Public Services Company Serco Middle East has appointed Wallace Weatherill as its new Managing Director, a role in which he will spearhead the operations of the largest automated transport system in the region the Dubai Metro as well as the Dubai Tram in collaboration with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Serco Middle East operates and maintains the Dubai Metro and operates the Dubai Tram on behalf […]
Arabian Post Staff The United Arab Emirates moved up two points to 19th rank globally in the 2020 Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, up from 21st place when it was last represented in the index in 2017. The country’s ranking reflects positive investor sentiment based on the government’s strong commitment to economic diversification, innovation, infrastructure and ease of doing business – among other factors. Positive government […]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 20 June 2020 – The 2020 Tang Prize in Sinology was awarded to renowned historian Wang Gungwu “for his trailblazing and dissecting insights on the history of the Chinese world order, Chinese overseas, and Chinese migratory experience. As the leading scholar on Sino-Southeast Asian historical relations, he developed a unique approach to understanding China by scrutinizing its long and complex relation […]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 19 June 2020 – Charles Dinarello (US), Marc Feldmann (UK/Australia) and Tadamitsu Kishimoto (Japan) were announced joint winners of the 2020 Tang Prize in Biopharmacuetical Science today (June 19) “for the development of cytokine-targeting biological therapies for treatment of inflammatory diseases.” Adding to Dr. Kishimoto’s joy of winning the prize with old friends Dr. Feldmann and Dr. Dinarello is the fact that the basic […]
Launched at Amazon’s first Singapore Seller Summit, the Seller University is the latest initiative announced by Amazon to help local small and medium retailers unlock growth opportunities through online selling SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 June 2020 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today launched Seller University, an online education portal, for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Singapore at its first Amazon Singapore Online Seller Summit 2020. With interactive […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 June 2020 – PSB Academy (PSBA), one of Singapore’s leading private education institutions, have pledged to renew partnerships with Australian universities The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) and La Trobe University (LTU), to continue to offer select undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Singapore for another five years. From top left clockwise: Professor Sally Chan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Singapore) and Chief Executive Officer, University of […]
Industry experts and customers to tackle post-pandemic supply chain structures, share best practices: June 23-24 SINGAPORE | Sydney, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach – June 19, 2020 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced the Infor APAC Supply Chain Virtual Summit 2020 will take place online June 23-24 with a central theme of how to run a next-generation supply chain. The two half-day summit […]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 18 June 2020 – Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace and one of the most influential primatologists today, was announced winner of the 2020 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development today (June 18), “for her ground-breaking discovery in primatology that redefines human-animal relationship and for her lifelong unparalleled dedication to the conservation of Earth environment.” Her […]
As companies worldwide continue laying-off workers, Atkins has unveiled a new business structure for their business in Africa and the Middle East. The new business structure is set to start taking effect from July 1st, 2020, based around two main markets of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This structure will also allow Atkins to align their services with client projects and country […]
LONDON, UK AND TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 18 June 2020 – Splyt, a scale-up integrator of mobility apps and travel platforms, has closed a USD 19.5 million Series B investment round to support its expansion. The round was led by SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434), the Japan-based telecommunications and technology company, who will receive a seat on the Board and a significant share in the company. American Express […]
By Hassan Ali Mansoor Like a raging bull, Covid-19 has swept through the world. Besides infecting millions of people and resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of people, it has also brought the global economy to a standstill and disrupted existing projections of capital markets and cash liquidity. Banks and financial institutions have been forced to review their existing policies and projections, governments around the […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 June 2020 – In times of crisis, online businesses need to scale to survive. The most promising region in the world for business expansion is Asia. Which online industries are booming right now? How do you expand into a fragmented region with cultural differences and complex payment behaviour? The experts will discuss these, and other topics at the FREE Gate2Asia webinar on July 2. […]
AIA is also opening up more pathways for jobseekers and fresh graduates through various recruitment campaigns and the SGUnited Traineeships Programme SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 June 2020 – AIA Singapore today announced that all employees will receive S$1,000 as part of the company’s focus on its people, to help its staff who are working remotely from home during the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, to ensure that they […]
Digitalizing Shopping, Dining, Learning, Traveling Kickoff by GRWTH with “Dream Rewards” at Amoy · Kornhill Learnscape “Dreams · Chaser” Open House Offers Free Trial Lessons that Help Explore Children’s Interests HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 17 June 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic over the past six months has made the internet and online platforms becoming an indispensable part of our life. Digitalization impacts every aspect of our […]
– Asian Investors To Reap Returns on 2 Exits SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 June 2020 – The Walton Group of Companies (“Walton”) continues to implement its strategy of accelerating exit activity for the benefit of its investors, and investors are now seeing the results. Walton’s strategy allows a homebuilder to acquire land in phases with the bulk of land payments deferred to the timing of home […]
Revenue increases 12.6% to RMB1.84 Billion Gradual Results Delivered From Operational Reforms Optimises Sales Channel Mix Results Highlights (RMB million） For the twelve months ended 31 March 2020 2019 Change Revenue 1,841 1,635 +12.6% Gross profit (before provision for/reversal of impairment losses of inventories) 1,138 914 +24.5% Gross profit margin (before provision for/reversal of impairment losses of inventories) 61.8% 55.9% +5.9pts Operating profit 484 584 -17.1% Operating […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 17 June 2020 – Leading bespoke solar developer and asset management company NEFIN Solar Asset Limited (“NEFIN”), a member of the NEFIN Group, has formed a strategic rooftop solar partnership with St. Paul’s College (“SPC”), one of the oldest school in Hong Kong which always keeps young at heart. Under the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Scheme supported by the HKSAR Government, NEFIN has successfully […]
By James M. Dorsey Europe is progressively being sucked into the Middle East and North Africa’s myriad conflicts. As if wars on its doorstep in Libya and Syria were not enough, UAE support for an Eastern Mediterranean pipeline that could hurt Qatar economically — combined with Greek, Cypriot and French opposition to Turkish moves — leaves Europe with few, if any, options but to get involved. Europe’s […]
Arabian Post Staff UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash, in a historic public appearance by a senior Arab government official before a global Jewish organization, today addressed the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Virtual Global Forum. Gargash and other senior UAE officials have welcomed AJC delegations on regular visits to the Gulf state for more than 20 years. “AJC has been a quite remarkable […]
Research conducted by Linkflow Capital shows that more SMEs continue to see improved access to financing in 2019 SINGAPORE – Media Outreach – 16 June 2020 – In their annual SME financing research conducted by Linkflow Capital, SMEs continue to see improved access to financing in 2019. According to Linkflow Capital, up to 39% of SMEs gained access to financing in 2019. This figure has continued […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – Global technology giant IBM, and Singapore’s leading Continuing Education and Training provider NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB), today announced a collaboration to close technology skills gaps in Singapore amid the evolving Covid-19 situation. This will be done through curating free courses in areas such as AI, Cloud and Data. The tie-up came as a result of ongoing discussions about the shared […]
Converging the power of mobile credit risk scoring and digital fraud management technology to access Southeast Asia’s 400 million unbanked and new-to-credit population SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – GBG (AIM:GBG), the global technology specialist in fraud and compliance management, identity verification and location data intelligence today announced a technology partnership with CredoLab, the leading developer of bank-grade digital scorecards based on privacy-consented and permissioned smartphone […]
By Matein Khalid Oscar Wilde once spoke of his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas, the fabled Bosie, as “the love that dare not speak its name”, in Victorian London, when Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper roamed amid the fog and the gaslights! The love that dare not speak its name in my life is, of course, my obsession with foreign exchange markets, a love that mesmerizes […]
For two years, the agency has worked to pivot from traditional branding and design agency to creative consultancy and venture studio to make the push for Asian companies. Team believes that coronavirus levelled the global playing field and the opportunity is now for Asian lifestyle brands to take the global spotlight. Since 2012, Constant has helped modernise and launch over 40 brands in the region including New […]
