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NAI starts local production of all-new Mercedes-Benz Actros
JEDDAH — On May 4, 2019, a year after the national launch event in Dammam, the local assembly of the all-new Actros truck started at National Automobile Industries (NAI) plant in Jeddah.Juffali Industrial Products Company (JIPCO), the exclusive authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles in Saudi Arabia, was justifiably proud of this achievement. “Having officially announced the launch of the all-new Actros heavy-duty trucks into Saudi Arabia last year, we at JIPCO and NAI factory, are happy to announce that the new Actros will be assembled by Saudi hands, as of today,” said Heiko Schulze, General Manager of JIPCO and NAI Factory, adding that “JIPCO now offers a wide range of services that includes customer service solutions.”The Actros has been the...
May 04, 2019

NAI starts local production of all-new Mercedes-Benz Actros

Al Wefaq Rent a Car” announces its new partnership with Europcar
Al Wefaq Rent a Car enters into new partnership with Europcar
RIYADH — Al Wefaq Rent a Car, which is a leading company in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, has announced a strategic partnership with “Europecar”; a leading European company listed in Euronext Paris. The agreement, which comes into force on May 1, 2019, signed in Shaza Hotels, will provide better services to the customers of the two companies through serving Al-Wefaq customers at all Europcar branches around the world, as well as all Europcar customers in all Al-Wefaq branches in Saudi Arabia. The agreement, which was signed in Riyadh, provides easy service to customers in more than 140 countries around the world and in more than 80 branches in Saudi Arabia and all its airports. The services provided include online booking and payment through the website and application,...
May 04, 2019

Al Wefaq Rent a Car enters into new partnership with Europcar

Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski launches traditional ‘Kempinski Ramadan Tent’
RIYADH – The Kempinski Ramadan Tent has witnessed a great turnout during the past years. Therefore, with the approach of the holy month of Ramadan, Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski has announced the launch of the “Kempinski Ramadan Tent”, rejoicing in the month of Ramadan, and celebrating with guests. The tent portrays unique Arabic heritage and is a great example of mixing traditional and modern attributes. The tent, which is built specifically for the blessed month of Ramadan, covers 2,000 sq m and can accommodate up to 800 visitors, who will experience the colors of Ramadan at its best.Saeed Al Aseeri, Hotel Manager, said: “We would like to celebrate the arrival of this holy month with everyone, and we are eager to welcome our guests at the Ramadan Tent with the authentic ambiance...
May 04, 2019

Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski launches traditional ‘Kempinski Ramadan Tent’

Marriott Riyadh celebrates Ramadan with a distinctive touch
RIYADH — This year, Marriott Hotels Riyadh is celebrating the holy month of Ramadan with a distinctive breakfast in its restaurants this year. Guests can enjoy the varied Arabic and international dishes prepared by the hands of the most experienced chefs Eastern and international dishes in a unique Ramadan atmosphere. The preparations were made early in the Riyadh Marriott Hotel in the ministries district to receive the holy month, the hotel team presented a distinctive design that simulates the historic AlDiriya city design in the Mosaic restaurant, in order to provide an exceptional experience for our visitors. The heritage combines the present and enriches our connection with Ramadan spirituality, we are prepared to offer many different dishes and different types of food in...
May 04, 2019

Marriott Riyadh celebrates Ramadan with a distinctive touch

Adidas shares hit record as e-commerce boosts profits
BERLIN — Adidas reported a forecast-beating rise in quarterly profits on Friday, helped by booming online sales, and said it hoped to fix supply chain problems in the North American market and revive growth in Europe by the end of the year.Shares in the German sportswear maker, which have risen by a quarter this year, jumped 7 percent to a new record high, with the sector also buoyed by Under Armour Inc raising its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday.The group's profitability has long lagged that of bigger rival Nike, but has improved under Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted, who has focused on expanding in North America and Asia and pushing online sales, where margins are higher than wholesale.In the first quarter, Adidas said its operating margin rose 1.4 percentage points to 14.9...
May 03, 2019

Adidas shares hit record as e-commerce boosts profits

Norway's sovereign wealth fund CEO Yngve Slyngstad said that Q1 was very good.
Norway's wealth fund made record returns in Q1, looking at Uber IPO
OSLO — Norway's $1.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, made record returns on investment in the first quarter amid a surge in tech stocks.Separately, the fund is assessing whether to make an investment in ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc , which is planning an initial public offering, its chief executive told Reuters.The fund earned 738 billion Norwegian crowns ($84.15 billion) for the January-March period, the highest amount it has ever recorded.When measured in terms of the fund's international currency basket, the return for the quarter stood at 9.1 percent, beating its benchmark, it added."The first quarter was an exceptionally good quarter," fund CEO Yngve Slyngstad told reporters.Apple Inc made the most positive contribution to the...
May 03, 2019

Norway's wealth fund made record returns in Q1, looking at Uber IPO

World Bank President David Malpass speaks during a press conference in Maputo on Friday. — AFP
World Bank to boost lending to Africa to help fight poverty — Malpass
MAPUTO — The World Bank plans to boost lending to African countries to help fight poverty, the bank's new president said on Friday after touring three sub-Saharan African countries.David Malpass, who has pledged to step up the bank's anti-poverty mission, visited Madagascar, Ethiopia and Mozambique on April 29-May 3, meeting with leaders, stakeholders and visiting World Bank-funded projects."Africa is working at (reducing poverty) and there have been some reductions in some countries, but as a whole there is an increasing amount of the number of people that are in extreme poverty," Malpass told Reuters."So the bank will be making more of its grants, more of its loans to Africa as a percentage and also in absolute dollars."Malpass added that the bank's...
May 03, 2019

World Bank to boost lending to Africa to help fight poverty — Malpass

File photo of the 2020 Jeep Gladiator is introduced during a Jeep press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, US . — Reuters
Fiat Chrysler shares soar after CEO hints at tie-ups
MILAN — Shares in carmaker Fiat Chrysler (FCA) soared on Friday after it released disappointing first-quarter results and its CEO indicated that the Italian-US group would have an "active and constructive role" in consolidating the automotive sector.The world's seventh-largest carmaker reported that its net earnings were chopped nearly in half in the first three months of 2019 as sales slid, but maintained it would still meet its annual target of a stable operating profit.The group's share price briefly dove before surging by more than five percent to 14.42 euros ($16.10) as of 1425 GMT.At a press conference where the results were presented, chief executive Mike Manley indicated that the carmaker was open to potential alliances."I honestly believe that in the next...
May 03, 2019

Fiat Chrysler shares soar after CEO hints at tie-ups

apan's SoftBank Group Corp is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund.
SoftBank mulls IPO of $100bn Vision Fund -source
TOKYO — Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.The fund was set up in 2017 and has become the world's largest technology investment fund. Its investments include ride-hailing pioneer Uber, chip designer ARM and shared workspace firm WeWork.The company has publicly stated it plans to set up a second investment fund. The senior banking source said Softbank was now talking to banks about helping it raise money, confirming an earlier report in the Wall Street Journal.Softbank has spoken to half a dozen banks over the last month about a potential listing of the Vision Fund but has yet to start a formal process, the source said, adding he was not expecting such a process in...
May 03, 2019

SoftBank mulls IPO of $100bn Vision Fund -source

The first FAB branch being inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. — Courtesy photos
UAE-Saudi Arabia commercial ties further boosted with inauguration of first FAB branch in Riyadh
RIYADH — First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has officially inaugurated its Saudi Arabia operations during a ceremony at its new Riyadh branch. The opening is a key milestone in FAB’s international expansion plans that will help to further strengthen commercial ties between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Dr. Ahmed Abdulkarim Alkholifey, governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Board Executive Committee of FAB, Jassim Mohammed Al Siddiqi, chairman of the Board Audit Committee of FAB, Dr. Fahad Ibrahim Alshatri, deputy governor for censorship at SAMA, and Abdulhamid Saeed, group chief executive officer of FAB, along with other members of the bank’s senior leadership.The new...
May 02, 2019

UAE-Saudi Arabia commercial ties further boosted with inauguration of first FAB branch in Riyadh

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