Business & Money | Tuesday 16 June, 2015 5:16 am

SEDCO Capital: The Long Awaited Opening of the Saudi Stock Market to Qualified Foreign Investors

One of the most eagerly awaited economic reforms in the region in recent times, the opening of the Saudi Arabia stock market to qualified foreign investors, has finally arrived with the opening bell of Tadawul on June 15th.Asset managers are unanimous in their belief that this move by the Saudi...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:56 pm

Significant untapped growth potential of Digital Islamic Services

Deloitte and Noor Telecom, a Kuwait-based, Sharia-compliant closed-shareholding company, have collaborated with Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center (DIEDC) for the compilation of a report that highlights the untapped potential of the Digital Islamic Services market and offers key...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:38 pm

L’azurde and Fiera di Vicenza roadshows feature the Vicenzaoro Dubai exhibition

L’azurde has achieved an outstanding success with the roadshows it held in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam during the second quarter of 2015. L’azurde engaged in this project as a strategic partner for the foremost jewelry exhibition in the Gulf and Middle East region, held under the title Vicenzaoro ...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 6:09 am

Hiring Process Can Last Up to Two Months for Majority of Organizations

The Bayt.com ‘Hiring Practices in the Middle East and North Africa’ survey, recently conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading career site, and YouGov, the leading market research company, has revealed that 93% of respondents hiring managerial staff and 92% of respondents hiring...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 5:53 am

Mobinil successfully launches modern packet core network with Ericsson in Egypt

Egyptian operator Mobinil has successfully launched a modernized packet core network based on Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) Evolved Packet Core (EPC) solution, enabling its customers to enjoy cost-effective, reliable broadband services.Originally conceived in August2014 s part of a five-year...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:14 am

KAFA’A launch spearheads efforts in raising the bar for Qatar’s financial sector

In a mandate by Qatar’s Financial Markets Development Committee (FMDC), Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has launched the KAFA’A initiative to elevate and advance Qatar’s financial services sector. Designed as a Training & Competency framework that brings together the sector’s...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 12:56 am

QATAR CAREER FAIR CONCLUDES QCF AMBASSADORS PROGRAMME

Qatar Career Fair (QCF), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), recently concluded its youth-empowerment programme, ‘QCF Ambassadors’. Taking part in the programme were 236 high school students from over 18 independent schools, as well as of a number ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 June, 2015 4:38 pm

“Tasneef” provides classification services to “Lockheed Martin”

In an unprecedented achievement, Emirates Classification Society “Tasneef” signs an agreement with Lockheed Martin, a global security, aerospace, and information technology company in the United States, to issue classification certificates and conduct inspection for a design of new naval...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 June, 2015 3:37 pm

GOIC welcomes the participation of investing stakeholders to ensure the success of the conference

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announced that the Industrial Bank of Kuwait will be the strategic partner of the the 15th Industrialists’ Conference which will be held Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, under the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 June, 2015 1:51 pm

Palma Development Sells 70% of Phase 1

Palma Development has announced that it has already sold 70 per cent of Phase 1 at Serenia Residences, the sole residential-only community to take up space on Dubai’s exclusive Palm Jumeirah Crescent. The real estate organisation - a subsidiary of Palma Holding - launched the exclusive property...

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