Category: Business

Fora9, A New Online Job Service For Women

Fora9 (read ‘Foras’, which means ‘Opportunities’ in Arabic) is a new free online job service out of Kuwait, created for women in the Middle East and North Africa, to make it easier for them to find job opportunities. The idea came to life when the developing company was looking to build a team and faced [...]

TV Commercial Casting Call

Gulf Casting Agency, a full service talent agency based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has just annouced a casting call for the following: Nationality: Saudi, GCC Age: 19-29 years of age Sex: Male When: 23-26/01/2010 Where: Syria Time: 10 days Description: A model or actor with Saudi/GCC look and features. A minimum experience in acting with [...]

Saudi exit, re-entry visas to be issued online

The Passport Department has launched a service to enable exit and re-entry visas to be issued online. Director-General of the department Maj. Gen. Salim Al-Belaihed said on Friday this was one of the new Internet-based services being introduced for both Saudis and expatriates. Although the department’s website www.gdp.gov.sa is in Arabic, there is an option [...]

Business Links 101

Riyadhciti.com helps your business save time and money by giving you instant access to clear, simple, and trustworthy information. Self-help portal of action-focused information for small and medium businesses, linking to all relevant Saudi Arabia ministries and departments. A complete and  comprehensive list of Saudi government agencies, ministries, commercial banks and business contacts. Also provided is [...]

2nd Saudi Labor Market Exhibit

The Saudi labor Market 2009, in its second edition, comes under the slogan “employment without borders”. It aims to provide an opportunity to the talent Saudi citizens in all areas to meet directly the employers. The convention will also help the participants to apply for the jobs and lead theme to do perfect interview. The [...]

Saudi central banks will halt their lending operations next week

Central banks of four Gulf countries will halt their lending operations next week in line with their landmark agreement to launch the world’s second major monetary union, a Saudi newspaper reported yesterday. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, members of the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), will ask their central bank to completely stop lending [...]

Layout: Saudi Gov. unveiled Kingdom’s largest budget for 2010

The Saudi Government has recently unveiled the Kingdom’s largest budget for the 2010 fiscal year. Using conservative demand and pricing estimates for oil, the government projects revenues to value $125.3 billion (SR470 billion), while expenditures will total approximately $144 billion (SR540 billion), resulting in a projected deficit of $18.7 billion (SR 70 billion). The upcoming [...]

Republic of Georgia drops visas for Saudis

Saudi nationals wishing to travel to Georgia are no longer required to obtain a visa to enter the country, the Georgian government said Tuesday. Saudi citizens can stay for one year in Georgia without obtaining a visa. The General Directorate of Passport here, called on citizens wishing to travel abroad to comply with regulations and [...]

Gov. approves expansion of Riyadh King Khaled Int. Airport

An expansion plan for King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh has been approved by Saudi Arabia’s aviation authority. The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) on Monday approved the project which will see the first phase of work increase the airport’s annual capacity to 25 million passengers. “The project includes developing the airport commercially. It [...]

Gulf nations to create a joint central bank, single currency

At the Gulf Co-operation Council Summit in Kuwait, four of the six member nations agreed on Tuesday to setup a joint central bank and a single currency, which will be based in Riyadh.