Tag Archives: The Middle East

A company that knows how to make things look easy

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Alcatel-Lucent has a success story to tell. Its stories, references and activities in Africa in 2012 is a lesson for many other organizations who what to make it big on the continent. In a recently published document Alcatel-Lucent shares references, successes, achievement and activities in Africa; as well as vision of African […]

ThinkForex®Attends MENA 10thForex Managed Funds & Investment Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – (Nov., 2012) -ThinkForex®, a leading international Forex broker, will be attending the MENA 10thForex Managed Funds & Investment Summit, which will be held on November 15 – 16, 2012 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ThinkForex will be exhibiting (booth 7 & 8) at the summit and […]

Petrochemical giant innovates the ‘Shell Alexia S4’

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa It has be called a Shell’s Special Marine Oil. The announcement that the global group of energy and petrochemicals companies Shell, has launched the Shell Alexia S4, an innovative marine engine oil, has been welcomed by experts as an important step in the development of the industry. And unlike conventional cylinder oils, […]

SkyVision to improve the level of communication in Africa

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa   SkyVision has invested in Africa and will be expanding its local presence.   On Monday of this week SkyVision Global Networks Ltd, a leading global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fibre optic systems, announced in Cape Town, South Africa that it will continue expanding its local presence across Africa. […]

Mobile games partnerships on the rise in Africa

  By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa EA has appointed Nazara Technologies to be their premier distributor of Mobile Games in Africa. And Nazara Technologies and EA leverage an existing relationship to maximize availability of high end games to mobile phone users across 49 countries in Africa. The announcement came from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Nazara Technologies […]

Orange Business Services appoints new General Manager in Middle East & Africa

  Orange Business Services appoints new General Manager (.pdf Acrobat Reader)   priority on banking & finance, oil & gas and smart cities sectors   Orange Business Services, the business services arm of France Telecom-Orange and one of the Middle East’s major ICT employers, has appointed Jean-Luc Lasnier as the new General Manager for the […]

Oncobiologics and Boston Oncology Team Up to Deliver Biosimilar Therapies for Cancer and Immune Disease to Middle East and North African Markets

CRANBURY, N.J. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Oncobiologics, Inc. and Boston Oncology, LLC today announced a strategic partnership that will allow Boston Oncology to license, manufacture, and commercialize four of Oncobiologics’ biosimilar therapies for cancer and immunological disease in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions. Under the agreement, Boston Oncology—a […]

The 5th African Private Sector Forum gets underway under the theme “The Role of Private Sector in Promoting Investment and Agro-Industry in Africa”

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 6, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The 3 day 5th African Private Sector Forum was launched today in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire with strategic aims to promote investment and trade through partnerships and joint ventures between the African Union Commission’s (AUC) Member States, the Middle East and the world at large in […]

Air Products Supplying ASUs for Copper Smelter Project in Zambia

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has been awarded the contract to supply two oxygen plants at the site of a copper smelter being built in Zambia by Kansanshi Mining Plc.  The scope of the agreement includes Air Products supply of two 750 metric ton per day oxygen […]

Annual Investment Meeting 2013 (AIM)

    The Annual Investment Meeting 2013 (AIM) is an initiative from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from April 30 – May 2, 2013 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.   The third edition of AIM will provide a true assessment of investment opportunities […]