Elevate Social, KAFD launch women empowerment driveElevate Social Businesses, in partnership with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), has launched a new initiative to empower women in Jordan with training on entrepreneurship skills, supply essential products for sale in low-income More… |
Saudi Arabia to overhaul financial district, economic citiesSaudi Arabia is revising plans for a glitzy financial district in Riyadh and the creation of six industrial cities, after the projects were plagued by delays and a lack of enthusiasm among potential tenants and investors. The gove More… |
Saudi Arabia to overhaul financial district, economic citiesSaudi Arabia is revising plans for a glitzy financial district in Riyadh and the creation of six industrial cities, after the projects were plagued by delays and a lack of enthusiasm among potential tenants and investors. The gove More… |
Saudi Arabia puts on hold $324m bourse tower projectSaudi Arabia has put on hold a 380 billion won ($324 million) financial centre project being developed by Samsung C&T Corporation at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) for a seven-month period owing to financial difficulties amid oi More… |
Mövenpick to manage 2nd property in RiyadhMövenpick Hotels & Resorts, a major Swiss hospitality firm, recently signed an agreement to manage its second property in Riyadh, marking its second hotel in the Saudi capital and its 13th in the kingdom. Set to open in 2 More… |
Josco to finance students’ projectsThe King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) has signed a cooperation agreement with Jordan Oil Shale Company (Josco), to finance the graduation projects of outstanding Jordanian public and private university students in the areas of environme More… |
Amman school launches app contestThe King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) in Amman has launched The App Challenge 2011 (TAC), a nationwide application development competition for high school students aged 15 - 17. TAC is an initiative supported by King Abdullah II More… |
Jordan to host Eurasia chemical summitJordan has been selected to host the Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences after a competition was held on an international level by the International Organizing Committee (IOC). This makes Jordan the first Arab country to host such a co More… |