Dubai, Aug 18 (PTI) Saudi Arabia is the cheapest place to build in the Middle East, while construction in Bahrain costs more than anywhere else in the Gulf region, a new report has revealed. The study by international built asset consultancy EC Harris indicated that it was almost half as expensive to build in Saudi [...]

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 23, 2011: The last and final day of JEF 2011 included a prolific discussion on Islamic banking and finance with Sheikh Saleh Kamel, as a keynote speaker. Governor of SAGIA HE Amr Al Dabbagh shed light on what Saudi’s Investment plans for the next 5 years. The Chairman of the Jeddah [...]

Saudi Arabia 04 September 2010: Real estate prices are on the rise in parts of Riyadh and Jeddah as Saudi Arabia’s growing population drives up demand for residential properties, according to research undertaken by the Consulting Division of Oxford Business Group (OBG). Rakesh Kunhiraman, Dubai-based Director of OBG’s Consulting Division, said the growth witnessed in prime and emerging [...]

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi low-cost private airline Sama, launched in 2007 to serve Gulf and other Arab states, said it is to suspend services from Tuesday due to financial problems. It was Sama’s only choice left “after several months of searching for alternatives to avoid suspending our operations,” the airline?s CEO Bruce Ashby said [...]

Group Highlights • Order book remains strong at £58.4bn (2009 year-end £58.3bn). • Group revenues increased to £5,421m (2009 first-half £5,142m). Revenues on an underlying basis * increased by seven per cent to £5,259m. Services revenues increased by eight per cent to £2,615m on an underlying basis. • Profit before financing was £594m (2009 first-half £593m). [...]

Over the next 10 to 20 years, media in the Middle East will become revolutionized, and a clear winner will emerge in the race to become the information headquarters of the region. From Iran to Morocco, Saudi Arabia to Iraq, media expertise and infrastructure will be in ever-greater demand. Abu Dhabiis poised to take the lead in [...]

The 1st Young Entrepreneur Workshop 2010 will be held under the theme “Role of Young Entrepreneurs in the Survival and Continuity of Family Enterprises”. The workshop will witness participation of large number of academic, experts, executive leaders, first generation pioneers from the private sector and a group of new generation entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs choose a level [...]

The Forum on How to Establish Effective Financial Management in your Company will be presented by several financial experts, including Mr. Fawaz bin Mohammed Al-Fawaz, GM-Finance at SABIC, and Mr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-kanhal, Director of Financial and Administrative Affairs at Industrialization and Energy Services Company (TAQA). Email: info@socpa.org.sa