Business & Money | Monday 2 September, 2019 12:35 am

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project offers 120 scholarships

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Co. has announced 120 scholarships for undergraduate students, for the academic year 2019-2020. This comes as part of the “Red Sea Development Scholarship Program” held in collaboration with Prince Mugrin bin Abdul Aziz University and the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 September, 2019 1:52 pm

ADDED issues 3,854 new economic licences in Q2 2019

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) issued 3,854 new economic licences in second quarter (Q2) of2019, recording an increase of more than 44 per cent compared to the 2,671 commercial licences issued in the same period last year, as per the commercialactivity...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 September, 2019 5:05 am

SOUQ.com Back to School Buys That Won’t Break the Bank

Summer break is officially over and it’s that time of the year again – school supplies need restocking; new bags need to be purchased and your little one is gearing up for the next chapter of their schooling life.   In case you still need to do your school shopping, SOUQ.com...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 September, 2019 4:32 am

RTA opens Phases 3 and 4 of roads leading to Expo 2020

Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, opened on Saturday Phase 3 and Phase 4 of roads leading to Expo 2020 project with the aim of ensuring a smooth traffic flow that serves visitors and future projects in the area. Works completed included constructing intersections of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 September, 2019 4:20 am

Saudi Justice Ministry completes reform project, including hiring of women notaries

The Justice Ministry has completed a number of projects in the last 12 months including the launch of e-services and the creation of notary positions for women, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Other developments from the last 12 months include the inauguration of labor courts by Minister of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 September, 2019 3:30 am

H1 sees 20% rise in debut exhibitors at Expo Centre Sharjah

The Expo Centre Sharjah has revealed that the first half of 2019 has recorded a notable 20 percent hike in the number of companies that made their debut in the Expo Centre exhibitions. "This reflects the Expo Centre’s global reputation as a pioneering and prominent destination for...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 August, 2019 4:36 am

Aqdar World Summit highlights UAE model on 'The Strategic Pillars to Empower Communities and Youth’

 Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the 3rd edition of Aqdar World Summit in Moscow continued on the second day in conjunction with the Moscow Global Forum "City for...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 August, 2019 3:47 am

Tadawul Completes MSCI Emerging Market Index Inclusion

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) today has completed Saudi Arabia's full inclusion into the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with the successful implementation of the second and final tranche of index inclusion, which brings the Kingdom's weighting to 2.8% of the index's total...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 August, 2019 3:35 am

EQUITATIVA LOOKING AT DEPLOYING OVER 200 MILLION AED IN REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS FOR EMIRATES REIT

Equitativa (Dubai) Limited (“Equitativa”), the largest REIT manager in the GCC and manager of Emirates REIT (CEIC) PLC (“Emirates REIT” or the “REIT”), today said that it is looking at investing up to AED 200 million in new real estate acquisitions in several...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 August, 2019 3:04 am

Saudi students urged to play key role in transferring experiences

The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) organized a ceremony in Riyadh to celebrate and send off the first batch of students selected for its Entertainment Scholarship Program.  The 60 male and female students will travel to the US on scholarship, where they will pursue bachelor’s...

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