Saudi Aramco, General Electric (GE) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have jointly opened the first Saudi all female business process outsourcing (BPO) service centre. With the aim of providing 3000 jobs to Saudi women over the next three years this service centre will specialise in finance, accounting, HR, material supply and library services.

Supported by the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF), the staff have been trained in communication and presentation skills, corporate etiquette, global culture and basic computer programmes such as Microsoft Office and Excel. This new venture will bring significant value in diversifying the economy and society and will help address the challenge of creating jobs for talented and skilled females in Saudi.