FINANCE & ECONOMY
July 23, 2017
Business confidence falls across the Middle East with further decline in sentiment expected
Business confidence across the Middle East has fallen sharply in the last quarter and is now at its lowest level since the second quarter of 2016, according to the latest edition of the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS).
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Italy mulls temporary humanitarian visas to aid Libyan migrants
Italy has confirmed it is considering issuing temporary humanitarian visas that would allow tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in the country from Libya to travel around the European Union.
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Egypt's poorest risk death for promise of work in Libya
In a bare room with nothing but a small pillow, a few pots, and a sheet to cover the dusty floor, Youssef Abdullah's family was living in an impoverished Upper Egyptian village when they were told"...
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The World Games 2017 Delivered across Europe with SES Video
(ME NewsWire)-- The 10th edition of the World Games 2017 will be distributed in Europe jointly by SES and ATM System, the official host broadcaster for the multi-sport event. The international event, taking place in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 to"...
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(ME NewsWire)-- Marc Firestone, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Philip Morris International (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM), today appeared as an invited witness before the Commission on Security and Cooperation to offer expert testimony"...
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(ME NewsWire)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the CE marking of RPVi™, a noninvasive and continuous measurement of the dynamic changes in perfusion index (Pi) that occur during one or more respiratory cycles. RPVi is designed to show changes that reflect physiologic factors such as vascular tone, circulating blood volume, and intrathoracic pressure excursions. RPVi, powered by Masimo rainbow® technology, is a multi-wavelength version of the currently available Pleth Variability Index (PVi®). RPVi is designed to provide enhanced specificity to changes in fluid volume compared to PVi.1 Several peer-reviewed clinical studies......
July 19, 2017
Libya to attend Russia meeting of major producers
Libya said Tuesday it will attend a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC producers in Saint Petersburg on July 22.
A delegation to the meeting on current market conditions will be lead by the chairman of the National"...
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NIKE, Inc. Announces Monique Matheson as New EVP, Global Human Resources
(ME NewsWire)-- NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) today announced Monique Matheson will become Nike’s EVP, Global Human Resources. Matheson will succeed David Ayre, who will retire from Nike after more than ten years leading the company’s Human"...
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The invest.com Group Announces Token Generation Event for Stox, A New Prediction Market Platform
(ME NewsWire)-- Continuing its quest to democratize investing for all, The invest.com Group is today announcing an upcoming token generation event for Stox, a new prediction-based trading platform. invest.com was founded in 2014, employs a team of 200 across five countries, has 3M registered clients, and generated $50M in annual revenue for 2016. Stox will be issued as a smart token using the Bancor protocol, which the team has evaluated to be the best blockchain based liquidity solution. STX will hold BNT in its reserve which would guarantee continuous and high liquidity, enabling anyone to purchase STX directly through the smart token with......
July 19, 2017
Panasonic Successfully Completes the Acquisition and De-listing of Zetes Industries SA
(ME NewsWire)-- Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of outstanding shares of Zetes Industries SA and the de-listing of Zetes shares from Euronext Brussels. Zetes is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium"...
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