Business & Money | Friday 25 October, 2019 5:43 am

Three Sustainability Drivers Reshaping the Food Packaging Industry in the MEA region, according to SIG Combibloc Obeikan

SIG Combibloc Obeikan (SIG CBOB), one of the world’s leading suppliers of carton packaging and filling machines for food and beverages, identifies 3 major drivers making sustainability an integral part of the future of the MEA food packaging industry. These include accelerating consumer...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 23 October, 2019 12:00 pm

Ongoing Investments Propel Long-Term Growth of Saudi Mining Sector

The Kingdom currently and in the future will maintain long-term large and growing domestic demand to go along with the abundance of mineral resources and competitive energy costs, revealed a new report by the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council.   Hailed as Saudi Arabia’s third...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 2:11 pm

Bayt.com: Earning extra income and learning new skills top two motivators for Middle East freelancers

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, released it’s latest poll, “Part-time Work in the Middle East”, which sheds light on the state of freelancing in the region. The research discloses four key motivations for MENA professionals to take up freelance work options: Earning ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 1:00 pm

Nine in Ten Young Arabs Concerned About Unemployment, 11th Arab Youth Survey 2019 shows

An overwhelming 89 percent of young Arabs expressed concern about levels of unemployment in their countries, according to a new finding from the 2019 ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, unveiled at an event organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the IMF and World Bank Annual...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 October, 2019 12:16 am

Nestlé reports nine-month sales for 2019

 Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO:    “We are pleased with our nine-month results and have made further progress towards our 2020 financial goals. We continue to see good momentum in our largest market, the United States and very strong growth for Purina PetCare...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 15 October, 2019 4:30 am

Mid-East travel and tourism industry to increase spending on IoT technology by 22% by 2022, says Arabian Travel Market report

The Middle East’s travel and tourism industry is expected to increase its spending on Internet of Things (IoT) technology by 22% by 2022, according to data published ahead of the inaugural edition of Travel Forward, which will take place alongside Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2020 at Dubai...

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Technology & IT | Monday 14 October, 2019 7:21 pm

Social exposure: examining the underlying insecurities in the future of robotics

The social influence of robots on people and the insecurities this can bring should not be underestimated. Research conducted by Kaspersky and Ghent University has found that robots can effectively extract sensitive information from people who trust them, by persuading them to take unsafe actions....

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 October, 2019 1:20 pm

Demand for Peruvian products in Saudi Arabia on the rise

Peru, one of the world's fastest-growing Latin American nations, is all set to expand its exports of a wide range of goods to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a move that is aligned with the growing Peruvian exports to the wider Asian region. The KSA is one of the top priority desti- nations...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 October, 2019 3:25 pm

Kaspersky Security Network: H1 2019 Saudi Cyber Threat Landscape in Review

Kaspersky has released an overview of the cyber and IT security threats faced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the first six months of 2019. The Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), specialised infrastructure designed to process threat information and transform into actionable insights, has...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 6 October, 2019 10:00 am

Saudi Arabia aims to develop a thriving leisure and entertainment sector

Saudi Arabia is investing significantly and introducing major changes with the aim of building a thriving leisure and entertainment (L&E) sector and a comprehensive offering across segments, according to a new insight by the Ideation Center, the think tank for Strategy&, part of the PwC...

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