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Increasing Consumer Demand for Social Shopping Experiences

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, 31. August 2022


The Covid-19 pandemic prompted massive growth of the e-commerce market, allowing consumers to purchase both basic needs and luxury items from the comfort and safety of home. As the world transitions from the pandemic, a return to the pre-…

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Schlumberger, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 Create Joint Venture

Complementary geographic coverage, technology and engineering capabilities will deliver leading performance and integration in a growing offshore market

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 today announced an agreement to form a joint venture to drive innovation and effici…

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MetLife Investment Management to Acquire Specialist ESG Manager, Affirmative Investment Management


MIM to expand sustainable investing solutions for institutional clients

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Affirmative Investment Man…

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Scoutbee and Promena Forge Partnership to Drive Agile and Competitive Supply Chains

BERLIN & ISTANBUL & WASHINGTON
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scoutbee, the leading AI-powered supplier intelligence and discovery platform and Promena, Turkiye’s leading provider of strategic procurement software, today announced a partnership to empower their customers to better navigate the growing shifts in …

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Phosphorus Partners with CyberKnight to Expand xIoT Security to the Middle East and Africa

New Partnership Addresses the Region's High Demand for xIoT Attack Surface Management and Remediation Capabilities

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Phosphorus, the leading provider of advanced and full-scope security for the extended Internet of Things (xIoT), today announced a new distributor partnership …

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Moove Signs Agreement with MUFG and Suzuki to Promote Financial Inclusion for Mobility Gig Workers Across Africa

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moove, the world's first mobility fintech, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with MUFG, one of the world's leading financial groups and Suzuki, one of the world's leading suppliers of vehicles to mobility businesses. Through this MoU, Moove, which …

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Inflation in Dubai and Europe

A toxic recession impeded global economic growth in 2022, as disadvantageous COVID-19 pandemic effects and the muddle of limited energy supplies were magnified by macropolitical uncertainty and red-hot inflation.

This led to skyrocketing oil & gas prices in Europe. The continent was hit hard, as …

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Hevolution Foundation and AFAR Announce New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research

Hevolution Commits $8.5 Million to Support Junior Investigators in Multi-Year Grant Program with AFAR

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hevolution Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides grants and early-stage investments to incentivize research and entrepreneurship in healthspan science, and th…

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Katalyst Continues Worldwide Growth by Acquiring Geopost Energy

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Katalyst Data Management announced today that it will acquire the Rio de Janeiro-based oil and gas data product and service provider Geopost Energy. Geopost Energy provides instant online access to integrated data of all types, including seismic, interpretations, and well logs pro…

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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Mohammed Hannoun to Head of Casualty, Middle East

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Mohammed Hannoun Head of Casualty for the Middle East, based in Dubai.

“Mohammed has played a pivotal role in building up BHSI’s casualty capabilities in Middle East since we started the Dubai o…

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Acronis’ Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report Finds Ransomware is the Number-One Threat to Organizations, Projects Damages to exceed $30 Billion by 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, 29. August 2022 


Increasing complexity in IT continues to lead to breaches and compromises highlighting the need for more holistic approaches to Cyber Protection

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, unveiled its mid-year cyberthreats report, co…

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Une approche mesurée de la taxation des cigarettes électroniques est essentielle

Les autorités doivent tenir compte de chaque segment consacré aux consommateurs et s'efforcer de faire en sorte que les alternatives de tabagisme plus sûres soient moins chères que les cigarettes de tabac

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- RELX International, une société multinationale responsable de c…

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PUMA Signs Mutaz Essa Barshim, One of the Most Successful High Jumpers of All Time

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sports company PUMA has signed Qatari athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim, one of the most successful high jumpers of all time, who will wear the company’s performance products starting at the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne.

With three World Championships and an Olympic Gold to his …

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Stayso The House Hotel Provides the Safest, Most Virus-Free Guest Experience

ISTANBUL
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tourism was hard-hit by the pandemic but has bounced back rapidly thanks to a high-level response to guests' expectations for enhanced hygiene. Stayso The House Hotel has not only achieved Turkiye's excellent Safe Tourism Certificate but has gone beyond this accolade to pr…

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Hikma and Adalvo Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement to Commercialise Allergic Rhinitis Medication across MENA Markets

Amman, Jordan
 

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma), the multinational pharmaceutical company, announces an exclusive licensing agreement with Adalvo to commercialise a nasal spray medication used to treat an increasingly prevalent respiratory disease; allergic rhinitis (AR).

 

The exclusi…

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Director Adam Wingard Returns as Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Explore the Next Chapter in the Massive Monsterverse Franchise

Epic battle continues as returning cast members Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Kaylee Hottle are joined by Dan Stevens and Fala Chen

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Coming off the global success of 2021’s “Godzilla vs Kong” cameras are now rolling on the latest entry in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Leg…

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Estée Lauder Participates in Decentraland Metaverse Art Week 2022 With Exclusive POAP

NEW YORK - Thursday, 25. August 2022 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Estée Lauder has announced that it will be participating in Decentraland’s Metaverse Art Week from August 24th – 28th with an exclusive Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP) designed by Dr. Alex Box, renowned identity designer and on…

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Western Union au Mali réactive les services de transfert d'argent vers et depuis les pays de la CEDEAO

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Western Union a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir relancé les services de transfert de fonds pour les clients du Mali souhaitant envoyer et recevoir de l'argent depuis la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO). Cette décision renforce l'engagement de Western Unio…

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Western Union in Mali Reactivates Money Transfer Services to and from ECOWAS Countries

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Western Union today announced that it has relaunched money transfer services for customers in Mali seeking to send and receive money from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The move reinforces Western Union’s commitment to Mali and to enabling cross-border mon…

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Best's Market Segment Report: Shortcomings Still Present Despite Steady Improvements in ERM for MENA Insurers

LONDON - Monday, 15. August 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks and capabilities can vary widely among (re)insurers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where economic, political and financial systems risks tend to be elevated, according to analysts at AM Best…

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