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Monsha'at Launches Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program in Riyadh

Monsha'at Launches Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program in Riyadh
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Monsha'at Launches Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program in Riyadh

Monsha'at Launches Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program in Riyadh

The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha'at) has announced the launch of the Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program in Riyadh.

This was carried out in cooperation with the Principality of Riyadh Region and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The program aims to develop a strategy for innovative entrepreneurship in Riyadh, by identifying strengths and weaknesses in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and developing pivotal initiatives to create an innovative entrepreneurship environment in the region and develop it to achieve economic and social progress, SPA reported.

The duration of the program will be up to two years, and will consist of four stages.

Meanwhile, participants will take part in specialized workshops under the direct supervision of MIT experts, to enhance regional capabilities and work in accordance with the best international practices.

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Gold Set for Weekly Drop; Traders Await US Inflation Data

Gold bars from the vault of a bank are seen in this illustration picture taken in Zurich November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Gold bars from the vault of a bank are seen in this illustration picture taken in Zurich November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Gold Set for Weekly Drop; Traders Await US Inflation Data

Gold bars from the vault of a bank are seen in this illustration picture taken in Zurich November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Gold bars from the vault of a bank are seen in this illustration picture taken in Zurich November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

Gold prices rose on Friday, but were set for a weekly decline after the Federal Reserve signalled a slowdown in rate cuts next year, while focus shifted to a key US inflation print due later in the day.
Spot gold was up 0.5% at $2,606.19 per ounce, as of 0821 GMT, but has lost about 1.5% so far this week.
US gold futures was 0.5% higher at $2,620.60, Reuters said.
Gold is consolidating as "investors await Trump to resume office next year and the Fed will also go meeting by meeting, considering the data development and seeing what is part of Trump's trade policy," said Soni Kumari, a commodity strategist at ANZ.
Investors now await the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, for further clues on the US economic outlook.
The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, but the cautious note struck in its economic projections and expected slowdown of rate cuts pushed gold to its lowest level since Nov. 18.
Data showed on Thursday that the US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, while jobless claims also slipped more than anticipated, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will take a cautious approach to policy easing.
A slightly more hawkish set of the Fed's regional bank presidents will become voters on its rate-setting panel in 2025, raising the chance that any further rate cuts next year could spur more dissents like the one seen from the head of the Cleveland Fed.
Higher rates dull the appeal of the non-yielding asset.
According to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao, spot gold may retest support at $2,582 per ounce.
Spot silver gained 0.1% to $29.06 per ounce but was headed for its worst week since April.
Platinum dropped 0.2% at $921.50 and palladium rose 0.5% to $910.63. Both the metals were poised for weekly losses.