Royal Court: King Abdullah dies, Prince Salman becomes king and Prince Muqrin becomes crown prince

Reading time: < 1 MinuteIt is with deep sorrow and grief that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the passing of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who passed away at exactly one o'clock this morning, Friday, 3/4/1436 AH. Cover ... Read more

Suspension for thermal insulation violators

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has set penalties for engineering offices that violate the application of mandatory thermal insulation during their supervision of residential buildings, categorizing the penalties into five degrees up to a maximum of 24 months suspension from dealing. This came during the activities of workshops to introduce the application of mandatory thermal insulation on residential buildings at the theaters of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Kingdom, targeting ... Read more

Jeddah hosts the 11th edition of the Saudi Plastics and Petrochemicals Exhibition

Reading time: < 1 MinuteRiyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd. is preparing to host the 12th edition of the “Saudi Plastics and Petrochemical Industries Exhibition” and ”Saudi Printing and Packaging Exhibition” on March 1 at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events, one of the Kingdom's most important destinations. The initiative comes in light of recent statistics indicating that industrial cities in the Western Province account for more than 50 ... Read more

Finance and savings

Some may think that there is no relationship between real estate financing (additional loan) and the culture of saving, but of course there is a close relationship between them, especially after the announcement of the Ministry of Housing's new mechanism, which was followed by the launch and application of additional financing in its new format, whose new regulations included that the financing should be on 70% of the value of the dwelling, and the first payment in financing is 30% of the value of the loan, and it was actually applied in the mortgage market since early last November according to the conditions of financing and mortgage. From this, it is clear that a citizen eligible for housing support will not be able to obtain an additional housing loan from banks and banks unless he pays 30% of the value of the additional loan. This emphasizes how important it is for us to have a culture of savings, which is almost non-existent for many of us, as soon as an employee in the public and private sectors receives his salary, he immediately starts paying his obligations (Visa, loans, installments ... etc.) How after all that, we have savings. Despite the existence of saving concepts in many of our popular proverbs, we only repeat them in our councils without actually applying them ”Hide your white penny for your black day”, and unfortunately, such proverbs remain as anecdotes only, and we do not apply them on the ground. If someone asks their friends or relatives: How much did you save during the past months?“, he may be very surprised by this question, and may consider it a joke, because he did not even think about saving, but rather spending and then spending, so are we a people who love to spend and never think about saving? It is necessary to think seriously about applying the concept of saving, which is a behavioral concept before it is intellectual, when a child sees his father or mother save a certain amount, such behavior remains firmly in his mind until he grows up and this behavior grows with him. The issue of saving is very important, and needs workshops and forums to clarify the importance of saving in our lives in general, and how and why we save.

 

Significant decrease in the value of total real estate transactions in the Holy Capital

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThere was a noticeable decline in the value of total real estate transactions in the Holy Capital during the month of Muharram, which reached a high level of decline compared to the same month of the past two Hijri years. This was revealed by a recent study of the Information Center at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Makkah. According to the reading and analysis of the real estate indicators issued by the Ministry of Justice, ... Read more

Saudi Heritage Hospitality Company to go public

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) is close to completing the private placement phase of the Saudi Heritage Hospitality Company with a capital of (250,000,000) in coordination with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and the company's financial advisor, according to Dr. Hamad Al-Samail, Vice President for Tourism Investment and Development, noting that the private placement will be closed and the CMA will be notified of the results of the offering as soon as ... Read more

Prince Sultan bin Salman and Prince Turki bin Abdullah inaugurate the Second Saudi Forum for Conferences and Exhibitions

Reading time: 3 MinutesPrince Sultan bin Salman and Prince Turki bin Abdullah inaugurate the Second Saudi Forum for Conferences and Exhibitions Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the National Program for Exhibitions and Conferences, and HRH Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region and Chairman of the Tourism Development Council in the region, yesterday evening inaugurated the activities ... Read more