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SALAMAT, PRESIDENT MARCOS! How the president’s visit leads to stronger ties between PH and UAE - The Filipino Times

On November 26, 2024, President Bongbong Marcos made history by embarking on his first working visit to the United Arab Emirates. This event is particularly significant as the last time a Philippine head of state visited the country was in 2008. It also aligns with the two countries’ commemoration of their robust and evolving relationship over the past years, which began 50 years ago on August 19, 1974.
NEWS.am TECH - Innovations and science •

Abu Dhabi, AIM tie up with China Bridge Capital and NextG Tech Ltd. to jointly establish fund to attract companies with billions of capitals to Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi, is set to further solidify its prominence as a leading hub of dynamic institutions and industry-leading initiatives with the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) entering into a partnership with Beijing-based investment banking firm and fund manager China Bridge Capital and Silicon-based NextG Tech Ltd. The agreement was signed during this year’s edition of AIM, which took place in Abu Dhabi.
Zawya •

Abu Dhabi hosts the world’s largest investment forum

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, will be hosting the 12th edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM Global 2023) to be held on May 8 to 10 under the theme “The Investment Paradigm Shift: Future Investment Opportunities to Foster Sustainable Economic Growth, Diversity and Prosperity” with over 600 high-level speakers participating in more than 160 dialogue sessions.
Grant Thornton Philippines •

A people-centric leadership

P&A GRANT Thornton Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Maria Victoria C. Españo describes herself as a chief strategist who primarily steers the firm through its path. She recognizes, however, that the task of defining their strategy and implementing it is not solely her responsibility, as the roles of everyone in the firm are just as important in achieving the goals of their company. "My partners, all of us, have a strong stake in the growth of the firm through collective decision-making. E
PressReader •

The treatable threat

THE “2016 World Drug Report” released last June by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, a United Nations agency focused on helping member states address issues of illicit drugs, crime, terrorism, and political corruption, showed that the number of drug-dependent adults worldwide stood at 29 million in 2014, a first-time increase from the 27 million recorded six years ago. It added that, in 2014, the reported cases of drugrelated global deaths were estimated at 207,400, a figure it considered “stable” though “unacceptable and preventable.”
BusinessWorld Online •

Doctors, patients make digital shift

But for three days every week, she does the opposite: she travels to far-flung villages to check on those who need medical attention.

Most of the time she has to deal with huge amounts of paperwork and occasionally gets frustrated by bureaucratic procedures involved in transferring patients to hospitals more equipped to treat them.

Cora’s story is a reenactment of a narrative featured in a promotional short film produced by a telecommunications company for its digital health product.

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