Finance & Economy

May 26, 2023

West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) Partners with EMTECH SOLUTIONS INC to Modernize Fintech Regulatory Frameworks Across the West African Monetary Zone

The West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) and EMTECH SOLUTIONS Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to modernize country-level and regional regulatory sandboxes, enabling the harmonization of heterogeneous Fintech regulatory policies and frameworks across the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ). The collaboration aims at strengthening financial integration across the WAMZ member states. WAMI and EMTECH will establish a knowledge and collaboration program called WAMZ RegEX, which focuses on showcasing regulatory innovation, sharing insights from global and regional regulatory sandbox benchmarking, onboarding a cohort of WAMZ regulatory......

May 26, 2023

Lynk & Co Now Opens in Saudi Arabia

Lynk & Co, the Chinese-Swedish automobile brand, has officially launched in Saudi Arabia, bringing a range of products including the 03, 03+, 01, and 05 models, and opening its first local showroom in Dammam on May 22, 2023.

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May 26, 2023

Skyflow Radically Simplifies Data Residency

Today Skyflow, the data privacy vault company, announced new data residency capabilities including Asia-Pacific instances in Japan, Indonesia, India, and Bahrain, and an expansion of its footprint in EMEA and"...

May 26, 2023

Takeda to Present Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline Data at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting and EHA Congress

Takeda (TSE: 4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that it will present data from its expanding oncology pipeline and established product portfolio at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) being held June 2-6, 2023, in Chicago, Ill. and the 31st Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), June 8-11, 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany. The company’s presence at ASCO 2023 will underscore Takeda’s growing solid tumor portfolio, with research focused on improving treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as rare forms of oncogene-driven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Within its......

May 26, 2023

Global Talent Shines at II Moscow Interior and Design Week

The Russian capital has just finished hosting the II Moscow Interior and Design Week, which combined several major activities for industry: expo and marketplace, open discussions, lectures and workshops.

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May 26, 2023

Global Talent Shines at II Moscow Interior and Design Week

The Russian capital has just finished hosting the II Moscow Interior and Design Week, which combined several major activities for industry: expo and marketplace, open discussions, lectures and workshops.

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May 26, 2023

Merck Highlights Commitment to Improving Cancer Outcomes at ASCO 2023

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that 43 abstracts covering several modalities and mechanisms will be presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, June 2-6, Chicago, Ill., US. New data for the medicines BAVENCIO®"...

May 26, 2023

Takeda and HUTCHMED Announce New Drug Application (NDA) for Fruquintinib for Treatment of Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Granted Priority Review

Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) and HUTCHMED (China) Limited (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM, HKEX:13) (HUTCHMED) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for fruquintinib, a highly selective and potent inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) -1, -2 and -3 for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). If approved, fruquintinib will be the first and only highly selective inhibitor of all three VEGF receptors approved in the U.S. for previously treated metastatic CRC.1,2 The Prescription Drug User Fee Act......

May 26, 2023

Korea, Morocco Join Forces To Provide 20 Electric Buses in Marrakech

Rabat - In an effort to align with Morocco's 2050 Low-Carbon Strategy and reduce the carbon footprint of its road network, Marrakech Transport and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have joined forces to implement an eco-friendly electric bus network in Marrakech.

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May 26, 2023

Fertilizers Leadership & Pan-Africanism: OCP’s Sustainable Transition Explained

Rabat - Sustainability transition is among the main goals of Morocco's OCP Group – the world’s fertilizer giant – outlined as part of its core mission.

The reputed group has been strengthening"...