Saudi issues SAR7.67 billion domestic sukuk in March

Cairo: Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center closed on Tuesday its local issuance for March, 2021 of the kingdom’s sukuk, or Islamic bonds, programme at a total of 7.674 billion riyals ($2.05 billion), Saudi state news agency (SPA) said. The issuance was divided into two tranches, the first amounting to 2.710 billion riyals maturing in […]

Corporate Icons of the UAE: “None of us are greater than all of us”

How do you define leadership when it comes to overseeing the fortunes and growth of a company or brand? Leadership according to me is to have three things: 1) A vision; 2) Great relationships with all your stakeholders; 3) Achieving results through these relationships We have very ambitious dreams. Hence, we are investing in meaningful […]

Dh100,000 in prizes for the best start-up ideas

Entrepreneurs from across the country can pitch for business start-up support worth Dh100,000, a UAE trade licence and a number of other business set-up benefits from Startup X Accelerator programme from Creative Zone. Four start-ups will be fully accelerated in the first year of the programme. The contest is spread over three stages, beginning with […]

News Corp strikes content deal with Facebook in Australia

Sydney: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp on Tuesday announced a three-year content deal with Facebook in Australia, weeks after Canberra introduced laws forcing digital platforms to pay for news. Facebook last month blocked all news in the country amid a heated dispute over the legislation, causing outrage Down Under as non-media Facebook pages, including for emergency […]