Mobile Ticket Option Now Available for New York CityPASS Program

NEW YORK-Wednesday, November 29th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New York City’s original big-savings ticket booklet now offers a mobile ticket option. The New York CityPASS® program, which saves travelers 40% off admission to the Big Apple’s very best attractions, including the Empire State Building, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History, has gone mobile.

Offering packaged, discounted admission to the most iconic attractions in 12 North American destinations, City Pass, Inc. has always focused on making travel easier and less expensive. The company’s decision to offer mobile tickets—a move that dramatically enhances convenience for travelers—began last month with the successful launch of a similar option for the Tampa Bay CityPASS program.

“It was exciting to watch the debut of the New York mobile ticket option unfold in real time,” said CityPASS President and CEO Megan Allen. “Shortly after the option went live on our website, a pair of mobile tickets was purchased in Euros by a traveler who selected French as their language. Five minutes later, those same tickets were scanned for entry at one of our partner attractions.”

The language option is a benefit that will be applied to all future mobile ticket programs for other CityPASS partner destinations. Mobile tickets will be delivered to the purchaser’s smartphone in the language the buyer used while browsing the CityPASS website. For international visitors, it is especially helpful to have an end-to-end translated experience in the language of their choosing.

The New York CityPASS program includes prepaid admission to:

    The Empire State Building (CityPASS day/night ticket includes two general admission visits: one during the day and a return visit the same night)
    American Museum of Natural History
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Option: Top of the Rock Observation Deck OR Guggenheim Museum
    Option: Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island OR Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise
    Option: 9/11 Memorial & Museum OR Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

The included tickets are valid over a period of nine consecutive days, beginning with the first day of use.

The mobile ticket will work in the same manner as printed CityPASS ticket booklets, although instead of scanning a printed ticket at the attraction, the visitor will scan their phone. Mobile tickets, as well as ticket booklets, can be purchased online at CityPASS.com. Current prices (valid through Feb. 28, 2018): $122 for adults; $98 for children (6-17).

For 20 years, CityPASS ticket booklets and admission cards have been premier products for travelers who want to visit a destination’s top attractions while enjoying significant savings. CityPASS booklets/admission cards, which have a 98 percent customer recommendation rating, are available for New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Southern California, Tampa Bay and Toronto. For more information, visit CityPASS.com.

Prices and programs subject to change. CityPASS® is a registered trademark of City Pass, Inc., and the exclusive property of City Pass, Inc.

Contacts

CityPASS
Deborah Wakefield, APR, 503-292-4418
deborah@citypass.com


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ABB Unveils Newest Member of the YuMi Family

Building on the success of YuMi®, the world’s first truly collaborative, dual-arm industrial robot, ABB unveils its single-arm collaborative robot, which combines industry-leading capabilities with a much smaller footprint

ZURICH-Wednesday, November 29th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB is previewing its newest collaborative robot, now with a single arm, at the International Robotics Exhibition (iREX) 2017 in Tokyo. As their name suggests, collaborative robots are designed to work alongside humans on the factory floor to raise productivity and support the transition to mass customization. The robot will be officially launched in 2018.

Like YuMi, a small-parts assembly robot introduced in 2015, the new robot has a payload of 500 grams and, thanks to its compactness, is easily integrated into existing assembly lines, increasing productivity. The new robot also features lead-through programming, eliminating the need for specialized training for operators.

“The success of YuMi has exceeded expectations; it was originally designed for small-parts assembly, but it has turned out to be exceptionally versatile – it can solve a Rubik’s Cube, make sushi, wrap gifts and conduct an orchestra. Based on YuMi’s enormous success, we fully expect our new single-arm robot to be equally well-received, especially since it was developed at the request of customers,” said Sami Atiya, President of ABB’s Robotics and Motion division.

“We continue to build our collaborative robotics portfolio,” said Per Vegard Nerseth, Managing Director, ABB Robotics. “The newest robot is a much anticipated addition to the ‘factory of the future,’ enabling our customers to grow and thrive in the age of mass customization. Combining this robot with our ABB Ability™ digital solutions will allow our customers to take efficiency and reliability in their factories to the next level.”
ABB is exhibiting at iREX 2017 from November 29 to December 2, in the East Hall, Booth IR3-56.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a more than 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 136,000 employees. www.abb.com
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Contacts
ABB Ltd
Media Relations
Phone: +41 43 317 11 11
Email: media.relations@ch.abb.com

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ABB and HPE Bring Intelligence to Industrial Plants

Partnership to provide actionable insights across industrial plants, cloud and on-premises data centers for higher productivity and innovation



ZURICH -Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s industry-leading digital offerings, ABB AbilityTM, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions. The partnership will provide customers with solutions that generate actionable insights from vast amounts of industrial data to increase the efficiency and flexibility of their operations and create competitive advantage.

Customers will benefit from ABB’s deep domain expertise in operations technologies (OT) and HPE’s leadership in information technologies (IT). ABB and HPE will deliver joint industry solutions that merge OT and IT to turn industrial data into insights and automatic action, combining widely-adopted cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure with IT systems running in corporate data centers and at the edge of the network. Employing the right mix of IT platforms will accelerate data processing in industrial plants and at the same time enable effective control of industrial processes across locations.

“This strategic partnership marks the next level of the digital industrial transformation. Together, we will bring intelligence from cloud-based solutions to on-premises deployments in industrial plants and data centers for greater uptime, speed and yield,” said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “ABB and HPE will deliver solutions that span the entire range of computing required by enterprises today, from the edge to the cloud to the core.”

With an installed base of 70 million connected devices, 70,000 digital control systems and 6,000 enterprise software solutions, ABB is a trusted leader in the industrial space, and has a four-decade-long history of creating digital solutions for customers. HPE in turn is a global leader in helping customers optimize their IT environments with secure, software-defined technologies that seamlessly integrate across traditional IT, multiple public and private clouds and the intelligent edge to drive key business outcomes.

“This alliance between two global leaders is unprecedented in terms of breadth and depth, and it will be ground-breaking for the progress of the Industrial Internet of Things,” said Meg Whitman, CEO, HPE. “Together with ABB, we will shape a digital industrial future where everything computes, equipping machines with intelligence to collaborate, allowing plants to flexibly adapt to changing demands, and enabling global supply chains to instantaneously react to incidents. This partnership will create exciting business opportunities for our joint customers.”

To provide a true end-to-end experience for customers, the ABB-HPE partnership will include co-innovation, co-development, joint go to market and service.

Research firm IDC forecasts that worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) will grow to $1.4 trillion in 2021 from an expected $800 billion in 2017. The largest investments are being made in areas such as manufacturing, transportation and utilities.1 To tap into the opportunities of the IoT, companies are investing in new solutions that digitize their industrial equipment and integrate it with their broader IT environments. By joining forces, ABB and HPE are bringing together the capabilities needed to accelerate this transformation.

Computing where it is required

Running data acquisition, analytics and control processes near industrial equipment helps customers avoid the latency, security and reliability issues associated with data communication through remote IT systems. ABB and HPE will jointly develop, market and service digital industrial solutions that help customers:

    Create deep insights and automatic action from industrial data – by running ABB AbilityTM applications on enterprise-grade IT systems close to the industrial equipment to accelerate the processing of vast amounts of data; and
    Manage and control industrial processes across the supply chain – by leveraging hybrid IT to provide a seamless experience from edge to cloud to core, making critical data available across locations.

The partnership will enable ABB Ability™ solutions to run on hybrid platforms such as HPE ProLiant for Microsoft Azure Stack, enabling customers to deploy applications to their preferred location – on HPE infrastructure in industrial plants and data centers or in the Microsoft Azure public cloud – to meet the specific requirements regarding performance, security or cross-site collaboration.

ABB and HPE will also deliver joint solutions for data centers, including

    Data center automation – to enable data center power, cooling and building systems automatically adapt to changing IT demands or incidents. To that end, ABB and HPE will integrate ABB AbilityTM Data Center Automation, which controls, monitors and optimizes mission-critical data center facilities infrastructure, with HPE OneView, HPE’s IT infrastructure automation software.
    Secure edge data center – specifically designed to run in harsh industrial environments, bringing enterprise-grade IT capacity closer to the point of data collection and machine control. This solution is being developed in collaboration between ABB, HPE and Rittal, the world’s largest manufacturer of IT racks, and will be an off-the-shelf ready IT data center solution for industrial customers enabling real-time insight and action.

The partnership was announced today at the HPE Discover conference in Madrid, where both companies demonstrated their first jointly developed solutions and prototypes.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 125-years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 136,000 employees. www.abb.com

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. With the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio, spanning the cloud to the data center to workplace applications, our technology and services help customers around the world make IT more efficient, more productive and more secure.1 IDC Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide, see https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS42799917



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Contacts

ABB Ltd
Media Relations
Phone: +41 43 317 71 11
Email: media.relations@ch.abb.com

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Over 1200 Students Attended Science Film Festival 2017 at AURAK

- International films selection based on quality and relevance

- 2017 Theme: ANTHROPOCENE - WELCOME TO THE HUMAN AGE



Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

American University of Ras Al Khaimah hosted over 1200 students at the Science Film Festival 2017. The festival is a celebration of science communication in Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, produced by the Goethe-Institut, Germany´s Cultural Institute operating worldwide. In cooperation with local partners to promote science literacy and facilitates awareness of contemporary scientific, technological and environmental issues through the medium of film and television content.

Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, President, AURAK said: “We are proud to host Science Film Festival 2017 at American University of Ras Al Khaimah, as this type of scientific festivals demonstrates that science can be communicated in an educational, as well as entertaining manner through audio-visual media that helps in establishing the science culture in the minds of our students."

This year’s theme was ANTHROPOCENE - Welcome to the Age of Humans – agriculture, trade, transportation, and industry: As long as humans have existed we have been utilizing and altering our environment. Industrialization, in particular, has contributed to the unmistakable and often irreversible fingerprint that we are making upon the Earth. Today, the human imprint is so deep and pervasive that scientists, policymakers, and society are considering whether human-caused changes are affecting the geological record over the long term – whether we are, in fact, living in a new geological era called the Anthropocene.

Through selected topics such as urbanization, mobility, nature, evolution, food, and human-machine interaction, the Science Film Festival 2017 explores the past, present, and future of humanity.

Contacts

American University of Ras Al Khaimah

Maryam Al Bloushi
Department of Communications and Public Relations
+971 7 2210900 Ext: 1902
maryam.albloushi@aurak.ac.ae







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Takeda Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Zika Vaccine Candidate

OSAKA, Japan -Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

    Takeda’s investigational Zika virus vaccine candidate (TAK-426) progresses into Phase 1 clinical trial
    The clinical trial (ZIK-101) will evaluate safety and immunogenicity of TAK-426 in 240 subjects between the ages of 18 and 49 across the continental U.S. and U.S. territories
    Takeda’s Zika program is funded with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), under Contract No. HHSO100201600015C

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE: 4502], (“Takeda”) today announced that its purified, inactivated, alum-adjuvanted, whole Zika virus vaccine candidate (TAK-426) has progressed into a Phase 1 clinical trial, approximately 15 months after Takeda received a contract to develop a Zika vaccine from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).1

The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial is designed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the investigational vaccine candidate in 240 male and female subjects between the ages of 18 and 49. The Phase 1 trial also will assess several dose levels of the vaccine candidate to support the progression of TAK-426 into future studies.2 The trial will take place in the continental U.S. and U.S. territories and is being conducted under a U.S. Investigational New Drug (IND) application.

“We are pleased to reach this important milestone, which reflects our commitment to addressing the Zika threat, as well as the significant capabilities of Takeda’s global organization,” said Rajeev Venkayya, MD, President of the Global Vaccine Business Unit at Takeda. “This progress could not have been possible without the ongoing support of, and collaboration with, BARDA.”

Takeda was selected by BARDA in September 2016 to develop a vaccine to support the Zika response effort in the U.S. and affected regions around the world.

In recent years, the Zika virus has had a devastating impact, spreading across more than 84 countries, territories or subnational areas, including the U.S.3 In February 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)4 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) elevated its response efforts to its highest level (Level 1).5 Although WHO has since declared an end to the PHEIC,6 Zika continues to pose a significant threat to public health, especially for pregnant women, and a vaccine is still needed.

Given the public health threat posed by Zika, Takeda mobilized a multifunctional team immediately following signature of the contract with BARDA and has prioritized all aspects of the development program, enabling the Phase 1 trial to start within 15 months of funding.1 Initial data from ZIK-101 are expected in 2018, and, if available Phase 1 data support it, Takeda will work toward initiating Phase 2 studies as soon as possible.2

“BARDA remains committed to making available safe and effective Zika vaccines,” said Rick Bright, Ph.D., BARDA Director. “Takeda’s Phase 1 clinical study is an important step toward this goal.”

Beyond Zika, Takeda is pursuing several vaccine programs to address high-priority infectious diseases, including dengue, norovirus and polio.

Acknowledgment of Federal Funding
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, under Contract No. HHSO100201600015C.

About Takeda’s Zika Virus Vaccine Candidate (TAK-426)
Takeda’s Zika virus vaccine candidate (TAK-426) is a purified, inactivated, alum-adjuvanted, whole Zika virus vaccine. The candidate is being developed as part of a broader effort to prevent the spread of the Zika virus in susceptible populations around the world.

Takeda’s Commitment to Vaccines
Vaccines prevent more than two million deaths each year and have transformed global public health.7 For the past 70 years, Takeda has supplied vaccines to protect the health of people in Japan. Today, Takeda’s global vaccine business is applying innovation to tackle some of the world’s most challenging infectious diseases, such as dengue, norovirus and polio. Our team brings an outstanding track record and a wealth of knowledge in vaccine development, manufacturing and global access to advance a pipeline of vaccines to address some of the world’s most pressing public health needs.

About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) is a global, R&D-driven pharmaceutical company committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients by translating science into life-changing medicines. Takeda focuses its research efforts on oncology, gastroenterology and central nervous system therapeutic areas. It also has specific development programs in specialty cardiovascular diseases as well as late-stage candidates for vaccines. Takeda conducts R&D both internally and with partners to stay at the leading edge of innovation. New innovative products, especially in oncology and gastroenterology, as well as its presence in emerging markets, fuel the growth of Takeda. More than 30,000 Takeda employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients, working with our partners in health care in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit http://www.takeda.com/news.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including plans, strategies and expectations for the future, statements regarding the expected timing of filings and approvals relating to the transaction, the expected timing of the completion of the transaction, the ability to complete the transaction or to satisfy the various closing conditions, future revenues and profitability from or growth or any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Statements made in the future tense, and words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “continue,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “pro forma,” “intend,” “potential,” “target,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “seek,” “assume,” “will,” “may,” “should,” and similar expressions are intended to qualify as forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by management that are believed to be reasonable, though they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Investors and security holders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or experience to differ materially from that expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: required regulatory approvals for the transaction may not be obtained in a timely manner, if at all; the conditions to closing of the transaction may not be satisfied; the transaction may not be consummated; the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized; the transaction could disrupt relationships with employees, licensees, customers and other business partners or governmental entities; future sales could be adversely affected by competition or other factors; and integration costs may exceed current expectations. In addition, the combined business could be adversely affected by industry, economic or political conditions outside of BARDA or Takeda’s control, including general economic conditions in Japan, the United States and worldwide; competitive pressures and developments; applicable laws and regulations; the success or failure of product development programs; actions of regulatory authorities and the timing thereof; changes in exchange rates; and claims or concerns regarding the safety or efficacy of marketed products or product candidates in development.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and neither BARDA nor Takeda undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances after the date of the forward-looking statement. If one or more of these statements is updated or corrected, investors and others should not conclude that additional updates or corrections will be made.

1 Takeda Newsroom: Takeda to develop Zika Vaccine with up to $312 million in funding from US Government. Accessed November 2017 from https://www.takeda.com/newsroom/newsreleases/2016/Takeda-to-develop-Zika-Vaccine-with-up-to-$312-million/
2 ClinicalTrials.gov. Safety, Immunogenicity and Dose Ranging Study of Inactivated Zika Virus Vaccine in Healthy Adult Participants. 2017. Accessed November 2017 from https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03343626?term=ZIK-101&recrs=ab&rank=1
3 WHO Zika virus and complications: 2016 Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Accessed November 2017 from http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/en/
4 WHO statement on the first meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations. Accessed November 2017 from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/1st-emergency-committee-zika/en
5 CDC Emergency Operations Center moves to highest level of activation for Zika response. Accessed November 2017 from https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/s0208-zika-eoca-activation.html
6 Fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus. Accessed November 2017 from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/zika-fifth-ec/en
7 UNICEF Immunization Facts and Figures April 2013. Accessed November 2017 from https://www.unicef.org/immunization/files/UNICEF_Key_facts_and_figures_on_Immunization_April_2013(1).pdf





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Contacts

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
For media outside of Japan:
Elissa Johnsen
TEL: +1-224-554-3185
elissa.johnsen@takeda.com
or
For Japanese media:
Tsuyoshi Tada
TEL: +81-3-3278-2417
tsuyoshi.tada@takeda.com


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Jade Logistics Continues Impressive Implementation Record

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Software company Jade Logistics, supplier of the world’s number one Terminal Operating System (TOS) for mixed cargo ports, has continued to increase its global footprint by implementing its Master Terminal product at 22 sites in 2017.

On the back of significant sales growth and what has been a record year for the company, Jade Logistics’ global implementation team achieved go-live at terminals across multiple geographic locations including Europe, the Americas, Australasia, and the Middle East.

This impressive result was underpinned by a substantial Australasian project in which 16 terminals went live in less than ten months, and was complemented by an eight-week implementation of a multi-purpose terminal on the eastern coast of the UAE.

Chief Executive Officer of Jade Logistics, David Lindsay said, “We are well aware of the importance of getting our clients live as soon as possible, allowing them to quickly experience the benefits of a world class Terminal Operating System.

“The implementation times achieved during 2017 are exceptional, and are delivering real value to customers in terms of lowering their total cost of ownership.”

Adding to the varied geographic locations, the terminals represent a diverse range of cargo types including pure bulk terminals, break bulk and RORO terminals, and container only terminals, one of which is handling over one million TEUs per annum.

Jade Logistics Director of Global Services, Mark Ginnever says, “The key to any successful implementation is a dedicated project team, comprising representatives from both organisations.”

“The importance of strong client ownership and committed super users cannot be stressed enough, and we have been fortunate enough to work with clients that understand and support this collaborative approach,” added Ginnever.

Master Terminal is now licenced to over 110 terminals around the world, and Jade Logistics’ growth is set to continue with strong sales forecast into 2018 and beyond.

About Jade Logistics

At Jade Logistics, we’ve developed the expertise required to solve the complex problems of managing a variety of mixed cargo. From mixed cargo ports in Ghana to railways in Europe, Jade Logistics provides the tools you need to become competitive.

Since 1993, Jade Logistics has been designing, building, and supporting innovative software for organizations in the specialist logistics industries.

Our people have extensive experience and understanding of the global logistics industry, which provides the foundation from which we build trusting, long-term relationships with our customers.

We have offices in New Zealand, Australia, USA, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia.

For more information, visit us at jadelogistics.com

Contacts

For more information please contact:
Jade Logistics
Tony Davis, +64 21 886696
Director of Marketing



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Philip Morris International Welcomes Strong Interest for PMI IMPACT

 Global Initiative against Illegal Trade and Related Crimes Receives 157 Applications in Second Funding Round




LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) announced today that PMI IMPACT, its global initiative to support third party projects dedicated to fighting illegal trade and related crimes, received 157 expressions of interest for its second funding round.

The applications come from a range of government agencies, public universities, private companies, and not-for-profit organizations across 56 countries in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, the EU, and the US.

“The Expert Council is encouraged by the substantial number of responses to our invitation for expressions of interest in combatting illegal trade in all its forms. It is gratifying to receive such sustained support for the initiative taken by PMI IMPACT to get all relevant stakeholders to work together,” stated Navi Pillay, member of the PMI IMPACT Expert Council. “We will be reviewing the applications and will make a selection of the successful candidates shortly.”

The second funding round of PMI IMPACT focuses on projects that will tackle converging forms of illegal trade such as the smuggling and counterfeiting of goods, human trafficking, and the trade in drugs, arms, and wildlife. This round also examines the interlinks of illegal trade with related crimes, including corruption, money laundering, and organized criminal networks.

“We would like to thank all applicants for their proposals. Our hope is that PMI IMPACT will be a global enabler for innovative projects against illegal trade, and we are encouraged to see this initiative materialize and evolve year after year” stated Alvise Giustiniani, PMI’s Vice President Illicit Trade Strategies & Prevention.

Following the review of the expressions of interest, selected applicants will be invited to submit their full project proposals in early 2018 for further evaluation and final selection by the PMI IMPACT Expert Council, a body of external independent experts in the fields of law, anti-corruption, human rights, and law enforcement.

PMI has pledged USD 100 million for three funding rounds of PMI IMPACT. 32 projects were selected for funding in the initiative’s first round, with allocated grants of approximately USD 28 million.

More information on the initiative is available on the PMI IMPACT website.

About Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”)

PMI is a leading international tobacco company, with six of the world's top 15 international brands and products sold in more than 180 markets. In addition to the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, including Marlboro, the number one global cigarette brand, and other tobacco products, PMI is engaged in the development and commercialization of reduced-risk products (“RRPs”). RRPs is the term PMI uses to refer to products that present, are likely to present, or have the potential to present less risk of harm to smokers who switch to these products versus continued smoking. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities, and industry-leading scientific substantiation, PMI aims to provide an RRP portfolio that meets a broad spectrum of adult smoker preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. For more information, see PMI and PMI Science.

Contacts

Media enquiries
Philip Morris International media office
T: +41 (0)58 242 4500
E :media@pmi.com


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IDEMIA Chosen as a Supplier for Cards & Associated Services by L.A. Metro

BILLERICA, Mass.-Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IDEMIA, the global leader in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world, today announces that it has been selected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) as the supplier of TAP cards, and associated personalization services. TAP cards are contactless smart cards designed for use on buses and trains.

Metro in Southern California is unique among the transportation agencies in the United States. Created in 1993, Metro transports about 1.3 million passengers daily and oversees bus, rail, highway and other mobility-related building projects. The TAP card allows Los Angeles County passengers to travel with regional and local transit passes on the 24 transit providers. TAP cards offer a secure way for passengers to electronically pay fares and travel by tapping the card each time a rider boards a bus or train. Benefits of TAP include faster boarding times and the ability to recover balances if a card is lost or stolen. The TAP system is one of the largest smart cards systems in North America. TAP cards vary from the regular TAP card to personalized cards for seniors, disabled, and employer programs.

IDEMIA, former Oberthur Technologies of America, has been chosen by LA Metro to deliver a complete solution including all the steps from the production of the TAP cards to the shipment to the end-user: personalization with the cardholder’s data, encoding of the card, loading of the transport ticket onto the card as well as its fulfilment. Thanks to IDEMIA’s CityGo full contactless smart cards, users will benefit from a convenient, secure and easier transportation experience.

During a 3-year contract, IDEMIA will provide up to 5.5 million TAP cards per year and will support the fulfilment for about 1 million cards per year.

“We are delighted to provide Los Angeles County transit riders with TAP cards and personalization services. IDEMIA has already demonstrated its expertise in transportation and payment markets worldwide, and met stringent technical requirements from Los-Angeles Metro. With a long-term perspective, travellers will be able to benefit from the various innovations of the IDEMIA offers for transport such as cards and wearables”, said Eric Duforest, IDEMIA, Executive Vice-President of the Financial Institutions business unit.

"IDEMIA was the ideal partner to provide us a complete solution for travel cards and services. We are especially delighted to take advantage of the technological know-how of Los-Angeles based IDEMIA services center for card customization. IDEMIA’s cutting edge technology is a real opportunity for us to deploy more secure and convenient products and services for our customers”, added David Sutton, Executive Officer, TAP and Revenue Collections for Los-Angeles Metro.

For more information, visit www.idemia.com / Follow @IdemiaGroup on Twitter

Contacts
IDEMIA
Press
(US) Trish McCall, T 310-824-9000
tmccall@olmsteadwilliams.com
or
Julien Tahmissian, T + 33 (0)1 58 47 90 54
julien.tahmissian@havas.com
or
Niels Gaubert, T + 33 (0)6 13 39 33 36
niels.gaubert@havas.com


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The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education Doubles Its Annual Scholarship Offering for Emirati & Arab Youth in Its Second Year of Operation

● The Foundation is expanding its academic partnerships to 16 universities in 10 countries

● 1,500 scholarships to be offered by 2018

● Abdulaziz Al Ghurair: “It is fitting that our Foundation is taking this leap during the ‘Year of Giving’ in the United Arab Emirates.”


Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, November 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE) has responded to the overwhelming number of applications from tens of thousands of Emirati and Arab youth by increasing the number of scholarships offered through its programs from 700 currently, to 1,500 in the next year.

The Foundation supports the most vulnerable youth from the UAE and the region in gaining access to an education that has the power to change the course of their lives. Al Ghurair scholarships are both achievement and needs-based, targeting academic achievers who have demonstrated resilience in the face of hardship including conflict and financial need. Scholarship recipients are selected through a highly competitive process. Al Ghurair scholars are expected to be job-ready upon graduation, and to show a strong commitment to giving back to their communities and to the region as a whole.

Abdulaziz Al Ghurair, AGFE Chairman said: “It is fitting that our Foundation is taking this leap during the ‘Year of Giving’ in the United Arab Emirates. We are fortunate to live in one of the most generous countries in the world and it is our duty to give back, in line with the vision of the UAE’s leaders.”  He added: “Strategic philanthropy has an important role to play in investing in the future of our country and region and we believe that there can be no better philanthropic investment than educating our brightest youth.”

Launched in 2016, Al Ghurair scholarships are now available in 16 leading universities in 10 countries across the Arab world, Turkey, Canada, the US and the UK. Supported degree programs are fully accredited, and fall under the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The scholarships include leadership exposure for the recipient, skills development, community service, and a set number of practical training hours.

Regionally, the new partner universities added to the 2018 scholarship cycle are Al Akhawayn University in Morocco, Princess Sumaya University of Science and Technology in Jordan and Al Quds University, An-Najah University and Polytechnic Palestine University in Palestine.

The Foundation also partnered with the University of Edinburgh to co-fund Arab refugees and conflict-affected youth in pursuing Master’s degrees.

Maysa Jalbout, Chief Executive Officer of AGFE: “We value the partnership between the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education and the University of Edinburgh. We appreciate the University’s initiative in welcoming young refugees from this region, and in aiding the financial burden of tuition.  Our goal is to encourage more universities to step up and share in the collective global responsibility for alleviating the refugee education crisis.’ 
The new university partners are now part of the Al Ghurair network of regional and international universities which include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American University of Beirut, American University of Sharjah, American University in Cairo, Koc University, McGill University, University of Waterloo, Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, Arizona State University and Minerva Schools at KGI.

Application to the STEM Scholars Program is now open for Fall 2018 university enrollment.  The deadline is January 14, 2018.  For more information about the Foundation’s different programs, visit: www.alghurairfoundation.org.

About AGFE

Founded in the United Arab Emirates by Abdulla Ahmad Al Ghurair in July 2015, the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (AGFE) for Education aims to create education opportunities in 10 years for 15,000 Arab youth from underserved backgrounds and to help them become leaders in their countries and the region. 



Contacts

Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education

Alia El Didi, +97146012800

aeldidi@alghurairfoundation.org


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Ferring Receives Swiss Approval For Rekovelle, The First Personalised Fertility Treatment Using an Approved Dosing Algorithm

● Rekovelle provides doctors with an approved, evidence-based, individualised dosing regimen to personalise fertility treatment

● Approval expands options for fertility patients in Switzerland, providing a new and tailored approach to help doctors achieve target ovarian response

● Approval is based on a comprehensive clinical development programme (ESTHER), involving patients in 11 countries and over 2,000 treatment cycles


SAINT-PREX, Switzerland-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that Swissmedic has approved Rekovelle® (follitropin delta) for use in controlled stimulation for induction of the development of multiple follicles in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as an in vitrofertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).1 Rekovelle is a new human recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (human rFSH) and the first to use an approved individualised dosing regimen, based on a woman’s anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level and body weight.1,2

“With Ferring’s headquarters in Switzerland, we are particularly proud to announce the Swissmedic approval of Rekovelle, the first fertility medication to offer women a personalised approach, right from the start of treatment,” said Michel Pettigrew, President of the Executive Board and Chief Operating Officer, Ferring Pharmaceuticals. “The addition of Rekovelle to Ferring’s reproductive health portfolio reflects our ongoing commitment to addressing unmet patient needs at each stage of the fertility journey, from conception to birth.”

The Swissmedic approval was based on data from a comprehensive clinical development programme, including the Phase 3 ESTHER trials (Evidence-based Stimulation Trial with Human recombinant FSH in Europe and Rest of World), involving patients in 11 countries and over 2,000 cycles of controlled stimulation, also known as controlled ovarian stimulation (COS).2,3 The data showed that women receiving individualised treatment with Rekovelle, compared to conventional dosing with follitropin alfa*, had similar ongoing pregnancy and embryo implantation rates. Secondary endpoints† showed that 43% of women treated with Rekovelle achieved the target ovarian response of 8–14 oocytes (eggs), compared to 38% of women treated with follitropin alfa. Rekovelle’s individualised dosing regimen aims to obtain an ovarian response associated with a favourable safety/efficacy profile, i.e. aims to achieve an adequate number of eggs and reduce interventions to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This dosing regimen is specific to Rekovelle and cannot be applied to other fertility treatments.

About Rekovelle (follitropin delta)
Rekovelle is the first recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH) derived from a human cell line (PER.C6® cell line). Rekovelle is structurally and biochemically distinct from other existing rFSH treatments.1,4 The individualised dosing of Rekovelle is determined using an approved algorithm, based on a woman’s anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level and body weight.1,2,5 AMH will be measured by a companion diagnostic, the Elecsys® AMH Plus immunoassay from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Roche).6,7

Rekovelle is currently approved in 34 countries and is available in 11 countries worldwide.

About controlled ovarian stimulation
Controlled stimulation, or controlled ovarian stimulation (COS), is the process by which a pharmacological treatment is used to induce the development of multiple ovarian follicles to obtain multiple eggs at follicular aspiration (egg retrieval from the ovaries). COS is required prior to assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).8

About anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
AMH is a biomarker used to assess ovarian reserve and can help predict ovarian response.9 Women with high AMH levels are at an increased risk of developing OHSS, a potential complication of IVF treatment.10,11 Symptoms of early OHSS may include abdominal distension or discomfort, nausea and vomiting. In more severe cases OHSS can lead to large amounts of ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity), shortness of breath, blood clots, dehydration and potentially, death.10

The prevalence of OHSS in women undergoing IVF varies according to severity, with cases of OHSS experienced by 20–33% (mild), 3–6% (moderate) and 0.1–2% (severe) of women.12 A recent report suggested that OHSS is an underreported side effect of COS and the real world incidence may be higher.13 In addition to the impact on patients, the treatment of OHSS is associated with significant costs to the healthcare system.14 In the UK for example, the cost of treating moderate and severe cases of OHSS is estimated to be over £7 million (over 9 million CHF) every year.14,15

About the ESTHER trials
The ESTHER trials (Evidence-based Stimulation Trial with Human recombinant FSH in Europe and Rest of World) were randomised, assessor-blind, controlled, multicentre Phase 3 trials.2,3

ESTHER-1 was a trial of 1,326 patients in 11 countries undergoing their first ART cycle. Patients were randomised 1:1 to receive treatment with individualised Rekovelle, a fixed daily dose based on serum AMH levels and body weight, or conventional follitropin alfa dosing. The co-primary endpoints of ongoing pregnancy rates and ongoing implantation rates were met and results showed no difference between the two treatment arms.2 Results of the ESTHER-1 trial were published in the February 2017 issue of Fertility & Sterility.2

ESTHER-2 evaluated the immunogenicity of Rekovelle in a subset of ESTHER-1 patients undergoing repeated cycles of COS for ART. Data demonstrated no increased immunogenicity risk with Rekovelle after exposure in repeated cycles.3

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group active in global markets. A leader in reproductive and maternal health, Ferring has been developing treatments for mothers and babies for over 50 years. Today, over one third of the company’s research and development investment goes towards finding innovative treatments to help mothers and babies, from conception to birth. The company also identifies, develops and markets innovative products in the areas of urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and orthopaedics. Ferring has its own operating subsidiaries in nearly 60 countries and markets its products in 110 countries, including Ferring AG based in Baar, Switzerland which was founded in 1984. Ferring AG is responsible for the distribution and marketing of Ferring products in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. For further information on Ferring or its products, visit www.ferring.com.

About the Elecsys® AMH Plus immunoassay from Roche
The Elecsys® AMH Plus immunoassay from Roche has been shown to provide a precise, reliable and robust measurement of AMH levels.6,7,16,17,18,19 This fully automated Elecsys® AMH Plus immunoassay, run on the cobas® e and Elecsys® immunoassay analysers, determines AMH levels in 18 minutes, making it appropriate for routine clinical use. The Elecsys® AMH Plus immunoassay is intended to be used for assessment of ovarian reserve, prediction of response to COS and establishment of the individual daily dose of Ferring follitropin delta in combination with body weight in COS for the development of multiple follicles in women undergoing an assisted reproductive technology programme.1,6,7,16,17,18,19

Notes

* GONAL-f®, registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

† ESTHER-1 was neither designed nor powered to assess results based on secondary endpoints. Predefined secondary endpoints are used as a measurement to yield supportive evidence to evaluate additional effects relevant to informing the Rekovelle individualised dosing regimen. No confirmatory conclusions can be derived.

References

1 Rekovelle® Product Information, Switzerland.

2 Nyboe Andersen A, Nelson SM, Fauser BC, et al. Individualised versus conventional ovarian stimulation for an in vitro fertilization: a multicenter, randomized, controlled assessor-blinded, phase 3 noninferiority trial. Fertil Steril. 2017;107(2): 387-396.

3 Buur Rasmussen A, et al. Low immunogenicity potential of follitropin delta, a recombinant FSH preparation produced from a human cell line: Results from phase 3 trials (ESTHER-1 and ESTHER-2). Human Reproduction. 2016; 31: 385.

4 Olsson H, Sandström R, Grundemar L. Different pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH) derived from a human cell line compared with rFSH from a non-human cell line. J Clin Pharmacol. 2014; 54(11):1299–307.

5 Arce J-C, Nyboe Andersen A, Fernandez Sanchez M, et al. Ovarian response to recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone: a randomized, antimullerian hormone–stratified, dose–response trial in women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertil Steril. 2014;102(6): 1633–40.

6 Deeks ED. Elecsys® AMH assay: a review in anti-Müllerian hormone quantification and assessment of ovarian reserve. Mol Diagn Ther. 2015;19: 245-249.

7 Roche Diagnostics. Elecsys® AMH (anti-Mullerian hormone): Method sheet. 2015. http://www.cobas.com/content/dam/cobas_com/pdf/product/Elecsys%20AMH/Elecsys%20AMH%20FactSheet.pdf. [Last accessed October 2017].

8 Zegers-Hochschild F, Adamson GD, de Mouzon J, Ishihara O, Mansour R, Nygren K, Sullivan E, Van der Poel S. The international committee for monitoring assisted reproductive technology (ICMART) and the world health organization (WHO) revised glossary on ART terminology, 2009. Human reproduction. 2009;24(11): 2683-7.

9 La Marca A, Sighinolfi G, Radi D, et al. Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) as a predictive marker in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Hum Reprod Update. 2010;16(2): 113-130.

10 Mayo Clinic. OHSS Symptoms and Causes. Patient Care and Health Information. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ovarian-hyperstimulation-syndrome-ohss/symptoms-causes/dxc-20263586. [Last accessed: October 2017].

11 Salmassi A, Mettler L, et al.Cut-Off Levels of Anti-Mullerian Hormone for the Prediction of Ovarian Response, In Vitro Fertilization Outcome and Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Int J Fertil Steril. 2015; 9(2): 157-167.

12 Delvigne A, Rozenberg S, et al. Epidemiology and prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS): a review. Hum Reprod Update. 2002;8(6): 559-577.

13 Thomsen L, Humaidan P, et al. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in the 21st century: the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger and kisspeptin. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2015;27(3): 210-214.

14 Yates AP, Rustamov O, Roberts SA, et al. Anti-Mullerian hormone-tailored stimulation protocols improve outcomes whilst reducing adverse effects and costs of IVF. Hum Reprod. 2011;26(9): 2353-2362.

15 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Fertility Treatment in 2014 Trends and Figures Report. Available at: http://ifqtesting.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-website/1111/hfea-fertility-treatment-trends-and-figures-2014.pdf [Last accessed: October 2017]

16 Gassner D, Jung R. First fully automated immunoassay for anti-Müllerian hormone. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2014;52(8): 1143-52.

17 Anderson RA, Anckaert E, Bosch E, et al. Prospective study into the value of the automated Elecsys antimüllerian hormone assay for the assessment of the ovarian growing follicle pool. Fertil Steril. 2015;103(4): 1074–80.e4.

18 Nelson SM, Pastuszek E, Kloss G, et al. Two new automated, compared with two enzyme-linked immunosorbent antimüllerian hormone assays. Fertil Steril. 2015;104(4):1016-1021.e6.

19 Hyldgaard J, Bor P, Ingerslev HJ, et al. Comparison of two different methods for measuring anti-mullerian hormone in a clinical series. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2015;13(1): 107.



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Contacts

Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Lindsey Rodger
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
+41 58 451 40 23 (direct)
+41 79 191 0486 (mobile)
lindsey.rodger@ferring.com
or
Bhavin Vaid
Head of Corporate Communications
+41 58 301 09 52 (direct)
+41 79 191 06 32 (mobile)
bhavin.vaid@ferring.com


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Northern Trust Announces Key Transition Management Hire

 Appointment of Mike Mahoney Highlights Continued Strategic Investment in Capital Markets Business



LONDON-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has expanded its transition management team with another key hire, appointing Mike Mahoney as a transition manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

This latest addition highlights Northern Trust’s continued investment in its Capital Markets business which encompasses transition management, institutional brokerage, foreign exchange and securities lending services.

Based in London, Mahoney will focus on transition management services for insurance companies and financial institutions across the region. He will be responsible for all aspects of the transition event life cycle, encompassing assignment origination, relationship management, execution strategy and end-to-end project management. He reports to Craig Blackbourn, who was appointed as head of transition management for EMEA in January 2017.

Mahoney joins from State Street Global Markets where he was a transition manager and portfolio trader for the last eight years.

“Mike’s appointment underlines our continued commitment to investing in our global transition management business,” said Blackbourn, head of transition management, EMEA, Northern Trust Capital Markets. “Northern Trust’s transition management offering is centered around minimizing risk and controlling costs alongside maximizing transparency for our clients and Mike’s extensive experience will be invaluable in delivering exemplary performance throughout the transition management lifecycle.”

Northern Trust has a 30-year track record of providing transition management services. Under its Capital Markets business, it also offers foreign exchange, securities lending and institutional brokerage services to its diverse global client base. It has more than 350 employees dedicated to providing capital markets services worldwide from offices in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London, Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Sydney.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has offices in the United States in 19 states and Washington, D.C., and 23 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of September 30, 2017, Northern Trust had assets under custody/administration of US$9.7 trillion, and assets under management of US$1.1 trillion. For more than 125 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Visit northerntrust.com or follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.

Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited liability in the U.S. Global legal and regulatory information can be found at https://www.northerntrust.com/disclosures.

Contacts

Northern Trust
Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific Contact:
Camilla Greene
+44 (0) 207 982 2176
Camilla_Greene@ntrs.com
or
US & Canada Contact:
John O'Connell
+1-312-444-2388
John.O’Connell@ntrs.com

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Surplus Stores Dubai – Setting a New Wholesale Experience

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, November 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Surplus Stores has opened its doors to the public with its ground-breaking wholesale concept that redefines the wholesale business and is first of its kind in the UAE.

Surplus Stores, conveniently located in close proximity to Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Rd. and other major landmarks such as Dubai International Airport and International City deals with branded and high-quality wholesale products. Surplus Stores boasts a world-class organized store and 18 departments all under one roof.

 “Surplus Stores is dedicated to deliver quality products across diverse, ever-changing premium product lines. We guarantee the best prices on items. All these to inspire trust and to build confidence with our buyers and make their experience beyond wholesale”, said Mr. Pankaj Kumar, General Manager of Surplus Stores.

The company offers products for a number of industries such as Educational Institutions, Building Contractors, Hotels and Restaurants, Traders and Retailers and so much more. Surplus Stores also offers delivery in UAE and assistance for export to other countries.

Another uniqueness of Surplus Stores is that it makes wholesale buying practical for either personal or business. With a minimum buy of one carton, you can easily buy for household or for your business and save money and time. Also, to stay on top of today’s technological era, Surplus Stores has launched their website www.surplusstores.com where products along with details and prices are accessible and online ordering and inquiry is possible. These concepts also make it convenient for both small and big business owners to purchase items for retail and their businesses.

“Very good prices and very good quality products,” Mr. Mohammad, a recent customer of Surplus Stores commented. Mr. And Mrs. Traynor, also customers of Surplus Stores mentioned how they like the concept of the store, giving a rating of 4 stars on both products and facilities and 5 stars for the staff. These positive feedbacks reinforce Surplus Stores’ credibility in the wholesale business with the seamless buying experience it provides.

You can visit Surplus Stores at their flagship store in Nad Al Hamar, Dubai, UAE. Their store is open from Saturday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. To learn more about the company and their products you can visit their website www.surplusstores.com. Surplus Stores also offer free shuttle service.

Contacts

Surplus Stores

Ara Jay Ong, +97142898110, +971522115699

reachus@surplusstores.com

Netcracker Technology Named a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs for Fourth Consecutive Year

 Netcracker Was Positioned With the Highest Ability to Execute in Gartner's 2017 Magic Quadrant for IRCM for CSPs



WALTHAM, Mass.-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Netcracker Technology, the global leader in analytics-driven, dynamically adaptable revenue, customer and partner management solutions, announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in its 2017 "Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs"1 report. This is the fourth consecutive year that Netcracker has been named a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for IRCM for CSPs.

This year's Magic Quadrant evaluated 21 vendors in the integrated revenue and customer management (IRCM) market and positioned Netcracker as the Leader with the highest Ability to Execute.

Click here to download the full report.

Netcracker customer Sam Lloyd, CIO at Telenet, said, "As we transition into a fully digital service provider, we are confident in our use of Netcracker's next-gen Revenue and Customer Management solution, which ensures our ability to track, manage and optimize all customer-facing processes, including billing for innovative digital services, and deliver a truly omnichannel experience for our customers."

"We believe our positioning as a Leader for the fourth year and with the highest placement in Ability to Execute for the past three years underscores our commitment to delivery and helping our customers meet their increasingly digital needs," said Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO at Netcracker. "As service providers continue to transform digitally, our IRCM offering guarantees they have the cutting-edge products, services and deep domain expertise they need to ensure success."

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs evaluates "solutions that provide billing, customer care, rating, charging, pricing, partner relationship management, policy management, mediation, self-service, analytics and other related functions."

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

For more information on Netcracker's Revenue and Customer Management solution, please contact Erin O'Reilly at Erin.OReilly@Netcracker.com.

About Netcracker Technology

Netcracker Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is a forward-looking software company, offering mission-critical solutions to service providers around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of software solutions and professional services enables large-scale digital transformations, unlocking the opportunities of the cloud, virtualization and the changing mobile ecosystem. With an unbroken service delivery track record of more than 20 years, our unique combination of technology, people and expertise helps companies transform their networks and enable better experiences for their customers.

For more information, visit www.netcracker.com.

1 Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs" by Norbert J. Scholz, Jouni Forsman and Amresh Nandan, 23 October 2017.

Contacts

Netcracker Technology
Erin O'Reilly, +1-781-366-7049
Erin.OReilly@Netcracker.com
or
SmartMark Communications for Netcracker
Juliet Shavit, +1-215-504-4272
jshavit@smartmarkusa.com

Official Statement Regarding the Rawdah Mosque from the ‘Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies’

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Friday, November 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

May God send salutations upon our master Muhammad, and upon his blessed household and noble companions.

Indeed the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies strongly condemns the criminal terrorist attack, which targeted the Rawdah Mosque in the City of Areesh, Egypt.

Once again terrorism reveals its true barbaric and futile nature, which no intellect can condone nor any religion justify.

This terrorist explosion violates both the impunity of venerable human beings and the sanctity of location, highlighting once again that terrorism has no religion.

During this critical moment within the history of the Ummah, the Forum would like to reaffirm its support of al-Azhar’s efforts under the leadership of Imam Ahmad al-Tayyab. Likewise it wishes to reiterate its call to all establishments and religious institutions for solidarity and coalition for the sake of ending senseless terrorist undertakings by way of holistic approaches that return to the Ummah the message of hope and optimism.

The Forum sends its deepest condolences to the martyrs of this tragic event, and to the Egyptian people as a whole, imploring God to shroud the martyrs of the Rawdah mosque with His mercy, and grant the injured a swift recovery.



Abdullah Bin Bayyah

President, Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies


 Contacts

Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies

Amani Mohamad, Media Office, +971503366878

Media@peacems.com



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4th Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies to Discuss ‘World Peace and Islamophobia’

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies will convene its fourth annual Forum under the theme ‘Global Peace and the fear of Islam’ on December 11, 2017 in Abu Dhabi. The event will be chaired by H.E Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies.

The theme of this year’s forum was chosen to examine the common factors that potenially pose a threat to regional or global peace, examining hate speech and its societal and global impact on peace, through the prevalence of hyper-fear of Islam, commonly known as Islamophobia.

The Forum hope its fourth annual assembly necessitates the intellectual and social groundwork to enable Muslims and people of other faiths to coexist peacefully, which will be done through a select group of experts sharing their ideas and experiences. The Forums Executive Director, Zeshan Zafar stated ‘this convergence is critical to vaccinate against deconstructive ideological notions that threaten security and further conflagration in Muslim Societies, fuelling a vicious cycle of mutual fear and suspicion which fosters hatred, racism and exclusion’.

Discussions at this years forum will also examine how religions can take up the challenge to promote the spirit of peace through examples of best practice, such as the successful birth of a modern day ‘Alliance of Virtue’ witnessed in Abu Dhabi, through the Forums 2017 flagship program, the American Peace Caravan. This initiative for the first time brought Rabbis, Pastors and Imams in the U.S to develop multi-religious grassroots based solutions, to bridge the division and bring together religious communities based on their shared values.

The three-day Forum, which will be held in Abu Dhabi, will see the participation of more than 700 Arab and Muslim scholars, alongside an elite of high-level intellectual and religious dignitaries from around the world, representing the different intellectual, religious and cultural trends.

The illustrious gathering of scholars and intellectuals will deliberate on ways to reach peaceful intellectual outcomes to ward off potential risks against communities, and avoid the impact of exacerbating risks on different regions around the world. They will also discuss means to create a global peaceful movement, similar to the pre-Islamic ‘Alliance of Virtue’, which opposes violence, radicalism and extremism through peaceful coexistence and conviviality.

The Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies was launched in 2014 based on the initiative of HE Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah and the generous support of the UAE. The Forum’s various events attracted thousands of scholars and intellectuals and achieved significant success in terms of the prestigious attendance and academic outcomes to promote the culture of peace. It also garnered the attention of thinkers and decision-makers in the Islamic and Western worlds, and earned the recognition of numerous international entities and awards.

Contacts

Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies

Amani Mohamad, Media Office,  +971503366878

Media@peacems.com

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ABB and Kawasaki Announce Collaborative Robot Automation Cooperation

World’s first collaboration that focuses on “cobots” and creation of common industry approaches to safety, programming and communications


ZURICH-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, two global industrial automation and robot suppliers, announced today that the companies will join forces to share knowledge and promote the benefits of collaborative robots, in particular those with dual arm designs. The global cooperation will become effective immediately.

Under the new cooperation, which is the world’s first to focus on ‘cobots,’ both robot makers will continue independently manufacturing and marketing their own offerings while working together on joint technical and awareness opportunities. This includes educating policy makers, NGOs and the general public about the benefits of collaborative automation, and creating common industry approaches to safety, programming and communications.

Collaboration between people and robots, machines and processes is increasingly important as production in many industries has shifted from larger lots with little variation to low volumes with a high mix. This means more variability and more human intervention. Collaborative automation allows people and robots to each contribute their unique strengths – people offer process knowledge, insight and improvisation for change, while robots offer tireless endurance for repetitive tasks.

The cooperation also represents collaboration across borders, with ABB as Europe’s largest robot supplier and Kawasaki one of Asia’s industrial giants. “The scale and pace of change in the robotics industry today is unimaginable,” said Per Vegard Nerseth, Managing Director of ABB’s Robotics business. “Beyond the technologies behind collaborative automation, there is also a need for innovative new ways of working together and creating common industry approaches to safety, programming and communications.”

“Collaborative robots, especially those with two arms capable of human interactions, can greatly contribute to society and help the world cope with labor shortages and an aging workforce. We see high potential in expanding collaborative applications and processes where people and technology work together to create solutions,” said Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Kawasaki Robot Division. “I’m very pleased that ABB and Kawasaki are joining forces to lead the drive for more user-friendly, advanced collaborative automation.”

ABB is recognized as a pioneer in collaborative automation through its YuMi dual arm robot, the world’s first truly collaborative robot. The YuMi robot makes it possible for people and robots to safely share common tasks such as assembling small electronics.

Kawasaki is offering a very unique and innovative Dual-Arm SCARA Robot “duAro”, which has been developed based on extensive application know-how and which can safely collaborate with humans in the workplace.

The first output from this cooperation will be a collaborative dual arm robot demonstration in Booth IR3-56, IR5-22 and SR-82 at IREX, to be held in Tokyo, Japan from November 29 to December 2, 2017.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a more than 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 136,000 employees. www.abb.com

ABB Robotics is a pioneer in industrial and collaborative robots and advanced digital services. As one of the world’s leading robotics suppliers, we are active in 53 countries and over 100 locations and have shipped over 300,000 robot solutions in a diverse range of industries and applications. We help our customers to improve flexibility, efficiency, safety and reliability, while moving towards the connected and collaborative factory of the future. www.abb.com/robotics

Kawasaki was founded more than 120 years ago and has been developing globally while producing revolutionary products by working together to ensure technology synergies across its different divisions.

Kawasaki is now recognized as a global leader in diverse industries in wide ranging fields going beyond land, sea and air, offering state-of-the-art technologies for environmental and energy infrastructure, machinery and robotics, and various types of transportation in marine, railway and aerospace to a leisure vehicles as motorcycles and personal watercraft in global basis with about 35,200 employees. global.kawasaki.com

Kawasaki Robotics is a leading supplier of industrial robots and robot automation systems with a broad product portfolio having shipped 170,000 robots in about 50 countries. As a pioneer in Japan, Kawasaki celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017. As one of the world’s leading robotics suppliers, we are now transforming ourselves from an industrial to a fully integrated robot supplier. Kawasaki is a solution provider having deep application know-how through diverse business and products on land, sea and air. robotics.kawasaki.com

Contacts

ABB Media Relations
+41 43 317 71 11
media.relations@ch.abb.com
or
ABB Investor Relations
+41 43 317 71 11
investor.relations@ch.abb.com
or
Kawasaki Media Relations
webadmin@khi.co.jp


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Conference Highlights Importance of Industry Collaboration to Boost Shipping and Trade Investment

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

The 3rd Annual The Maritime Standard Ship Finance & Trade Conference, held at the Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort, assembled a high quality panel of speakers, from a wide variety of backgrounds, to discuss and debate the key issues and trends facing the shipping and ports market in the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, with a particular focus on financial issues. The audience of around 150 heard from some of the leading and most well-known personalities in the business, including senior executives with many years’ experience in their chosen fields, who highlighted the importance of building partnerships to help accelerate investment-led growth within the industry.

Conference chairman, Clive Woodbridge, editor, The Maritime Standard, said: “There was a tremendous amount of optimism in the room, with a strong sense that there are significant opportunities for those who take the right decisions in a timely manner. However it was clear that collaboration, partnership building and improved communications between sectors are vital to ensure that the potential benefits in terms of investment and trade generation are achieved.”

The keynote speeches at the event were given by two prominent, and influential figures within the UAE shipping and ports sectors. A presentation by H.E. Dr. Abdullah Salem Al-Katheeri, Director General, Federal Transport Authority (FTA) - Land & Maritime, was followed by Abdulkareem Al Masabi, Executive Vice President, Ports, Abu Dhabi Ports. Both speakers were upbeat about the future and highlighted the key strategies and investment programmes being followed within the UAE, and the benefits these will have for the local economy and regional trade.

H.E. Dr. Al-Katheeri said, “The FTA is doing its upmost to enhance collaboration among all stakeholders in the maritime industry and to create the best framework to provide shipping and trade professionals with the opportunity to have dialogue with key decision makers. Our aim is to improve the business environment for the maritime transport industry, and to enable the delivery of competitive financial solutions for shipping, ports and associated services.”

In his presentation, Mr. Al Masabi described the coming of an exciting era in the maritime industry in the UAE. He added, “There is more reason for optimism in the industry heading into 2018 than we have had for several years. Uncertainty continues to surround us, but there are signs of a stronger macroeconomic picture as we look ahead to 2020, and the collaboration that has sustained the industry through recent years of stagnation is now poised to propel us to a period of increased growth.”



The main conference session focused on how politico-economic factors are likely to shape future opportunities and challenges for the shipping and ports sectors. The audience heard from several influential figures in the industry who shared their insights into what lies ahead. These included: Abdulla Bin Damithan, Director Commercial, DP World – UAE Region; Khamis Juma Buamim, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive, Gulf Navigation Holding; Chris Peters, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Ship Investment Company; and Ross Thompson, Acting Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, Ports, Abu Dhabi Ports. Ali Shehab, Deputy Chief Executive, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company, also made a special presentation to the Conference by video link.

The first of two afternoon sessions focused on how best to develop strategies for the future, working with the financial sector, and featured several informative, and stimulating presentations from experts in their respective fields. Highlights included presentations by Adel Al Wahedi, Chief Financial Officer, Abu Dhabi Ports; Jacob Berman, Managing Director, Infrastructure and Transportation, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered; Andrew Simmons, Chief Executive, Global Marine Transport Capital; Bora Bariman, Head of Energy & Marine, National Bank of Fujairah; and Andrew Baird, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams (Middle East).

The audience also heard from Sinan Ozcan about the new Maersk Trade Finance programme, which has recently been launched in the UAE.

After a stimulating and thought-provoking question and answer session, with considerable interaction with the audience, the third and final session featured case studies illustrating how different businesses can be developed to diversify regional maritime clusters, in support of shipping and trade growth. The conference heard from June Manoharan, Director, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants; Katherine Yakunchenkova; General Manager, Al Safina Security; and Capt. Stephen Bligh, Senior Principal Consultant, DNV-GL. This was followed by a networking opportunity at which attendees and panellists were able to continue discussions about issues raised during the event.

Trevor Pereira, managing director of The Maritime Standard, said, “The Conference brought together individuals with particular expertise in their fields to create a unique experience. This year we were able to build further on the success of the first two events, and I am sure everyone who attended went away with some fresh ideas to take back to their businesses. Abu Dhabi once again proved to be an ideal location, as the emirate is fast becoming a globally important shipping and trade hub, and we are truly grateful for the support and encouragement given by local businesses, particularly Abu Dhabi Ports.”

Editor’s Note: About The Maritime Standard

The Maritime Standard (TMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flagship Events LLC, publishes a regular e-newsletter aimed specifically at the shipping and maritime community. It is delivered fortnightly, on the 1st and 15th of every month, and has built up a circulation of more than 40,000 recipients. It delivers the most accurate, up-to-date news about the market and has built up the largest circulation of any shipping-related online newsletter in the Middle East and India. It is also gaining popularity in other major shipping hubs, including Oslo, Hamburg, Singapore, London and Greece. The newsletter includes news and analysis from the shipping and ports industries and related sectors in the Middle East and Subcontinent. Topics that are covered include tanker shipping, container operations, dry and liquid bulk trades, ro-ro, and cruise shipping. In addition there is up to date information about regional terminal operations; port development; classification; ship repair and conversion; shipbuilding; ship agency; finance and insurance; maritime law; and transportation & logistics. The newsletter regularly carries exclusives, analysis and interviews with top executives.

TMS also publishes the very successful TMS UAE Yearbook. The first 2016/17 edition was followed by a second volume covering 2017/18, that was launched in July this year. Analysing key developments across the country’s maritime sector, the annual publication aims to publicise the UAE’s achievements both locally and internationally, through in depth articles, researched first hand. These cover all the major sectors of the shipping, ports and maritime industry in the UAE. The articles, on terminals, shipping companies, shipyards, maritime law firms, classification, regulators and inland transport firms, among others, have been well received by the industry as a year-round reference point.

The not-to-be missed The Maritime Standard Awards recognise and celebrate success in the shipping, ports and related sectors across the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. The fourth edition, The Maritime Standard Awards 2017, took place on Monday, 23rd October 2017 at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, and were universally acclaimed as being the best in the region. Each of the four events to date were held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and have attracted close to 700 of the region's elite shipping and maritime professionals, as well as a number of leading figures from overseas. The 2017 TMS Awards event, hosted by the well-known actress and model, Lara Dutta, saw 20 general awards presented, following the recommendations of an elite, independent judging panel, as well as a number for special individual awards recognising the contributions made by high profile industry leaders and innovators.

TMS also organises two market leading one day conferences. As well as they TMS Ship Finance and Trade Conference, the company holds the TMS Tanker Conference, the second edition of which took place on 24th October 2017 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Dubai. Presentations were given by many of the region's leading tanker owners and operators, as well as experts in related fields.



Contacts

The Maritime Standard

(A Division of Flagship Events LLC)

Ammaar Murtaza Moosa, +971552454466, +97143805556

ammaar@flagshipme.com

www.flagshipme.com




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SHUAA Capital Initiates Egypt Operations Following Green Light by Egypt Financial Supervisory Authority for Securities Brokerage

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, November 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

SHUAA Capital, the United Arab Emirates-based integrated financial services firm, today announced that its securities brokerage arm ‘SHUAA Securities’ has officially commenced operations in the Egyptian market, following green light by the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA).

With an initial and dedicated 40 person strong task-force, SHUAA Securities Egypt has been successfully executing its first transactions since being granted approval on 11 November 2017.

SHUAA Capital had earlier confirmed a regional growth and development strategy via both organic and inorganic prospects, and the launch of SHUAA Securities Egypt is testament to the Group’s turnaround roadmap. This official presence out of Cairo, is a natural extension to SHUAA’s broader brokerage network, allowing retail and high-net-worth clients from across the region easier access to Egyptian capital markets.

Fawad Tariq-Khan, General Manager of SHUAA Capital, said: “SHUAA Securities Egypt is an important component of our work to offer clients access to the region’s key capital markets. Due to the country’s strong economic fundamentals and depth of available opportunities, we have received strong interest in the Egyptian market from clients in 2017. SHUAA Securities Egypt will enable us to meet this demand and help us to deliver another significant element of the Group’s long-term growth strategy. We thank the Egyptian authorities and regulators for their support and guidance throughout the process.”

Securities brokerage is a vital business line for SHUAA’s overall Capital Markets service offerings. Through a strategic move, the Group had recently entered into an agreement to acquire ‘Integrated Securities’, the leading UAE based brokerage firm, thus boosting SHUAA’s regional client base, and allowing it to benefit from synergies and better streamlining of operations.  Today, the re-engaging of the Egypt market by a much stronger SHUAA Securities is expected to pave the way for further expansion by the Group’s other business lines on the North African platform over the medium term.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information:

This document contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "aspire," "intend," "plan," "goal," "objective," "seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "strategy," "target," "trend," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods.

Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding:

Expected operating results, such as revenue growth and earnings.

Anticipated levels of expenditures and uses of capital

Current or future volatility in the capital and credit markets and future market conditions.

Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: Our ability to maintain adequate revenue levels and cost control; economic and financial conditions in the global markets and regional markets in which we operate, including volatility in interest rates, commodity and equity prices and the value of assets; the implementation of our strategic initiatives, including our ability to effectively manage the redeployment of our balance sheet and the expansion of our strategic businesses; the reliability of our risk management policies, procedures and methods; continued volatility in the capital or credit markets; geopolitical events; developments and changes in laws and regulations, including increased regulation of the financial services industry through legislative action and revised rules and standards applied by our regulators.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this document and presentation is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information and opinions contained in this document. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Established in 1979, SHUAA Capital psc (‘SHUAA’) is an integrated financial services firm headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. The firm services corporate and institutional clients, Governments, family businesses and high-net-worth-individuals with expertise in the areas of asset management, investment banking advisory services, capital markets and credit. SHUAA is a public shareholding company with its shares listed on the Dubai Financial Market. The firm is regulated as a financial investment company by the UAE Central Bank.  www.shuaa.com

Contacts

SHUAA Capital

Mohamed Tahboub, Head of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications & Marketing

+97143651872, mtahboub@shuaa.com, ccdesk@SHUAA.com

www.SHUAA.com










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CHTF 2017 Gathers Enterprises From 27 “One Belt, One Road” Countries

SHENZHEN, China-Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Echoing the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, the 19th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2017) which concluded on November 21, invited over 30 countries and international organizations, including Argentina, Belgium, The Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iran, Lithuania, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, UK and EU, to exhibit jointly at the “One Belt, One Road” Pavilion, setting a new record in its history.

The Bavarian delegation sent 11 enterprises including leading hi-tech players such as Pfaff-Silberblau, a pioneer in mechanical drive and hoisting parts and solutions under Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products, as well as four newcomers including the most innovative startup NavVis.

The Korean delegation once again broke its record in terms of the number of exhibitors. National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), Daejeon University Entrepreneurship Center, Korea Smart Innovation Campus, Korea Hi-tech Delegation all exhibited smart and interconnected solutions at CHTF, covering IT, communications, biology, healthcare, beauty, robotics, AR&VR, IOT, ICT, security and energy.

Chinese President Xi’s visit to The Czech Republic in 2016 has enhanced the political, economic and cultural ties between the two countries. This year, the Czech Embassy to China and Czech Investment Promotion Commission jointly led the biggest-ever delegation to CHTF with the country’s most advanced hi-tech products. During the fair, Czech Technology and Investment Environment Roadshow was held, where the Greater China Director of Czech Invest introduced its investment environment and Czech entrepreneurs introduced Czech technologies, such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, renewable energy, IT and AI.

In addition, Sino-Brazilian Innovation Center exhibited again. A buyer delegation led by the President of South Brazil Chamber of Commerce and Industry also visited CHTF. Besides Latin American countries, Eastern European countries, such as The Czech Republic and Estonia, added new blood to the international exhibitors. Russian Science and Education Department, Germany’s Bavaria State and Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Walloon Region of Belgium have sent delegations to CHTF for 19 years. Other veteran delegations were from Australia, Greece, Pakistan, Iran, Malaysia, Poland, the Netherlands, and EU. CHTF provided a platform for them to promote products, reach Chinese enterprises and organizations, carry out cooperation and finally achieve mutual development.

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Contacts

China Hi-Tech Fair
Yang Dan, 86 755 8284 8695
http://www.chtf.com/english/
yangd@chtf.com



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Eurosport Arabia Debuts on Snapchat Discover

Becomes the First Arabic Sports Channel on Snapchat ‘Discover’


Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, November 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Eurosport Arabia - one of the Region’s foremost digital sports destinations - recently announced that it has joined SnapChat Discover.

Speaking on the occasion, Eurosport Arabia’s Editor in Chief, Khaled Karam, said, “Eurosport Arabia will be the preferred channel that young sports fans will love on Snapchat. We have been active on SnapChat for nearly two years now and credit this presence as being fundamental to our regional success. Eurosport Arabia has always placed fans first and we believe that social media is truly the right environment for engaging fans. We are honored to have found a new home on Snapchat Discover through this exclusive partnership and are very excited about the opportunity to expand content distribution and reach a massive audience. We believe this partnership will make Eurosport Arabia the leading digital sports platform in the Arab world.”

 Eurosport Arabia’s Editors will create content on the Eurosport Arabia channel exclusively for Snapchat. Up to ten stories, ranging from animation pieces, to infographics, videos and full-on articles will be published every day. This will effectively give Snapchat readers informative sports content in an entertaining and visually exciting mobile first format.

Eurosport Arabia stands distinguished for being the ultimate Arabic language sports destination. The platform credits its leadership to its unique combination of being a globally respected brand, with local expertise and a young editorial staff creating content for the new Arab generation.

Being genuine and creating a direct relationship with fans, regardless of the channel, has been Eurosport Arabia’s primary route to success. Today, the platform enjoys millions of followers and visitors across all social media and owned properties, making it the preferred choice of regional sports fans.

 Michel Malkoun, Chief Operating Officer at DMS (Which serves as the Exclusive Media Representative for Eurosport Arabia) also expressed his enthusiasm for the new partnership: “This partnership offers advertisers access to the first Arabic sports channel on SnapChat Discover - a truly brand-safe and highly engaging platform with high reach, where brands can effectively achieve their communication objectives”.

About Eurosport Arabia:

Eurosport Arabia is the MENA digital extension of the number one sport destination in Europe, Eurosport. Made up of a team of young and dedicated Arab sports editors from across the MENA region, Eurosport Arabia fuels the passion of fans and connects them with the greatest sports events in the world. EurosportArabia.com and its leading social media channels reach over 20 million Arabs sports fans every month.

About Digital Media Services (DMS):

Digital Media Services (DMS) was incorporated in 2010 as the official digital media arm of Choueiri Group. Today, the Company extends a premium portfolio of online / mobile offerings, which reach 120 million Unique Users, generate 2 Billion Page Views and serve over 3.2 billion ads per month. Aligned with Choueiri Group’s commitment to and focus on digital, DMS received a brand makeover in April 2017, which expresses its unique strength as the true voice of independent publishers. DMS is headquartered in Dubai, with presence in key regional markets.

Contacts

Digital Media Services (DMS)

Assad Jamil, +97144545454

E: ajamil.mr@choueirigroup.com

Eurosport Arabia

Khaled Karam, Editor in Chief

E: KKaram@eurosportsarabia.com



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