Sunday, 06 July 2008 |
12:06 UAE time Projects worth US $ 34.6 billion (SAR 130 billion) are now underway to construct real estate, infrastructure, electricity, IT and educational projects at the King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh.
read more »Billions invested into Medina, to turn Islam's second holiest site into high-tech bastion.
read more »Akbar Al Baker tops off a sucessful year by shooting 84 positions up list of influential Arabs.
read more »Economic Cities Agency chooses NCS Group to provide consultation services on new Smart Services centre
read more »HE Amr Al Dabbagh of SAGIA and John Chambers open Smart Office based on Cisco infrastructure
read more »Hong Kong is transforming itself into an Islamic finance centre. But can it really succeed?
read more »Massive-scale projects are not exclusive to Dubai. As Christopher Sell finds out, other GCC countries have grandiose developments in the pipeline, too.
read more »Saudi Arabia is experiencing an industrial revolution in manufacturing and engineering.
read more »Saudi Arabia has reported unprecedented levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2006, the Saudi Arabian General Investments Authority (SAGIA) has revealed.
read more »Melissa Hancock looks at how the globe's oil capital is investing into new sectors to diversify its economy.
read more »Companies plan to add capacity by investing $80bn over the next five years.
read more »Knowledge workers who train at Al Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC) can be assured that their qualifications will be recognised as world-class as a result of a Memorandum of Understanding just signed between KEC and international IT certification organisation CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association).
read more »Saudi Arabia's sea freight sector has enjoyed a period of unmatched success in recent years. With liquidity remaining high, investment in infrastructure projects looks set to keep the ports and freight operators working at full capacity.
read more »King Abdulla's northern tour revealed projects that will fuel economic growth in the region, as 'main hubs' can't meet demands of growing population.
read more »Saudi Arabia's Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC) has signed an agreement with networking giant Cisco to develop a 'smart city'.
read more »A 25 km causeway comprising two bridges will link northwest Saudi Arabia to Egypt's Sinai region.
read more »Chairman comments on Intel's lack of progress in venture capital schemes in tech sector.
read more »Public transport system will dramatically improve the movement of pilgrims during the Haj.
read more »Saudi Arabia's investment authority SAGIA is the driving force behind the country's Economic City plans. Its GM for IT reveals how it approaches the technology environment.
read more »Saudi's economic city developments are helping to attract foreign investment.
read more »Saudi Arabia's General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has teamed up with SAP to streamline its engagement process with international investors.
read more »Saudi's economic cities will see $500bn of investment - and IT is essential to their success.
read more »Those that ignore the advancements of technology are doomed to be overtaken by them.
read more »Saudi Arabia wants to attract US$100 billion in investment for knowledge-based industries by 2020.
read more »SAGIA will unveil what is being heralded as one of Saudi's most significant IT deployments next week.
read more »The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is to license investment projects worth more than SR300bn (US$80bn) this year, it has announced
read more »Dr Khaled Al Bulaihed, general manager of the IT department at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), explains how technology is helping to improve the Kingdom’s business environment.
read more »Saudi Arabia is rapidly opening up to foreign investment and SAGIA’s information and communication technology initiatives are driving this process forward at pace.
read more »Large-scale projects in Southern Saudi spark exciting opportunities for region’s investors
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