Monthly Archives: March 2015

Four Seasons Amman Appoints New GM

Four Seasons Hotel Amman announces that Regional Vice President Vincent Hoogewijs has been appointed as General Manager of the luxurious 192-room boutique hotel in Amman. Change of scenery has been a constant throughout Hoogewijs’ hotel career. From Bangkok to Tokyo,…

The Hub Receives Pikasso d’Or Award

During the annual Pikasso d’Or ceremony held on the 23rdof March 2015 and organized by Pikasso Jordan,The Hub agency received the bronze Pikasso d’Or award within the Networks Category. The ceremony took place at “Four Seasons” Hotel and it was…

Hikma to graduate to FTSE 100

Hikma Pharmaceuticals is set this month to take its place alongside GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca and Shire as a fourth blue-chip drug maker on the FTSE 100, Britain’s benchmark share index. Hikma will push Tullow Oil out of the esteemed club of…

Measuring Risk

What’s the best way to evaluate risk? Learn from the past. By Nader Museitif Risk is a science. It can be calculated using events, trends, and probabilities. When we have a finite set of outcomes to a repeated event, based…

Jordan’s Top Businesswomen: Hana al Nasser Malhas

This feature is part of a series highlighting some of the most prominent Jordanian businesswomen who managed to climb to the top of the corporate ladder in their respective fields in the Kingdom. Cofounder and Principal of Al Mashrek International School Being married at…

Jordan’s Top Businesswomen

Succeeding in Jordan’s business world can be tough, and doubly so if you happen to be a woman. For this edition of Venture, we decided to feature some of the remarkable women that managed to climb to the top of…

Full Growth for MENA Internet in 2015

These are exciting times for MENA’s online industry. Traditional sectoral investors are starting to worry about the impact of low oil prices, a potential slowdown in construction and real-estate, and eroding margins in telecom and banking. On the other hand,…

Maersk Launches New Service through Aqaba

Denmark’s Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, is promising Jordanian companies faster and easier access to global markets with the launch of a new service that directly connects Aqaba to South India and the Western Mediterranean. With its…

Jordan’s Top Businesswomen: Rana Hamarneh

This feature is part of a series highlighting some of the most prominent Jordanian businesswomen who managed to climb to the top of the corporate ladder in their respective fields in the Kingdom. Managing Partner at AdPro Communications Rana Hamarneh, managing partner at Amman-based…

Izzat Marji Sees Big Demand for Solar Power Systems

Solar power system provider Izzat Marji said demand for its products is growing rapidly as homes and small to medium sized businesses finally begin taking advantage of Jordan’s Renewable Energy Law. Between 2013 and 2014, the Director of Izzat Marji’s…