Category Archive for "economy"

Dubai to host Islamic economy summit

The third edition of the Global Islamic Economy Summit is scheduled for October 11 and 12. The event will discuss compliance with…

27 September is World Tourism Day!

Every time we travel, for whatever reason, we are part of a global movement; a movement that has the power to drive…

Three-fifths of investors excited about Saudi Arabia opening up

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Schools wasting money on computers for kids: OECD

Getting kids up to scratch in traditional skills such as reading and math will better prepare them for the digital future than…

Mohamed El-Erian: Get used to cheap oil

  Saudi oil producing policy is a smart long term strategy. Saudi Arabia has tremendiouse reserves and low oil cost that can sustain…

China smartphone sales fall for first time: Gartner

Smartphone sales in China, the world’s biggest market for the devices, fell in the second quarter for the first time, market research…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation with Saudi Arabia

On July 29, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation1 with Saudi Arabia. Saudi…

International tourist arrivals up 4% in the first four months of 2015

International tourism demand continued to be robust between January and April 2015 with tourist arrivals increasing 4% worldwide according to the latest…

China devaluation clobbers stocks, dollar gains on forex fear

China’s 2 percent devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday pushed the U.S. dollar higher and hit Wall Street and other global equity…

Summer Slowdown for Riyadh Hotels in June 2015

The performance of hotels in Riyadh was negatively affected by a 6.1 percentage point reduction in occupancy to 59.1% as a direct…

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