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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 October 2021 – Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Telstra, a leading global telecommunications and technology company, announced the deployment of Infinera’s coherent 800G solution across Telstra’s international network. The deployment follows a significant industry milestone that Telstra achieved with Infinera, leveraging Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology on its GX Series Compact Modular Platform over a dispersion-managed subsea cable between Hong Kong and Singapore, […]

The transformative potential of multi-industry Blockchain technologies and fintech was in the spotlight as the 4th Future Blockchain Summit and inaugural edition of Fintech Surge got under way as part of GITEX Global, the world’s largest technology showcase of the year, at Dubai World Trade Centre. Dr Farzam Kamalabadi, president of the Future Trends Group and Executive Chairman of Hyper Optimum Organisation (HOO), a Blockchain assets service […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly set to allow Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to begin trading. According to Bloomberg, the regulator “isn’t likely to block the products from starting to trade next week.” Bloomberg’s report cites people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named, and points out that, unlike other Bitcoin ETF applicants, proposals by ProShares and Invesco are based […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 October 2021 – Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited announced the 3rd quarter review of the ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”). This is the first crypto benchmark index launched in Hong Kong.    According to the Constituents Enhancement Rule, there are two constituents’ additions and deletions. The number of the constituent cryptos will stay at 11 after the changes. The changes are as […]

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James M Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an example of what happens when big power interests coincide. It also provides evidence of the potentially positive fallout of a lower US profile in the region. Afghanistan, the United States’ chaotic withdrawal notwithstanding, could emerge as another example of the positive impact when […]

James M Dorsey Gulf states are in a pickle. They fear that the emerging parameters of a reconfigured US commitment to security in the Middle East threaten to upend a more-than-a-century-old pillar of regional security and leave them with no good alternatives. The shaky pillar is the Gulf monarchies’ reliance on a powerful external ally that, in the words of Middle East scholar Roby C. Barrett, “shares the […]

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Matein Khalid My periodic please-all summer asking my friends to accumulate energy stocks on the 77-65 Brent sell off in July has been vindicated with a vengeance this autumn as energy is the best performing sector in both September and October with the XLE now up a stellar 46%, who could have imagined that Oxy would rise from 10 to 35 when Brent was $35, the world […]

The ceremony celebrating the National Day of Viet Nam has been formally organised in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with Viet Nam’s commitment to pursuing sustainable development. At the event, the Circular Economy Model that revolves around the coffee tree has drawn international participants’ attention. VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Media OutReach – 11 October 2021 – On October 8, 2021,  the Embassy of Viet Nam in Austria organised the 76th […]

Huge potential for local SMEs with B2C e-commerce export value in Singapore forecast to grow from S$1.4B in 2021 to S$3.5B by 2026, per Amazon’s first-of-its-kind report 87% of SMEs find e-commerce critical to expand globally, with greater sales growth expected overseas than domestically, reveal report findings SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 11 October 2021 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – The annual value of business-to-consumer (B2C)  e-commerce exports in Singapore is estimated at […]

Arabian Post Staff The Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) today announced new regulations to encourage family businesses to establish Single and Multiple Family Office (SFO & MFO) licenses with the free zone. The regulations address the needs of family-run entities and introduce a new platform for wealthy families to set-up offshore holding companies within DWTCA’s designated free zone to manage their private family global wealth, assets […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 October 2021 – AIA Singapore today announced the headliner for the second AIA Live in Singapore 2021 event. On Thursday, 21 October 2021, fans in Singapore will be invited to join the stars of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club for an exclusive session on how to live healthier, longer, better lives together in fun and unexpected ways.   As the global principal partner of […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 October 2021 – Year 2021 marks the 10th Tithe Ethical Consumption Movement (TECM), organized by Fullness Social Enterprise Society (FSES). FSES is formed by a group of knowledge volunteers to support social innovation and social entrepreneurship development in Hong Kong for societal betterment. As TECM’s Ambassador, Ms Kelly Chen uses her voice to generate awareness and encourage the public to support local social […]

Arabian Post Staff Oil prices are currently ruling at such levels that they carry quite some risk for traders, with today’s wild fluctuation illustrating their fragility and vulnerability to market developments. As Monday’s OPEC+ policy decision does not relieve the market tightness further in coming months, oil prices continued their stunning rally this morning. Despite the bullish morning, the API estimate that US crude stocks built last […]

Matein Khalid Today is the milestone moment for Manju and I as well as a special constellation of our close friends who shared my conviction that Udemy was destined to morph into the world’s pre-eminent EdTech marketplace. These were the same special friends/investors who entrusted us to invest $17.5 million in a syndicate we led to buy Udemy shares in the pre-IPO market at a valuation of […]

Asia’s First Alternative Financing Initiative Aims to Provide More Growth Opportunities for ESG-Focused SMEs Globally SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 October 2021 – Global invoice financing marketplace, Incomlend, has partnered with European alternative asset manager, Fasanara Capital, to launch a global US$60 million alternative financing programme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) focused on Environment Social, and Governance (ESG). The new initiative, named Incomlend ESG Invoice Financing Programme, […]

Arabian Post Staff  During September, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) once again registered a high monthly Average Open Interest (AOI), amounting to 154,629 contracts. Open interest is an indicator of the total number of futures contracts held by market participants at the end of the trading day – and the significant increase over the last few months reflects a growing appetite from market participants. Following […]

The opening ceremony of the Viet Nam Pavilion was held in spectacular fashion on October 1 at the Expo 2020 Dubai. HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 4 October 2021 – Attending the event were Prof. Dr. Ta Quang Dong, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Nguyen Manh Tuan, the Ambassador of Viet Nam to the UAE; Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Commissioner General of Viet Nam […]

Arabian Post Staff Expo 2020, which just got under way with the kind of fanfare typically characteristic of Dubai, is expected to lead to a significant rebound in tourism and other domestic economic activities. The prestigious show is also expected to greatly add to the emirate’s attraction for highly skilled professionals and support private sector employment, increase trade and foreign investment, and harness the benefits of technology, […]

Matein Khalid Brazil stock market performance unfortunately vindicates General Charles de Gaulle’s morose prediction “Brazil is a country of the future and always will be”. In my Wall Street salad days, we were neurologically programmed to buy Brazilian equities when crude oil/soft commodities price boomed, when the global economic growth was in acceleration mode and when a right wing pro-Uncle Sam President with close ties to the […]

Arabian Post Staff IMF has forecast a gradual recovery by the UAE economy in 2021, supported by the country’s early and strong health response, continued supportive macroeconomic policies, and rebound in tourism and domestic activity related to the delayed Expo 2020. The Fund expects non-oil GDP growth to exceed 3 percent this year, and to improve further in the medium-term, while oil GDP will continue to grow […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 October 2021 – LCH, a leading global clearing house, has announced that its SwapClear service is preparing to extend its traditional operating hours to 24 hours a day, five days a week in March 2022. This will better support market participants in the Asia Pacific region and will be implemented in two phases.   As part of the first stage of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 1 October 2021 – Global broker OctaFX released the final episode of their YouTube interview project ‘Honest Stories of Success’. The interviews showcased the success stories of Malaysia’s prominent people as they actually happen, unfiltered. However, the project had more to it than famous people revealing the ups and downs of their career journeys. It provoked a unique dialogue between Malaysian traders who […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 September 2021 – Lenovo™ today announced that ThinkSmart™ Core is now available in Hong Kong. As a collaborative solution built for the next phase of hybrid work, ThinkSmart Core is Lenovo’s first modular room kit for meeting spaces that enables both flexibility and scalability, powered by the 11th Gen Intel vPro® platform designed to deliver high performance and comprehensive hardware-based security features. […]

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