17 Aug 2010
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia’s Economy and Planning Minister announced that his country plans to build schools, hospitals, housing and other infrastructure projects as part of a five-year plan budgeted at $385 billion, Reuters reported.
The plan exceeds its previous five-year development plan by 67 percent. The minister added that over half the spending is devoted to manpower, education and training. That includes plans to build technology colleges and vocational schools while 19 percent of the funds will be devoted to the health care sector and seven percent to housing.
The country’s foreign population, many of them workers from India, Pakistan and the Philippines, jumped by 37 percent in census data released last week.
26 Apr 2026
A chance to win BD 100,000. the Jetour G700 and many other prizes BBK launches Marassi Galleria activation with daily cash prizes up to BD 1,000
13 Apr 2026
BBK launches the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to empower youth and advance innovation
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BBK awards over BD 1 Million to 273 winners in the February Al Hayrat Grand Prizes draw
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BBK activates partial remote working system for its workforce to ensure employee and customer safety and service continuity
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BBK discloses its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2025
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BBK announces December Al Hayrat Grand Prize winners and another wave of Grand prizes for February
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