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GIA Organises Retail Sales Associate Training Programme for Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Dubai
July 22, 2019
To help retail sales staff communicate effectively, GIA Dubai recently organised retail sales associate training programmes for Malabar Gold & Diamonds at their stores in Dubai, UAE. Since 2018, GIA Dubai has trained more than 200 staff of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Dubai and Bahrain. The training programme includes information about GIA, the 4Cs (Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight) of Diamond Quality, the International Diamond Grading"...
Samsung unveils its 98” QLED 8K TV
July 21, 2019
JEDDAH – Samsung Electronics has unveiled its 98” QLED 8K TV – its largest yet – adding to its 2019 TV lineup, officially giving customers the largest 8K screen experience of unrivalled picture quality and clarity. The new Samsung QLED 8K TVs come equipped with Samsung’s propriety Quantum Processor, an AI-powered picture and sound processing semiconductor technology which enables a significantly improved entertainment experience.
“Samsung has been the global leader in TV for"...
1,300 tons of salt produced in Chamchamal's Khwelena village every year
July 21, 2019
SULAIMAI – Residents of Khwelena village in the Kurdistan Region's Chamchamal district are producing salt from a natural spring both for their own use and for sale. Salt producer Sabah Karim told NRT Digital Media that salt has been produced in the area for several hundred years. The supervisor of the salt spring Martiwan Qadr said that production rights were"...
Sharjah Finance Department strengths ties with Japan finance industry
July 21, 2019
A delegation from Sharjah Finance Department (SFD) visited Tokyo, Japan and met with key Japanese finance officials to discuss various possibilities that can help bolster relationships between the two sides. The meetings were held at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and was attended by Sharjah’s delegation headed by HE Waleed Al Sayegh, Director General of Sharjah Finance Department, Tom Koczwara and Abdellatif Al Ali from"...
Secure-D Releases the First Ever Mobile Malware Analytics Platform
July 19, 2019
Secure-D, mobile security platform by leading technology company Upstream, launched a new mobile malware center that reports suspicious Android applications it detects and blocks around the world. The information on the Secure-D Index, currently in beta, allows anyone to easily find what apps pose a threat to their privacy and pocket, in one place, for free. Data is openly available to the whole mobile industry, from app developers, ad networks and publishers, to media, advertisers and mobile network operators that all fall prey to mobile ad fraud. The Secure-D Index includes an aggregated list of Android applications that have been identified as suspicious by Upstream’s security platform. For each app the Secure-D Index center features pertinent information such as number of downloads, market infection rate and markets where the app is active. Data is currently available for 17 markets,......
Swrve Named a Leader in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms
July 19, 2019
Swrve, the world leader in real-time, relevant customer engagement, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms 1. Swrve was one of 18 vendors evaluated in the report. This is the second consecutive year that Swrve has been placed in the Leaders quadrant. Swrve is a real-time marketing and customer engagement platform that enables the world’s largest brands to scale communications to millions of customers, and meet the exact needs of each customer wherever they are, and regardless of channel. Swrve’s real-time relevant engine allows marketing, customer success, and business intelligence departments to process highly granular and contextual customer data, including geo-location, media and streaming preferences, and app usage. Leading brands rely on Swrve for a full picture of relevant customer experiences, engagement, revenue and loyalty, including Ryanair, Emirates, Condé Nast, NETGEAR, Mastercard, Sony Pictures Television, The Movember Foundation, Playrix, and more.......
Toshiba Memory to Rebrand as “Kioxia” in October
July 19, 2019
Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation announced today that it will officially change its name to Kioxia Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2019. The name Kioxia (kee-ox-ee-uh) will be adopted for the names of all Toshiba Memory companies, largely effective on the same date. Kioxia is a combination of the Japanese word kioku meaning “memory” and the Greek word axia meaning “value.” Merging “memory” with “value,” Kioxia represents the company’s mission to uplift the world with “memory,” which forms the foundation of the company’s vision. Kioxia will cultivate the new era of memory, defined by rapidly increasing demands for large-capacity, high-performance storage and data processing, which positions the company to grow sustainably as a leading flash memory producer for many years to come. “I am delighted to take the......
KRG Economy Needs to Be Diversified Away from Oil: PM
July 18, 2019
ERBIL — The economy and revenue sources of Kurdistan Region should be diversified away from oil, said Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. The Kurdish premier made the remark while receiving the Russian Ambassador to Iraq Maksim Maksimov who also delivered a congratulatory message from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to PM Barzani. The Russian"...
Bobcat Sand Cleaner ‘effective in cleaning beach debris’
July 18, 2019
The Bobcat SC200 Sand Cleaner attachment has shown it can be a powerful weapon against the threat posed by plastic and other waste in seas and on beaches, as evidenced by removal of debris of all sizes on a beach in Italy’s Puglia region.
The world’s beaches and marine environments are plagued by a wide range of waste items including plastic in all forms from bottles, plastic bags and food containers to micro-particles. In Europe, around 80% of beaches suffer from waste, according to a European Commission"...
IMF sees slowdown in Russian economic growth
July 18, 2019
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday forecast that lower oil prices and higher taxes would slow Russian economic growth in 2019 and said Moscow's medium-term growth outlook would remain modest unless it tackled deeper structural reforms.
'Russia's economy continues to show moderate growth, under sound macroeconomic policies but with structural constraints and the effects of sanctions,' the IMF said in a report on the Russian economy.
It said Russia's"...
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