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iGA & BENEFIT launch credit report eService on Bahrain.bh
September 18, 2019
Manama, Sept. 17 (BNA): The Bahrain Credit Reference Bureau, operated by The BENEFIT Company, has launched a Credit Report eservice, in collaboration with the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) and the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). The service is available on the National Portal (Bahrain.bh) and can be used via the government’s single-sign-on identity"...
DHL Industrial Projects makes strategic investments to enhance customer experience in Middle East and Africa
September 18, 2019
DHL Industrial Projects, a unit of DHL Global Forwarding that manages complex logistics projects including deep sea chartering activity and heavy-lift cargo, is establishing its Center of Excellence (COE) in Dubai for overall project management and implementation, and supported by competency centers in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Turkey. This follows the growth of industrial projects in Middle East and Africa. In addition, DHL Industrial Projects"...
Carrefour opens its most sustainable Hypermarket yet in Barbar’s iconic Jawad Dome
September 18, 2019
Carrefour, which is operated in Bahrain by Majid Al Futtaim, held a grand opening to inaugurate its most sustainable hypermarket yet in Barbar’s iconic Jawad Dome. Free from single-use plastic bags at cash counters, the branch will offer cassava-based alternatives instead which are bio-degradable in months, contain no petroleum element and are non-GMO certified. Apart"...
Moody’s Analytics Wins at FocusEconomics Analyst Forecast Awards
September 18, 2019
Moody’s Analytics, a global provider of financial and economic intelligence, has won 10 categories in the 2019 FocusEconomics Analyst Forecast Awards. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190820005072/en/ #1 GDP Forecaster"...
EP Henry Introduces World’s First Precast Products Manufactured with CO2-Cured Solidia Concrete
September 18, 2019
EP Henry, the leading manufacturer of unit concrete products in North America, in collaboration with Solidia Technologies®, a cement and concrete technology start-up, has introduced the world’s first products made with low-carbon Solidia Concrete™. Using LafargeHolcim’s Solidia Cement™ as its base, which requires lower temperatures during production and thereby emits less carbon, Solidia Concrete products are cured with CO2 instead of water, reducing their overall carbon footprint up to 70% compared to traditional concrete. “Our reputation as the leader in the industry has led to some significant partnerships in new product and technology development,” said EP Henry President Eric Long. “This most recent—and perhaps most exciting—partnership with Solidia Technologies, will shift the landscape of the concrete industry.” Since 2013, the firms have collaborated to integrate the systems into EP Henry’s Wrightstown manufacturing facility. “As the trusted leader in concrete, renowned for driving......
Speaker: Exhibitions, conferences industry key economic tributary
September 17, 2019
Manama, Sept. 16 (BNA): Representatives Council Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal received today President of the Exhibitions and Conventions Society Kazim Al Saeed. She stressed the importance of the tourism sector in Bahrain as one of the pillars of the national economy and a key player in preserving the kingdom's status as an advanced civilisational and cultural destination. She pointed out keenness of the Representatives Council to provide the legislative support to the tourism sector in Bahrain given its role in"...
ACE Holding appoints new CEO
September 17, 2019
ACE Holding has appointed Yolla El Khoury as its new CEO. El Khoury, a Fellow of the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute, has worked with ACE Holding for a decade and moves into the CEO post after a nine-year tenure as Executive Group Vice President. With more than two decades of experience in insurance and reinsurance across, the UK, Lebanon and the GCC, El Khoury will drive the implementation of the ACE strategy for revenue growth and geographical"...
Bahrain best place for expats in Middle East: Study
September 17, 2019
MANAMA — Bahrain has beaten a host of regional competitors to be the best destination for expats to work, live, and raise a family in the Middle East and North Africa in the 2019 InterNations Expat survey, consolidating its leadership position from 2018.
Judges praised the Kingdom's welcoming culture and relaxed lifestyle, cementing the country as a haven for expats – with strong historical ties to the financial services and real estate industries and an increasingly strong standing in the technology"...
Andersen Global Expands in Rwanda
September 17, 2019
Andersen Global announced today a collaboration agreement with MRB Attorneys in Rwanda. The addition of the Kigali-based firm marks the 16th country with a presence in Africa for Andersen Global. MRB Attorneys was founded in 2013 by the firm’s five partners, who all have extensive experience in private and public legal consultancy services. Today, MRB’s eleven attorneys advise clients in corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution,"...
Jefferies' Clients, Employees and Shareholders Contribute $4,400,000 for Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts in the Bahamas
September 17, 2019
Jefferies announced today a total donation of $4.4 million to 16 organizations providing needed assistance to victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The firm's clients helped to generate $3.075 million in donations through global trading commissions on September 16th. Jefferies also contributed $1 million directly, and voluntary donations from the firm's 3,656 employees totaled another $325,000. We are proud of the entire Jefferies"...
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