NEWS
The Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference
returns to discuss ‘pivotal year’
programme, reform of the bankruptcy laws,
and the much-anticipated IPO of a stake in
Saudi Aramco. In addition, market experts
will assess the potential impact that could
result from the Tadawul Index’s inclusion
in the MSCI Emerging Market Index, which
could bring significant additional liquidity
into the kingdom’s equities. A decision is
expected in June 2018.
T
he Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference
is set to bring together senior
government figures and international
banking and business leaders to discuss the
regional and global economic impact of
the kingdom’s economic reforms from May
2 to 3.
Running in a new Wednesday to Thursday
slot, the annual event is organised in
partnership with the Ministry of Finance.
In 2018, the conference will review the
progress made so far on key initiatives
including the infrastructure development
“This will be a pivotal year for Saudi Arabia,”
said Victoria Behn, Euromoney Conference’s
Head of Middle East and Africa. “The shock
of subdued oil prices is dissipating, and a
clearer picture of the kingdom’s economy
is now emerging. Initiatives such as the
Aramco float and the restructuring of
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
into a global sovereign wealth fund will be
foremost in delegates’ minds this May, and
we expect a lively and informed discussion.”
For more information visit www.
euromoneyconferences.com/saudi.
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Kodak Alaris and RSTN Consulting
collaborate on KSA projects
K
odak Alaris Information Management
and RSTN Consulting have jointly been
working on three significant projects in Saudi
Arabia. They have involved a government
entity, a university and a healthcare provider.
The healthcare project in Saudi involves
Aa backlog scanning of 42 million pages
and is estimated to be complete within a
timeframe of a year-and-a-half.
Naji Kazak, General Manager, Middle
East, Africa, Turkey and Russia at Kodak
Alaris Information Management, said:
“RSTN Consulting is a former client of our
company, having purchased Kodak Alaris
scanners for the purpose of carrying out
backlog scanning projects.
“However, we realised that a partnership
would be mutually beneficial with the
growing regional interest in outsourced
ECM and BPM solutions. The vast growth in
scanning projects, especially in UAE and Saudi
Arabia, has been driven by e-government
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Naji Kazak, General
Manager, Middle
East, Africa, Turkey
and Russia at Kodak
Alaris Information
Management
initiatives, banks digitising paperwork to
meet regulation, security and compliance
demands, insurance firms seeking to speed
up claims processing and hospitals scanning
medical records to boost operational
efficiency and enhance patient care.” Kodak
Alaris Information Management and RSTN
Consulting leverage each other’s strengths
to capture customer requirements and
implement turnkey solutions involving
backlog scanning, storing and uploading
the digital information into ECM platforms,
designing workflows and applying business
analytics and intelligence to the data.
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