Crystal IS Wins Top Honor at the 2013 BlueTech Forum Water Technology Showcase
May 29, 2013
Crystal IS today announced its win of the Disrupt-o-Meter™ Award at the 2013 BlueTech Forum in Amsterdam. Crystal IS was selected from a range of participants for the water sector award honoring innovative, industry-revolutionizing technology.
“We are thrilled to be recognized by this global forum composed of water industry leaders, market experts and our peers,” said Therese Jordan, SVP of Business Development at Crystal IS. “This"...
Powerwave Technologies’ Turnkey Wireless Network Infrastructure, Telecom Inventory and Capital Assets Acquired by Industrial Auctioneers to Be Sold in Series of Upcoming Online Auctions
May 29, 2013
Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), and its parent company Counsel RB Capital (OTCQB: CRBN), in conjunction with Maynards Industries Ltd, ......
Deutsche Babcock and Consortium Partner Bilfinger Babcock CZ Win Contract for DUBAL’s HRSG Upgrade Project
May 29, 2013
Deutsche Babcock and consortium partner Bilfinger Babcock CZ have secured an order from Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) for the replacement of five new heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) at its Jebel Ali power plant.
The turnkey contract covers design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning works for five F9BE HRSGs including all associated civil and control"...
Nordson EFD Releases Engineered Fluid Dispensing Product Catalog Fifth Edition
May 29, 2013
Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), has recently released its Engineered Fluid Dispensing Product Catalog Fifth Edition. The 112-page catalog details"......
Xpress Money offers free Life Insurance cover to overseas Egyptians
May 29, 2013
Designed specifically to suit the blue collared population, this monthly renewable free life insurance scheme, is available to any person remitting money through Xpress Money.
This pioneering insurance will provide a life insurance protection of KD1150 including KD390 (approximately)of repatriation expenses of the mortal remains, something that not many insurance companies cover.
The life insurance benefit will be available to any person remitting money through Xpress Money for a period of one month, from the day the customer makes a transaction. A remitter can avail this life insurance...
Standard and Poor's: NBK's business and financial profile will remain resilient over the next two years
May 29, 2013
Earlier this month, Standard & Poor's affirmed the long-term credit ratings of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) at A+, the highest in the Middle East. All the bank's ratings carry a stable outlook.
"Our outlook on NBK is stable, reflecting our belief that its overall business and financial profile will remain resilient and generally unchanged over the next two years," said Standard & Poor's in a report on NBK published yesterday (Monday, May 27, 2013).
The agency pointed out that NBK's main rating strengths include the bank's leading commercial position in its domestic market,...
Kuwaiti oil minister quits ahead of parliament grilling
May 29, 2013
The Kuwaiti ruler on Monday accepted the resignation of Oil Minister Hani Hussein who quit apparently to avoid being questioned in parliament over a $2.2-billion penalty payment to US Dow Chemical.
"A decree was issued by the emir accepting the resignation of the oil minister," State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah, told the official KUNA"...
Experts tackle data analytics challenges in the region at the GCC Big Data Forum
May 28, 2013
Organized by Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group in strategic collaboration with "Oracle", "EMC", "Palantir" "SAS", the two-day forum brings together more than 100 experts and practitioners in analytics, business intelligence, information technology and data management, who showcased their most successful initiatives in understanding and using big data analytics to boost business performance.
Stressing the importance of big data analytics, Khalifa Al Shamsi Chief Group Digital Services Officer at "Etisalat" dubbed big data as "the new oil". "The telecom industry is at a great advantage...
Regus: 78% of Middle East entrepreneurs would do it again despite difficulties and the economic climate
May 28, 2013
Even though some might have fallen into business ownership through redundancy, a staggering 78% of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs reported that given the chance they would do it all over again. Globally, this rises to 85%.
This latest Regus research, canvassing over 26,000 business managers and owners in 90 countries, confirms that nimble and flexible Middle Eastern entrepreneurs regard lack of access to credit (75%) as the biggest deterrent to setting up a business today. The state of the economy (70%) and red tape (69%) followed. Nearly two-thirds of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs also cited...
New European survey highlights ischaemic stroke protection as treatment priority for patients with atrial fibrillation
May 28, 2013
- Over two thirds of physicians point out preventing ischaemic stroke as the most important treatment goal for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)1
- Physicians highlight the vital need for awareness of the true incidence of ischaemic stroke1
- 92% of all strokes in patients with AF are ischaemic strokes2, making ischaemic stroke prevention a key treatment priority
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