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Good corporate governance and best practices have been driving the shift in the regional market, says Jamal Fakhro, Managing Partner...
Regulators across sectors are proactively evolving national laws and regulations to ensure that businesses perform as responsible stewards in the market, says Jamal Fakhro
Majority of businesses in the region which have adopted corporate accountability and transparency are driving the shift in the market, adds the Managing Partner at KPMG Bahrain
The falcon was 16.5 inches both long and wide, and weighed 980 grams.
An ultra-white Gyr Qarmousha Falcon, less than a year old, was sold for SAR1.75 million (around $467,000)
It came from a noted international breeding facility called the Pacific Northwest Falcons farm, located in the US
Nitaqat is a nationalization scheme implemented, which requires Saudi companies to fill up their workforce to certain levels with Saudi...
About 1.6 million establishments in the Saudi employment market are registered under the program.
Under Updated Nitaqat, the number of economic activities will be reduced to 32 from 85.
The growth was spurred by abundant liquidity created by easing monetary and fiscal policies besides a rebound in oil prices.
The pharma and biotech index topped performance during H1 2021 with returns of 24.3 percent and 50.4 percent.
Abu Dhabi Exchange topped the region’s equity markets by gaining as much as 35 percent.
There is increasing international alarm over the sheer volumes of fossil-fuel based plastics entering the environment, as microplastics have infiltrated...
It estimated that unless there was concerted international action, a projected doubling of plastic production could see costs rocket by 2040 to $7.1 trillion.
Since the 1950s, roughly 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced with around 60 percent of that tossed into landfills or into the natural environment.
The French firm, formerly called Total, will now build four power projects in Iraq.
Iraq said this was the largest investment in Iraq by a Western company
Iraq has immense reserves of oil and gas, but is facing an acute power crisis despite that
The national carrier of Oman inked the deal with tripsnstay.
The agreement follows the recent announcement of Oman easing travel restrictions
The country on September 1 reopened its doors to vaccinated travelers with a negative PCR test result
Th plots are part of phase 2 of The Fairways project in Ajman.
This phase of the project is said to feature a total of 90 townhouses, 71 villas, and 33 buildings
All of them will be overlooking the golf course and the Al Zorah Mangrove
Vladivostok and Murmansk identified as transshipment hubs.
The berth will help expand Vladivostok Commercial Seaport as a transshipment hub connecting cargo from East Asian countries to North-West Europe via the Northern Sea Route.
A record 33 million tons of cargo was carried along the route in 2020.
DUBAI: The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), the investment promotion agency of Dubai Economy, has said Amazon Web Services’...
AWS plans to open data centers in the UAE in 2022.
The new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS’s second region in the Middle East.