International Textile Exhibition kicks off in Jeddah on March 28

Reading time: < 1 MinuteJeddah-Amalak The International Exhibition for Textiles, Fabrics and Clothing »Arabia», organized by Al-Harthi Exhibitions Company in cooperation with the Textiles and Clothing Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be held in Jeddah from March 25-28, with the participation of more than 100 local and international companies from Pakistan, Taiwan, UAE, Italy, in addition to Saudi companies ... Read more

Preparations are complete for the Saudi Hotel Show in Jeddah

Reading time: < 1 MinuteJeddah-Amalak The preparations for the Saudi Hotel Show, which will be held from April 22 to 24, 2014 at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events, have been completed with the participation of more than 150 national and international exhibitors. The exhibition management has received confirmation of participation from more than 150 exhibitors from 20 countries, and in several areas of the hospitality sector, ... Read more

“Amlak” participates in the ceremony honoring the peaceful businessman for the media

Reading time: < 1 MinuteJeddah - Amlak newspaper participated in the ceremony honoring journalists held by Engineer Nassar Awadallah Al-Sulami, candidate of the Jeddah Chamber, on Thursday, 13-3-2014. On the occasion of his victory in the Chamber elections in the twenty-first session. The ceremony was attended by a large number of journalists, media professionals, businessmen and the family of the celebrated ... Read more

Exhibition events play a big role for the real estate and construction industry

Reading time: 2 MinutesReal estate exhibitions and forums and the events held on their sidelines play a number of roles that are considered very important. In addition to being an innovative platform that specializes in showcasing the latest and best products in various fields of real estate, housing units, and easy financing programs, they also provide real estate, investors and businessmen with valuable and rich opportunities to meet with each other, to exchange ... Read more

Shaker extends its exclusive air conditioner contract with LG«

Reading time: < 1 MinuteRiyadh-Amlak Al-Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Company «Shaker» signed a contract with LG Electronics to extend the exclusive distribution of LG air conditioners in Saudi Arabia for another 3 years starting from January 1, 2014. The company said in a statement on Tadawul that the financial impact of extending this contract will appear on the company's financial statements, noting that its sales of ... Read more

International Standards for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Workshop

Reading time: 2 MinutesRiyadh-Amalak The Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA) recently organized a workshop on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for SMEs at the King Faisal Conference Hall at the InterContinental Hotel in Riyadh, where Paul Pactor, International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) consultant, spoke. He started his talk on the objectives of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, which include meeting the needs of SMEs, as well as the standards that ... Read more

Local factories rise to more than 6,000

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe number of factories operating in Saudi Arabia increased significantly by the end of 2013, reaching 6,500 factories with investments amounting to SAR 880 billion, growing by more than 53% over the last ten years, due to the availability of infrastructure and the great facilities provided by the competent authorities. According to Crescent Petroleum's report, the region's industrial investments are trending towards increasing ... Read more

Small and Medium Enterprises Workshop in Riyadh concludes its work and issues its recommendations

Reading time: 2 MinutesAmlak - Follow-ups The Ministry of Finance recently organized the Small and Medium Enterprises Workshop in cooperation with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, with the participation of a large number of national and international financial and business experts, in addition to several regional and international bodies and financial and economic institutions. His Excellency the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, stressed that unemployment levels do not ... Read more

Jeddah Economic Forum 2014 a huge success with national and international experts in attendance

Reading time: 3 MinutesJeddah - Amlak The Jeddah Economic Forum, which was held recently at the Jeddah Hilton, witnessed a great success with the participation of (42) ministers, officials and local and international personalities, and the attendance of more than (2000), led by His Highness Prince Meshal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah Region, and His Highness Prince Sultan bin ... Read more

Monetary Authority imposes new regulations on bank lending interest rates

Reading time: 3 MinutesAmlak - Follow-ups The IMF's forecast for Saudi Arabia's economy to grow 4.4% this year is «a reasonable and achievable rate,» noting that key interest rates are reasonable and balanced and that the reduction in the Federal Reserve's (US central bank) purchases of bonds is unlikely to affect the direction of monetary policy, adding that the Kingdom's interest rate is reasonable, balanced and achieves the target. He explained that ... Read more