YIWU, China - Thursday, October 15th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the urgent demand for industry upgrade and the challenges faced by China’s manufacturing industry, the world-famous manufacturing center of China – Yiwu has begun to expand the proportion of its service industry. As a trend-setter of the Yiwu market, the 21st China Yiwu International Commodities Fair to be held on October 21-25, 2015 is committed to building an “Exhibition + Comprehensive International Trade Services Platform” and providing comprehensive international trade services, such as logistics, e-commerce and finance, for small-and-medium enterprises. This exhibition will cover 7 industries, namely hardware, electronics & electrical appliances, daily necessities, fashion accessories, crafts, stationery & sporting goods and textile, with 4,500 international standard exhibition booths located in 10 halls.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Fourth Scientific Forum for Research and Decision-Making Support Centers commence this upcoming Sunday. The forum, held under the slogan “The Role of Studies and Researches in Support of the Decision-Making Process”, is organized by the Research and Survey Center at the Ministry of Interior. It will be held at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club, and attended by a number of research and study centers in the UAE and the United Kingdom.

Brigadier Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and General Supervisor of the Forum, stressed on the commitment of the ministry to ensure  the success of the Forum; given its impor ... Read more »

YIWU, China - Friday, October 16th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On October 21-25, 2015, the 21st China Yiwu International Commodities Fair will take place at Yiwu International Expo Center. With the transformation of China’s economic growth mode, Yiwu, the logistics & trade center of the manufacturing industry in Eastern China, has begun to pursue creativeness instead of simple processing. The innovative and creative trend sweeping across the Eastern coast will also come to this year’s Yiwu Fair.

This exhibition will specially present the innovative design area, which will cover an area of 3,800 square meters with totally 213 standard exhibition booths, and will be divided into the excellent design brand area, the innovation & creativity maker area, the creative market trade area and the Red Star Award area. Many creative products with independent intellectual property rights will appear here.

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 BIME to Serve as Foundation for Zendesk’s Growing Analytics Platform, Unlocking Power of Customer Data

SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, October 14th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE:ZEN) today announced that it has acquired We Are Cloud SAS of Montpellier, France, maker of BIME Analytics software. With the acquisition, Zendesk is expanding its leadership in helping organizations apply a data-driven approach to customer service and engagement and understand the ever-increasing diversity of data about their customers. BIME Analytics will become the core technology powering Zendesk’s customer data platform, enabling Zendesk to further integrate data analytics capabilities across its products.

“Our customers are dealing with an exponential growth in customer interactions and require a new, fresh generation of data analytics and visualization tools,” said Mikkel Svane, Zendesk founder, CEO and chairman. “Data i ... Read more »

Bureau van Dijk and MENA Research Partners report on regional M&A activity for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The MENA M&A market maintained, in 3Q2015, the slow activity witnessed during the recent period, as it fails to redress from the current lows. The overall 12-month activity falls short from any sign of rebound, enduring the impact of the regional political turmoil and the economic spillover effects of the slump in oil prices which are amongst the major factors weighing on investor confidence in the MENA region. Despite the short to medium term challenges, when thinking long-term, the region still depicts largely attractive economic fundamentals to sufficiently propel more transactions going forward.

With the total number of completed deals generally declining since 2009 yet slightly improved during the past 2 quarters relative to 1Q15 low levels, the announced value of M&As reache ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Friday, October 19th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on January 11, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2012.

About Schlumberger

Schlumberger is the world’s leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. Employing more than 115,000 people representing over 140 nationalities and working in approximately 85 countries, Schlumberger provides the industry’s widest range of products and services from exploration through production.

Schlumberger Limited has principal offices in Paris, Houston and The Hague and reported revenues of $36.96 billion in 2011. For more information, visit www.slb.com.

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As the Youngest NASA Candidate Astronaut

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior received in his office at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters today (Monday), the young Emirati girl, Dana Sulaiman Al Bloushi. Dana already holds a number of certificates from NASA and is the youngest astronaut candidate involved in exciting programs in the fields of aeronautics and space administration at NASA in the United States.

Dana, the 9-year old ‘Whiz Kid’, presented her spacesuit embroidered with the name of His Highness, along with the medals she acquired as a gift to Sheikh Saif, in recognition of his unlimited support to reinforce her early emerging talents. His Highness gratefully accepted the gifts, but asked the young girl to keep them in her possession, as an incentive in her journey of excellence and innovation.

ATLANTA - Wednesday, October 14th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MailChimp has launched a Holiday Marketing Tips campaign, in partnership with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Shopify, and WooCommerce. This comprehensive collection of resources is designed to help online merchants and small businesses improve their marketing and increase sales during the holiday season.

The Holiday Marketing Tips campaign includes a free automated email series with content from MailChimp, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Shopify, and WooCommerce. Topics include setting up effective Twitter Ad campaigns, improving Facebook Ad performance, holiday gift guide basics from WooCommerce, tips for boosting revenue during the holiday season from Shopify, and email relationship strategies from Google. Each installment will be delivered to subscribers daily for two weeks.

Along with the email series, MailChimp has launched a website with 100 quick, practical tips businesses can execute throug ... Read more »