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Ithra Director Who Followed His Passion to Ignite Saudi’s Creative Economy
As comfortable in traditional Saudi attire as he is sporting a modern suit, Abdullah Alrashid is a global citizen with a distinct Saudi identity. Embodying balance and purpose, Abdullah Alrashid strongly identifies with the institution he leads — the King
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Saudi’s Bid to Bring Art and Cultural Talent to the Fore
Ithra means ‘enrichment’ — and the centre in Dammam more than lives up to its name. Global cultural and creative industries have generated a staggering $2.2tn in annual revenues and created 30 million jobs, according to a 2017 UNESCO study.
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WEF 2022: The World Is No Longer Flat
This week, a colourful cabal of cognoscenti gathered in Davos to offer diverse takes on the world’s most pressing issues. With climate change, war, pestilence, and a host of lesser plagues assailing the global village, there is not a dearth
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Abdullah Al-Othman & Geidea: FinTech Supports SMEs and Saudi Vision 2030
Abdullah Al-Othman is the founder and chairman of Geidea, a leading fully licensed provider of digital payment solutions. He is committed to Geidea’s vision of delivering accessible, affordable and customer-centric payment solutions for everyone. One of Saudi Arabia’s prominent and
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Interview with Alexis Lecanuet, Accenture Middle East: Creating Value Through Continuous Transformation
How has your professional journey qualified and prepared you for being the Middle East Region MD for Accenture? As a true veteran at Accenture, starting my journey with the company back in 1996 – I am proud to champion large-scale
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Recipe for Success: Blend Inspiring Partners with Hard-Working Teams and Have a Proven ‘Killer’ Product
FasterCapital is an online incubator/accelerator diverse and inclusive global company whose expert team works with partners in media, deal-flow, start-up co-support in portfolios, and co-investments. It is connected with 180 ecosystem players including SeedStars, Oasis500, Softweb, Techcode. How has your
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SATORP Knows the Value of People, Pride, Professionalism, and Partnership: Four Ps That Are Keeping This Giant Refinery At The Top of Its Game
One of the world’s largest refineries, the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) joint venture, recently increased its capacity to 460,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the planned 400,000. The refinery always aims to maximise shareholder value —
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Geidea Fuelling Growth for SMEs while Expanding Across MENA — and Beyond
Geidea is a fully licensed payment-service provider of digital banking technology, point-of-sale terminals, and business management solutions for financial institutions and SMEs. Founded in Saudi Arabia in 2008 by entrepreneur Abdullah Faisal Al-Othman, Geidea’s mission is to empower merchants of
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Deloitte: Constructing a Sustainable Future in the Middle East
Towards the end of 2019, at the United Nations Climate Change (COP25) conference, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that a “point of no-return” on climate change is “in sight and hurtling toward us.” Against this warning, the World Economic
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KPMG: Local Governments Becoming More Digitally Enabled, Data-Driven and Community-Focused
Local government organizations are becoming more digitally enabled, data-driven, agile, and customer-centric, concludes a new and wide-ranging publication of KPMG. Based on research on eight major global economies including Saudi Arabia, “Future of local government – Embracing connectivity and customer
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