, the need for specialization and differentiation is...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:45 pm

GCC Urged to Prevent and Control Contagious Diseases with Technology

GCC healthcare authorities urgently need to deploy technology solutions to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, following global outbreaks of malaria and Ebola, experts announced today at the Big Data Show, co-located at the Internet of Things Expo, in Dubai.With a rapidly growing and aging...

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Beauty & Style | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:41 pm

Giordano Wins International Retailer of the Year Award

Giordano International, the global apparel retailer has been named International Retailer of the Year at the Global RLI Awards, beating other global international retailers from across Europe, Asia, USA and the Middle East. Giordano Middle East was also a finalist in the category of Middle East...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:39 pm

Fortinet Middle East & Africa Appoints Regional Marketing Manager

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) - the global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions – today announced the appointment of Manal Abi Rafeh as its Regional Marketing Manager for the Middle East and Africa. Manal is based out of Fortinet's regional office in Dubai Media City and will report to ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:33 pm

Panasonic launches the new 4-in-1 Hand Blender

Simplifying meal preparations, Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa (PMMAF) has introduced an all-rounder 4-in-1 Hand blender, MX-SS40 capable of multi-functions like chopping, shredding, slicing and whisking. With the latest high blending performance, cooking a variety of delicacies is now...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:30 pm

Google launches Google Partners Program in Saudi Arabia to help SMBs go online

Google announced the launch of the Google Partners Program, designed to support web professionals and agencies that help businesses succeed online. The program is part of the company’s global effort to build an ecosystem to help small-to-medium businesses maximize their potential from the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 2:04 pm

(Mobily) opens its latest Technical Building in Dhahran

Mobily opens latest Technical Building in Dhahran, which provides 660m² of white space to accommodate both telecom and IT equipment. It was designed and implemented based on the latest technology that meets Uptime Institute Tier II. Moreover, the site has a measured infrastructure availability...

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