Business & Money | Friday 28 April, 2017 9:34 am

Saudi Arabia seeks to become regional hub for equity issuance

Saudi Arabia aims to start listing foreign companies on its stock market as soon as this year as it seeks to become a regional center for equity issuance, said Mohammed Abdullah Elkuwaiz, vice chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA). The plan shows the wide scope of the Kingdom’s...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 April, 2017 9:17 am

Coca-Cola and INJAZ Al Arab announce the winners of the 9th edition of the ‘Ripples of Happiness’ Program

The Coca-Cola Foundation, in partnership with INJAZ Al-Arab, today announced the winners of the ninth edition of the “Ripples of Happiness” program. Ripples of Happiness (ROH) is a youth entrepreneurship program aimed at empowering students to address social challenges in their...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 April, 2017 5:00 pm

QFB announces first quarter results

Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public), a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2017 recording revenues of QAR 121.5 million and improved profitability by 51%.   Mr. Khaled...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 April, 2017 7:34 am

Future Landscape & Public Realm KSA seminar was launched today

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) in collaboration with the local partner XS Conferences & Exhibitions proudly launched Future Landscape & Public Realm KSA seminar at the Mövenpick Hotel Riaydh. The seminar started with the chairman Abdulrahman Gazzaz welcome and opening...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 April, 2017 3:04 am

Home Box Opens its 12th Store in KSA

Home Box, Landmark Group’s value furniture brand has opened its latest store in Riyadh on 21 April 2017.   The new flagship store, located on Khurais Road, Riyadh, is the twelfth Home Box store in the Kingdom. Spanning an area of over 35,000 square feet, the store showcases a wide...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 10:04 am

Saudi finance minister highlights reform efforts at World Bank, IMF meetings

Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan highlighted the Kingdom’s reform efforts under the National Transformation Program (NTP) and Saudi Vision 2030 at meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently held in Washington. Al-Jadaan, who led the Saudi delegation at the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 6:47 am

Crowngate International to invest AED 220 million to develop an upscale luxury resort at Al Marjan Island

 Crowngate International, a leading real estate development company announced that it has acquired a plot on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimahto develop a new upscale resort. Valued at AED 220 million, the new property is scheduled to open in late 2019.   “It is indeed a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 5:14 am

Nakheel continues AED5 billion hospitality expansion with ground-break on AED240 million hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall

Dubai master developer Nakheel today broke ground on a new, 375-room hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall, with a total project value of AED240 million. The ground-breaking ceremony – Nakheel’s second in a week – was led by Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah and comes a month after the company...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 4:37 am

A Step Closer Towards A New And Exclusive Destination In Dubai

  Design International, designers of the new retail project in Silicon Oasis for Lulu Group are delighted to take the project to the next level as the foundation stone of the project was inaugurated recently by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Silicon Oasis, ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 4:03 am

Emirates Falconers’ Club Organises workshop on the Illegal Trafficking of Raptors

Experts and researchers from local and international bodies will attend a workshop on the Illegal Trafficking of Raptors in the Middle East and North Africa in the UAE capital. Organized by the Emirates Falconers’ Club in collaboration with the International Association for Falconry and...

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