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SABIC releases 2014 Sustainability Report
Business & Money | Monday 4 May, 2015 2:42 pm
SABIC has released its 2014 Sustainability Report, entitled Foundation for the Future, reflecting the progress made by the company in integrating sustainable practices into its global business operations.The report outlines the latest information on the company’s progress on various dimensions of ...
1 in 2 employers struggle to hire relevant technical talent
Technology & IT | Monday 4 May, 2015 12:16 am
In a recent survey conducted by Monster.com, one of the leading online career recruitment solutions provider, among companies in the Middle East and India, 68% of the respondents feel it is extremely difficult or at least difficult to hire talent for niche skills (technology), leaving merely 17%...
Accenture Research Finds Listening More Difficult in Today’s Digital Workplace
Technology & IT | Thursday 30 April, 2015 12:40 am
New research from Accenture into how professional men and women look at work and opportunity, and the way these two elements affect their lives, have revealed how much of an impact today's digital workplace is affecting our employment. The research reveals tha while nearly all (96 percent) global...
 HTC REPORTS 2015 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Technology & IT | Thursday 30 April, 2015 12:36 am
HTC turned in another profitable quarter for the first three months of 2015, with year-on-year revenue up 25% on the same period in 2014, at NT$41.5 billion. Earnings per share has also rebounded since Q1’14, to NT$0.43.Tailored portfolios for individual markets and targeted marketing efforts...
3M Announces First-Quarter Results
Business & Money | Wednesday 29 April, 2015 1:19 am
Company Posts Sales of $7.6 Billion and Earnings of $1.85 per ShareFirst-Quarter Highlights:• Organic local-currency sales growth of 3.3 percent• Positive organic local-currency growth in all business groups and geographic areas• Operating income margins of 22.8 percent, up 0.9 percentage...
Middle East Companies Will Need New Storage Strategies for Internet of Things
Technology & IT | Monday 27 April, 2015 3:32 pm
Middle East companies will need to work more closely with trusted advisers to prepare for the explosion of data generated by the Internet of Things and the increasing complexity of their storage needs, according to one of the region’s leading storage and data protection companies, Condo Protego....
UAE economy could save over Dh132 million annually by switching to local web hosting options
Technology & IT | Monday 27 April, 2015 2:47 pm
Dubai companies are losing an estimated Dh132 million annually by hosting their websites with offshore providers rather than locally in the UAE.Of an estimated 335,450 companies in the UAE, 91 per cent of these are known to host offshore, at an average cost of Dh800 annually, while local hosting...
Almarai Launches 2014 Annual Report, Developed by Instinctif Partners
Business & Money | Monday 27 April, 2015 1:45 pm
Almarai, the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company, serving a diverse range of high quality food and beverage products to consumers across the Arab World, released its 2014 Annual Report, designed and co-developed by international business communications consultancy Instinctif...
Saudi Arabia shows promise for online shopping growth: MasterCard survey
Technology & IT | Monday 27 April, 2015 11:45 am
MasterCard today released the results of its Online Shopping Behaviour study that indicates that nearly half of the respondents had made an online purchase during the three months prior to the study, of which 78 per cent were satisfied with their online shopping experience.The Online Shopping...
Islamic banking  industry in Saudi Arabia set to reach US$683b by 2019
Business & Money | Monday 27 April, 2015 8:05 am
The Islamic banking industry, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is set to achieve US$683b of Sharia-compliant assets by 2019, according to EY’s World Islamic Banking Competitiveness report. KSA has been a key market for growth in the Islamic banking industry. The first Islamic bank with equity ...
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