DALLAS, July 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — According to World Economic Forum, at the current rate, it will take 140 years to achieve gender equality in top leadership positions1 and 99.5 years to have a gender equal world.2 As workplaces across the globe gradually reopen amidst COVID-19 concerns, the fight for women’s empowerment…

New York, NY, July 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a leading global, independent infrastructure investor, announced today that its credit fund, GIP Spectrum Fund, L.P., along with its affiliates (together “GIP Spectrum”, “Spectrum” or the “Fund”), previously closed on a $67.5 million participation in an aggregate $75.0…

MOSCOW, July 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) today launched its service in 13 new markets across Europe including Russia, one of the world’s top 20 largest streaming markets. Already the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, with today’s expansion, Spotify now reaches a current total of 92 markets…

Introduces two new innovative digital solutions for convenience and seamless banking experience under the new normal circumstances KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (collectively “CIMB” or “the Bank”) have introduced two digital-first solutions for customers, namely the online-to-branch account opening process for individual…

HANGZHOU, China, July 14 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On July 6, eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou launched the “Hangzhou Liangzhu Day” and the first Hangzhou Liangzhu Culture Week, which is also the exclusive festival for the “youngest” (latest selected) of Hangzhou’s three world heritages, according to Hangzhou municipal government. At the 43rd World…

NEW YORK and ROME, July 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID, hereinafter “Ovid”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with rare neurological diseases, and Angelini Pharma S.p.A. (hereinafter “Angelini Pharma”), an Italian family-owned pharmaceutical company committed to helping patients with a constant…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) — AmInvest has been bestowed the Best Global Sukuk Fund Manager 2019 Award by Employees Provident Fund (“EPF”) at the latter’s External Fund Managers Annual Awards 2020.¹ EPF had assessed AmInvest based on its three-year rolling performance from financial aspects including return on investment, time-weighted rate…

TOKYO, July 14 (BERNAMA) — As the automotive industry makes a strong shift to electric vehicles, Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering plastics, sees strong potential for its innovative resin products in Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) parts that enable autonomous driving. The company’s DURANEX(R) PBT materials–targeted for actuators…

· Increased scale and diversification from $8.2 billion1 revenue portfolio that is positioned to capitalize on key secular growth trends· Enhances domain expertise and breadth of engineering capabilities to develop more complete solutions to solve customers’ most complex problems· Expected to be accretive to free cash flow at closing and adjusted EPS in 18…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 14 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — To defeat Covid-19, it’s crucial to embrace a new normal. Wowsome, a company specializing in creative digital activation solutions, understands that changing the way we live is not easy. But with their young and innovative team, Wowsome is ready to offer their expertise…