WTO hopes to finalize fishing agreement
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Trade Organization's fisheries talks voiced optimism  on Tuesday about striking an agreement on...Business Geostrategy Global
Markets drop as Middle East tensions rise, rates cut delayed
While inflation is on a general downward path, there is a worry that it could pop back up anytime, particularly...Business
‘Swissleaks’ investigation targets Credit Suisse bank
A cross-border media investigation broke Sunday claiming that Switzerland's second-largest bank had held tens of billions of dollars of ill-gotten...A cross-border media investigation broke Sunday claiming that Switzerland's second-largest bank had held tens of billions of dollars of ill-gotten funds
Credit Suisse rejected the "allegations and insinuations" in a statement Sunday, saying that many of the issues raised were historical, some dating back as far as the 1940s
Covid-19 shakes up GCC’s in-demand job profiles
Now, the fastest-growing job profiles in the GCC include a mix of both pandemic-resultant and non-pandemic-resultant positions.Traditional jobs such as healthcare personnel and core corporate operations are still in high demand around the world
Employment rates in the Gulf region have risen by 40% annually, thanks to the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Gulf travel industry rides on frequent innovations
While biometric identity management systems have helped improve the pandemic-like situation to some extent by enabling officials at border gates...Adoption of advanced technologies for border control management have their share of risks. Also, the integrity of data sets can be corrupted through targeted attacks.
The biometric identity management systems have helped improve the pandemic-like situation to some extent by enabling officials at border gates to identify passengers at faster rate
Jordan apprises US delegation of trade opportunities in kingdom
A workshop held by the JCC and working meetings with a number of ministers and representatives of official entities, universities...The joint cooperation is to support economic cooperation, scientific research and joint business development
The delegation met King Abdullah, and was briefed on trade and investment opportunities in the Kingdom
Nahdi posts $226million profit
The Jeddah-based pharma retailer plans to float 30 percent of its capital.The Jeddah-based pharma retailer made revenues of SR8.6 billion ($2.3billion) during the year
Nahdi currently operates over 1,150 pharmacies across the Kingdom and a rising number in the UAE
GCC startups begin 2022 on a promising note
Digital economy has driven the startup investment upsurge in the MENA region in 2021.In 2021, more than 50 per cent of the world’s private investment funding went to startups in the United States.
The other four top countries with the most private funds invested are China, the UK, India and Germany.
Iranian teachers protest in many cities for better salaries
Thousands of Iranian teachers have protested in more than 100 cities against delays in salary and pension reforms, a local...The teachers have for months demanded that the government speed up the implementation of reforms that would see their salaries better reflect their experience
The demonstrators have also demanded that their pensions be aligned with those of other public sector employees
Kamco Invest net profit $34m
Total revenue nearly doubles to reach $99.5m in 2021.Revenues from fees and commissions increased by 34.3 percent compared to 2020 to reach KWD20.2m.
The company said it raised over $1.1 billion for several products and transactions, distributed around $235mn to clients.
HMG records 30% spike in profit to $367m
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Group, a private health service provider in Saudi Arabia, has posted a 30 percent increase in...The company's sales soared to SR7.25 billion, jumping 23 percent year-on-year in response to a growth in the hospital segment and higher patient occupancy
its board recommended the distribution of SR245 million in cash dividends to 350 million eligible shares at SR0.7 per share for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2021
Arriyadh Development of KSA posts 40% jump in net profit
Arriyadh Development Co. posts a forty percent jump in net profit to $85 million for 2021.Results were derived from the associate company's business, as well as the increase in operating and rental revenues
The company will distribute cash dividends of SR88.8 million to the shareholders for the second half of 2021
