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Mar 9
JEDDAH – On behalf of Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah Region, Prince Mishal Bin Majed Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Jeddah, will open next Saturday the second Labor Market Exhibition which highlights efforts to find work for the local population and gives Saudis the chance to look at the estimated 100,000 job vacancies open to them.
According to JCCI deputy chairman Mazen Batterjee, the four-day event organized by Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), the Ministry of Labor and the Human Resources Development Fund, gathers the Kingdoms leading companies in providing employment.
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British delegation visits JCCI to enhance ties
Filed under NewsFeb 22Jeddah – The Lord Mayor of London Aldermen Nick Anstee with a trade delegation of 19 British companies met with a number of high officials and members of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sunday.
The delegation is visiting to enhance business ties and raise awareness of business opportunities in London. The delegation showed willingness to share expertise and discussed ways to enhance the bilateral ties between the two countries.
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Saudi wedding expo set for Feb 28
Filed under NewsFeb 18JEDDAH – The 10th annual Saudi wedding exhibition entitled “Our Weddings and Brides 2010″ will open here Feb. 28 under the patronage of Princess Dr. Moudy Bint Mansour Bin Abdul Aziz.
In the three-day exhibition, 150 Saudi and international companies will display the latest fashions in wedding dresses, gold jewelry, flower arrangements, antiques, gifts, sweets, and wedding invitations, according to Iman Adel Abdulshakour, the executive president of the company organizing the exhibition.
The exhibition will also feature the participation of a number of charity organizations, academics, wedding experts, and designers from the Kingdom and abroad who will provide educational lectures and advice on the economics of marriage, the wedding customs and traditions of the Kingdom, and bridal health both before and after marriage, Abdulshakour said.
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JCCI signs memo with German and Arab Chamber
Filed under NewsFeb 17JEDDAH – The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German and Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GACIA) and renewed a previous agreement with the Arab and British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).
JCCI Vice Chairman Mazen Batarjee and GACIA Secretary General Abdulaziz Al-Meklafi signed the first agreement at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel. The memorandum is aimed at supporting Arab joint chambers, introducing services and facilities to members, and to ensure cooperation on all commercial and economic matters. Visits between the two bodies will also be encouraged in the future.
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JCCI signs oil deal with Russians
Filed under NewsFeb 16JEDDAH – The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has signed an agreement with Russian company Geotech to extract any remaining material from existing oil wells in the Kingdom.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Jeddah Economic Forum, in the presence of Mazen Batarjee, Deputy Chairman of the JCCI, Sergei Koznitsov, the Russian Consul General in Jeddah and Geotechs vice president Vlasov Alex.
However, the agreement requires the approval from Saudi Aramco first before any work can be started on any oil wells.
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No women in JEF Delegates unhappy
Filed under NewsFeb 15JEDDAH: Despite women’s strong presence in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), the second day at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) did not attract a large number of women. The forum is back this year with a more informative agenda, calling itself once again as an annual event that draws the world’s top economists and government leaders. However, women delegates are disappointed that only one of the 35 people scheduled to speak is a woman — the Swedish trade minister, Ewa Helena Bjrling.
Barbara Schumacher, a German journalist who came to JEF for the third time for media coverage, said she was disappointed by the lack of women’s participation and attendance. “I was really shocked when I read the program and found there was only one woman speaker. The program two years ago was more interesting because a number of Saudi women were among the speakers,” she said.
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Saudi trade ties with foreign countries expand
Filed under NewsFeb 14During the last decade or so Saudi Arabia’s trade ties with foreign countries have gone through a marked change which is reflective of prevailing global realities. While countries such as the United States, Japan, Britain and France continue to maintain considerable political and economic clout, new power centers are equally important. Hence Saudi Arabia’s strengthening of trade relations with China, India, Brazil, South Korea, South Africa and other such emerging economies makes sense.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s visit to China and India in January 2006, just a few months after his ascending the throne, was seen as a strategic shift in the country’s foreign policy. Dubbed as “look east” policy, it has produced the desired result with China emerging as the second largest source of imports to the Kingdom and ranking fifth as a destination for Saudi exports.
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#8216Work together for global recovery
Filed under NewsFeb 14JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal opened the 10th Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) here on Saturday and called for greater cooperation and integration to achieve speedy global economic recovery.
Addressing about 1,200 delegates, including 370 businesswomen, academics and economists at Jeddah Hilton, Prince Khaled expressed hope that JEF’s recommendations would contribute to achieving sustainable development.
“Integration and fair competition are the two wings of progress and prosperity for humanity. Everybody should work together to achieve world economic recovery and stability,” the governor said.
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#8216Manned lingerie shops targeted
Filed under NewsFeb 13JEDDAH: The second phase of a yearlong campaign to get rid of men who work as sales clerks in lingerie shops has commenced with activists calling for a two-week boycott of such shops starting on Saturday.
The move comes four years after the Labor Ministry had announced an initiative to employ women in these shops. Since the announcement was made in 2005, nothing has been done, boycott organizers have said. For their part, lingerie shop owners have viewed the ministry’s decision as optional and the ministry has denied the initiative was canceled or postponed.
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Unfixed fares drive cab passengers crazy
Filed under NewsFeb 13JEDDAH: This Red Sea coastal city has about 280 taxi and livery companies and more than 30,000 taxis but does not have a fixed price for destinations, which is instead often contingent on the nationality of the customer.
“I have noticed that the Pakistani drivers usually ask for the highest price even for a short distance. They are not always willing to negotiate,” a passenger, who did not want his name published, told Arab News. “A Pakistani driver would never go down below the fixed price tag of SR10 even for a distance of 300 meters, he added.
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