Baghdad, Iraq. - Friday, 23. September 2022

A recent research report by Rabee Securities showed that Bank of Baghdad's profit before tax decreased by 3% quarter on quarter during the 2nd quarter of 2022 to $8.2 million. The bank increased total revenues by 4% in the 2nd quarter compared to the previous quarter, reaching $16.7 million.

According to Research Team at Rabee Securities, there is an upward trend in the Bank of Baghdad's share price where the price has increased by 88% during the last 12 months, and still has 44% upside potential compared to its peak level on October 2, 2011.

The Bank of Baghdad was the first bank to be licensed in Iraq. Commencing banking operations in 1992, the bank practiced commercial banking before diversifying its service portfolio in 1998 to include additional banking services following the decision of the Central Bank of Iraq to allow private banks to practice all banking activities.

After a shakeup in shareh ... Read more »

SAINT-PREX, Switzerland & PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Friday, 23. September 2022

Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee reviewed data from the biologics license application for RBX2660
RBX2660 is an investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic studied for its potential to reduce recurrence of C. difficile infection after antibiotic treatment
Recurrent C. difficile infection represents a significant burden for patients, caregivers, and the healthcare system
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announced that the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a positive vote for RBX2660, an investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic studied for its potential to reduce recurrence of C. difficile infection (CDI) after antibiotic treatment.

VRBPAC voted 13 to 4 that the data were adequate to support the effective ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) announced that Justin Boxford has been appointed Global Brand President, Estée Lauder, effective September 1, 2022. Justin succeeds Stéphane de La Faverie, whose promotion to Executive Group President was part of an organizational evolution announced last week. In his new role, Justin is reporting to Stéphane and will continue to serve on the company’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT).

As Global Brand President, Justin will be responsible for driving Estée Lauder’s short- and long-term strategy, including innovation, product development, North America and international growth, consumer marketing and distribution evolution. He will partner closely with members of the global Estée Lauder leadership team to drive the brand’s success for the company and build upon its enduring relevance with consumers worldwide.

“Justin is a dynamic leader who brings to Estée Lauder proven prestige and lu ... Read more »

RESTON, Va. - Wednesday, 21. September 2022 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, today announced that the second quarter of 2022 closed with 351.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, an increase of 1.0 million domain name registrations, or 0.3%, compared to the first quarter of 2022.1,2 Domain name registrations have increased by 10.4 million, or 3.0%, year over year.1,2

The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 174.3 million domain name registrations in the domain name base3 at the end of the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 0.4 million domain name registrations, or 0.2%, compared to the first quarter of 2022. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 3.7 million domain name registrations, or 2.2%, year over year. As of June 30, 2022, the .com domain name base totaled 161.1 million domain name registrations, and the .ne ... Read more »

PITTSBURGH - Saturday, 24. September 2022

Major CCUS industry/government collaboration announced at Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) in Pittsburgh, USA

Global Cement and Concrete Association and Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS announce collaboration to help scale up deployment of carbon capture, utilisation and storage
Policy frameworks, development of CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, strategic hubs and financial incentives are at the centre of the agreement, to ensure the long-term industrial-scale deployment of CCUS by the cement and concrete industry
Cooperation agreement will also more broadly promote the role CCUS has in safely and effectively delivering a net zero world
(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS (CEM CCUS) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have today, at the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF), announced an agreement that will help scale up the deployment of carbon cap ... Read more »

Deployment of OSDU data platform will break data silos and accelerate time to value

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger announced today that it has been selected by Wintershall Dea as its preferred partner on the acceleration of its Terra Nova subsurface transformation program. Working with Microsoft, Schlumberger was first to contribute the open source code of its DELFI* Data Ecosystem to the OSDU™—a single reference cloud-based data platform—which Wintershall Dea will leverage to accelerate the delivery of its subsurface data platform to support its business in making smarter decisions, faster.

“Wintershall Dea will use Schlumberger’s ready-to-deploy Enterprise Data Management solution built specifically for the OSDU to connect people, applications and data that drives its business,” said Rajeev Sonthalia, president, Digital & Integration, Schlumberger. “The openness we helped realize for the OSDU, by making the largest con ... Read more »

Ajman, United Arab Emirates - Friday, 23. September 2022 AETOSWire

The Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman announced details of the second edition of the Humaid Bin Rashid International Sustainability Award, applications submissions start 15 October 2022, While the deadline for will be on 15 May 2023, with winners to be announced on March, 2024 during Ajman International Conference.

The award indicates the municipality's vision and strategy under the wise leadership, as it seeks to support distinguished environmental ideas and projects. The award also aligns with the aspirations of UAE leaders for a better future and prosperity for the country, in addition to the global trend toward creating greener and more sustainable solutions to today's challenges.

Awards Objectives

Eng. Khalid Moeen Al Hosani, Department Executive Director of the Public Health and Environment Sector, the Municipality and Planning De ... Read more »