DUBAI – Dubai has hired banks to advise it on its comeback to the international debt markets as the Middle East trade, finance and tourism hub seeks to bolster finances badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. It is planning to issue U.S. dollar-denominated 10-year Islamic bonds, or sukuk, and 30-year conventional bonds, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed. The planned deals […]
DUBAI, 31st August, 2020 (WAM) — The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the winners of 5th Dubai Smartpreneur Competition during a virtual event, which saw 10 shortlisted start-ups from the UAE and abroad pitch their businesses to an expert panel of judges. ProvenMed, a UAE-based medical devices innovation start-up, was named the first-place winner, Callix, a UAE-based start-up offering intelligent cloud-based call answering solutions, […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 1 September 2020 – Chubb announced today the launch of Enterprise Guard Plus with enhanced benefits to its existing business package insurance policy in Hong Kong SAR. The enhanced product offers greater coverage for the evolving needs of businesses, in particular for new exposures due to COVID-19. With the movement restrictions severely impacting business operations and the economy, more businesses have shifted their […]
The Dubai Smartpreneur Competition, hosted in collaboration by Dubai Startup Hub, Entrepreneur Middle East & the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, is a prestigious, unique and one-of-its kind opportunity for innovative startups based in the UAE to partner with and contribute to the Dubai Government’s Strategy to elevate the city into a global platform for innovative businesses to thrive. As part of the 5th edition of the Dubai […]
Seizes the demand of new infrastructure and develops high-end aluminium products Carries on the spirit of innovation to strengthen product advantages Results Highlights: Seized the demand of new infrastructure, and continued to leverage the synergistic advantages of its three core businesses. Resumed operation and production in the second quarter, with all businesses progressed in an orderly manner. Recorded sustained income from aluminium alloy formwork leasing business. Contributed […]
An Expo 2020 Dubai chief praised the “indomitable spirit” of the event’s international community and vowed the UAE would deliver a world class spectacle next year. Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation and director general of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, admitted the Covid-19 pandemic had tested the relationships of countries across the globe. But she said the first ever hosting of the Expo in […]
Core operating performance continues an upward trend, revenue up 10.5% to RMB388 million while core net profit up 14.4% to RMB270 million. Occupancy rate for stabilized logistics parks remains high at 89.7%; gross floor area (GFA) of investment projects is approximately 4.39 million sq.m and GFA of land held for future development is approximately 5.01 million sq.m. Steadily developed investment fund project. The Group announced the establishment […]
India’s leading food ingredients company automates diversified and complex business operations with Infor PLM (Optiva) MUMBAI, INDIA – Media OutReach – 27 August 2020 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that Symega Food Ingredients, a food ingredients manufacturer has automated business operations with Infor PLM (Optiva) to promote collaboration, enterprise-wide visibility, and scalability to accelerate innovation and growth. With business operations spread […]
COUNTRY LATEST UPDATES Saudi Arabia Covid-19 pandemic latest: Total confirmed cases: 301,323 Recoveries: 272,911 Deaths: 3,470 Actions to slow the spread of Covid-19: 3 August: Pilgrims returning from Hajj must quarantine for 14 days and will be monitored using electronic bands to ensure compliance. 28 July: Health Ministry to assign a health leader for every 50 pilgrims at this year’s scaled-back […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 18 August 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cloud security, enhances agility and automation in cloud security through integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS). As a result, Trend Micro delivers flexible and scalable all-in-one security that helps DevOps engineers securely build and innovate as they migrate to and build in the cloud. Trend Micro has demonstrated […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 August 2020 – The Board of Directors (“Board“) of Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“Company“ and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“) wishes to inform shareholders that the Company has today entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU“) with Spackman Equities Group Inc (“SQG” or the “Purchaser“), a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada, pursuant to which the Company intends to sell […]
Expo 2020’s global innovation and partnership programme has announced the provision of additional support to innovators from around the world facing financial hardship as a direct result of the global pandemic Expo Live has set aside AED3.7 million (US$1 million) in an Emergency Relief Fund, ERF, to support innovators from its global innovation and impact grant programme who are facing immediate financial hardship because of the ongoing […]
The Dhs11 billion project was completed in July this year… Route 2020 is expected to open to the public next month in September and the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has just given us a sneak peek into the Expo 2020 metro station. The entire project was completed last month in July and was officially inaugurated by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and […]
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – August 13, 2020 – On August 12, 2020, VinSmart Research and Production Joint Stock Company (a subsidiary of Vingroup) officially announced the strategic agreement with Medtronic plc to produce components for Medtronic’s ventilators. It is expected that around 50,000 units of Vingroup’s ventilator components will be exported to the US and Ireland over the next year. Medtronic is among the world’s largest medical technology, […]
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 14 August 2020 – Driven by the Government’s FinTech development plan and innovation strategy, China is leading the way in business FinTech usage across the region, according to a survey of business FinTech usage by CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies. The survey found that 80 per cent of respondents from China reported that their businesses had used at least […]
F5’s latest Curve of Convenience 2020 report shows that application users in Asia Pacific routinely overlook high-profile breaches in favor of seamless user experience; seven in ten consumers knowingly share or store personal data on applications to enjoy personalized experiences. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – August 14, 2020 – F5‘s (NASDAQ: FFIV) latest report Curve of Convenience 2020 Report: The Privacy-Convenience Paradox uncovers that 43 percent of […]
