Day: September 21, 2022

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Agthia Group Launches eZad, the World’s First Virtual Platform for Trading in Dates

It aims to put international wholesale date buyers in contact with sellers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, allowing their dates to reach regional and international markets. “We are proud to launch eZad, a unique and innovative platform that brings together date buyers and sellers from around the world. It is the easiest and most efficient way to trade dates electronically” – Mubarak Huthaili Al Mansoori

Mubarak Huthaili Al Mansoori, Chief Corporate Services Officer of Agthia Group,

Mubarak Huthaili Al Mansoori, Chief Corporate Services Officer of Agthia Group,

ABU DHABI, Arab Emirates, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agthia Group PJSC, one of the Middle East’s leading food and beverage companies, has launched its first-of-a-kind e-commerce marketplace eZad, www.ezad.ae. The B2B platform is the result of cooperation between Agthia subsidiary Al Foah and the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), making it transparent, trusted, and credible.

The online auction platform was created to connect wholesale date buyers around the world with sellers in the UAE, KSA, and Jordan, guaranteeing that products from the region reach an international market. It is a comprehensive marketplace that includes full services and allows selling, purchasing and processing with the highest and fairest profit.

During eZad’s soft launch, it attracted 1,200 buyers and sold 120 tons of dates. Since the announcement of the cooperation with ADAFSA, eZad has seen a dramatic increase in interest, with the number of registered sellers rising to 2,400.

One benefit of using the platform is that it provides an internationally accredited certificate for the quality of dates, according to scientific standards, without the need for inspection and travel, and with additional after-sale services.

Mubarak Ali Al Qusaili Al Mansoori, Executive Director of the Agricultural Affairs Sector at ADAFSA, said: “We are happy with the launch of the eZad platform,” which he described as an innovative e-marketing channel that gives farmers and date producers an opportunity to buy and sell dates wholesale. He explained that opening unconventional marketing channels would enhance the competitiveness of UAE dates locally and globally, with the aim of transforming date farming to a strategic economic activity that promotes sustainable agricultural development.

He pointed out that the authority attaches special importance to palm trees and date production given their historical value and their position as a key driver of the nation’s food security system.

Mubarak Huthaili Al Mansoori, Chief Corporate Services Officer of Agthia Group, said: “We are proud to launch eZad, a unique and innovative platform that brings together date buyers and sellers from around the world. It is the easiest and most efficient way to trade in dates electronically, allowing date sellers to reach a global market and giving buyers around the world the chance to purchase the best dates on the market.”

He said there will be the addition of physical auctions on the ground in four locations at Al Foah receiving centers this season, allowing farmers to offer their dates for sale locally and internationally.

Al Mansoori said that it is possible to register online by filling out an electronic form and uploading the required documents. He added that dates on eZad are sold through six-hour online auctions, between 12 pm and 6 pm UAE time.

Buyers must fund their wallets ahead of auctions. Sellers will be able to list a minimum price. The highest bidder will win the auction, with 20% of the value of their bid debited at the time. The buyer will have five days to pay the remaining amount.

The platform’s checkout process allows buyers to select additional services and a preferred shipping option. eZad offers comprehensive services including fumigation, washing, storage, packaging, and delivery at an additional cost. For inquiries, please contact: +971 600587232.

About Agthia
Agthia is a leading Abu Dhabi-based food and beverage company. Established in 2004, the Company is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and has the symbol “AGTHIA”. Agthia Group PJSC is part of ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy.

Contact Information:
Eman Salem
press@30n.org
+201026611329

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Sinch and Zapier expand partnership to deliver widest range of messaging to businesses — seamlessly

New integration enables Zapier customers to connect existing business apps and processes to messaging channels with Sinch’s Conversation API

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, and ATLANTA – September 21, 2022 – Sinch, a global leader in cloud communications and mobile customer engagement, today announced its latest integration with Zapier, an automation platform, to bring the widest range of messaging channels to the 5000+ business apps that Zapier supports through Sinch’s Conversation API (https://zapier.com/apps/sinch/integrations).

Small and medium sized business already use Sinch’s MessageMedia, SimpleTexting and ClickSend products to send SMS messages. The extended integration increases the scope to businesses of all sizes to send messages via messaging channels like WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook Messenger.

Sinch’s Conversation API enables businesses to build, enrich and optimize omnichannel interactions with a single integration. With just a few clicks, Zapier’s millions of users — comprising sales and marketing teams, HR departments, and more — can now build simple, automated logic flows between their existing marketing apps and processes and Sinch’s Conversation API to send and receive messages via messaging channels like WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook Messenger or Instagram. This makes it much easier — and faster — for businesses to start using new messaging channels at scale.

Without Sinch and Zapier, integrating new messaging channels and creating automation triggers within a business’ existing processes would require considerable time and effort from a development team, drawing on company resources and slowing down momentum.

Example use cases for the integration include:

  • Sending WhatsApp messages to a list of opted in customers stored on Google Drive
  • Payment confirmation messages sent via SMS when a customer makes a purchase using a brand’s Shopify instance
  • Creation of a Zendesk ticket when a customer messages a brand via Instagram DMs

With the widest range of channels on the market, and more channels to come, Sinch’s Conversation API positions Zapier users to provide true omnichannel communications to their customers and internal teams, increasing engagement and conversions.

“Messaging channels are immensely important for today’s businesses — they’re where customers are most active, and where they want to connect with their preferred brands and service providers,” said Jon Campbell, Director of Rich Messaging at Sinch. “Our expanded partnership with Zapier provides users with easy access to those channels from a single integration point, reducing headaches for IT departments and laying the groundwork for a true omnichannel conversational messaging strategy.”

Sinch’s MessageMedia integrated with Zapier in 2018, so that users can easily connect with other apps and automate repetitive tasks, such as sending SMS calendar notifications. Users don’t need to be a developer and signup is free.

Learn more about the Conversation API integration, and try it for yourself, here: https://zapier.com/apps/sinch/integrations.

For more about the Sinch’s MessageMedia integration, see https://integrations.messagemedia.com.

About Sinch

Sinch’s leading cloud communications platform lets businesses reach everyone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, email, voice and video. More than 150,000 businesses, including many of the world’s largest companies and mobile operators, use Sinch’s advanced technology platform to engage with their customers. Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation in 2008. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has local presence in more than 60 countries. Shares are traded at NASDAQ Stockholm: XSTO:SINCH. Visit us at sinch.com.

For further information, please contact

Jeff Hasen
Vice President, Communications
Email: jeff.hasen@sinch.com

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Most Global Deaths Are From Preventable Noncommunicable Diseases

The World Health Organization warns noncommunicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74 percent of all deaths globally.
A new global report by the World Health Organization finds noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the top killers globally. Each year, it says 17 million people under age 70 die prematurely from noncommunicable diseases or NCD. The biggest killers are cardiovascular diseases, followed by cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes.
WHO director of noncommunicable diseases, Bente Mikkelsen, says most of these deaths are preventable.
“Every two seconds, someone under the age of 70 is dying from an NCD,” said Mikkelsen. “And many people do not still realize that 86 percent of these premature deaths, namely dying too young are taking place in low-and-middle-income countries, making NCD an issue of equity and sustainable development as well as health.”
WHO blames most of these preventable deaths on four key risk factors. It cites high blood pressure as the biggest threat, noting 1.3 billion adults worldwide have this condition.
Mikkelsen says too many people are unaware they have this potentially deadly condition. Consequently, they are not getting the lifesaving treatment they need.
“If people had access to health services where they could get their blood pressure checked and get support to manage hypertension, nearly 10 million heart attacks and strokes could be averted by 2030,” said Mikkelsen. “Other major risk factors like unhealthy diet, tobacco use, and harmful use of alcohol are heavily influenced by industry, including the formulation, packaging design, marketing, and promotional product.”
WHO reports at least 39 million deaths could be averted by 2030 if every country were to adopt the interventions known to work.
The U.N. Health Agency urges people to embrace healthier lifestyles and modify risky behavior to reduce their chances of getting a deadly disease. It says those who stop smoking, exercise more, eat a healthier diet and drink only moderate amounts of alcohol will add years to their lives.

Source: Voice of America

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Beijing’s Zero-COVID Policy Draws New Anger After Fatal Bus Crash

Commenters in China’s tightly controlled online communities are raising an angry howl at what they see as the latest outrage stemming from President Xi Jinping’s draconian zero-COVID policy.
After at least 27 people died when a bus in southwest China’s Guizhou Province crashed while transporting them to a coronavirus quarantine facility, online comments revealed the magnitude of frustration of ordinary citizens enduring a policy that forces them into lengthy lockdowns and daily testing in the effort to contain COVID.
• “27 people, who did not die in the coronavirus, but died in the bus accident [on the way to] quarantine? Even if they are positive, the death rate of the virus is extremely low, who made such a tragedy?”
• “No ordinary people are against epidemic prevention. What the ordinary people oppose is … harassment of people.”
• “So many people concentrated in a bus transport for quarantine. If there was a positive case, how likely would all the people in the bus get infected? I don’t understand the current policy. ”
• “We are all on the bus leading to death.”
Censors quickly scrubbed the comments saved by FreeWeibo, a website that tracks comments blocked on China’s Twitter-like platform, Weibo.
According to Lin Gang, Guiyang’s deputy mayor, the bus was carrying 47 people who were under “medical observation” from Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, to a remote county, Libo, when it overturned on a highway around 170 kilometers from its destination about 2:40 a.m. Sunday.
In addition to the deaths, 20 people were taken to the hospital. As of Wednesday, there was no word on their condition.
It remains unclear why people were being bused to quarantine centers in the middle of night, which violates China’s prohibition on the operation of long-distance commercial buses between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Although the city of Guiyang and Guizhou province have experienced a recent increase in COVID cases, Guiyang officials announced Sept. 16 that the city would achieve “societal zero-COVID” by Sept. 19, according to a report by Caixin, a Chinese business news outlet.
On Sept. 17, Guizhou authorities said on their official WeChat account that they were sending people who had tested positive elsewhere for quarantine because of limited resources in Guiyang, according to the official news site China Daily. At the time, 7,396 people had been transferred from the city, and 2,900 people were scheduled for transfer.
After the bus crash on Sept. 18, one of the passengers said officials identified all residents of her building for quarantine even though there were no reported cases, reported Caixin.
Unverified photos of the bus began circulating on Chinese social media showing the driver wearing a full hazmat suit with only his eyes uncovered. The photos generated a new round of anger and criticism of the zero-COVID policy.
“When will it stop?” was a slogan repeated on Weibo.
Trending topic
China continues to assume some of the strictest COVID-19 measures in the world, attempting to record zero cases by isolating those with confirmed infections and quarantining anyone who may have been exposed. China says the policy is necessary to keep its health system from being overwhelmed.
However, restrictions across the country have weighed heavily on the country’s economy and even led to food and medical shortages in Shanghai and other areas.
Response to the bus crash soared to be Weibo’s top trending topic Sunday afternoon, until it disappeared from the top 50 slots. Elsewhere online, authorities removed widely shared angry blog posts on the crash.
Municipal instructions on how to ride a bus safely, posted to Weibo by Guizhou police and fire departments, only drew more sharp criticism.
“[This is a] classic blurring of focus and shifting of responsibility,” said one comment retrieved from FreeWeibo by VOA Mandarin.
“Just don’t drive me around for quarantine,” said another.
A day after the crash, Guizhou Province officials announced on WeChat that an investigation is ongoing and three local officials had been suspended.
Guizhou recorded 188 new confirmed cases Tuesday, accounting for about 25% of all new cases in China, according to the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. The province has been on high alert since the end of August when one new case was reported.
But since the beginning of the pandemic, official data show only two people have died of COVID in Guizhou, a province of 38 million people.
Worldwide, as of Sept. 21, there have been more than 6.5 million deaths attributed to COVID-19, with 15,149 of them in China and just over 1 million in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracker.
Across China, local officials are under intense pressure to contain any outbreaks ahead of the Communist Party’s congress next month, when President Xi is poised to secure his third term as China’s top leader.
Nine local officials in Guiyang were suspended earlier this month for failing to implement COVID policies properly.
“At this time, to strengthen the lockdown with the zero-COVID policy is to ensure stability and to ensure that there is no social unrest,” Kuan-Ting Chen, chief executive officer of Taiwan Nextgen Foundation, told VOA Mandarin. “So, in the future, at least until Party Congress begins, I think it will become more and more strict.”

Source: Voice of America

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Toga Limited Names J&S Associate as Auditor

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TOGA LIMITED (OTC: TOGL) (“Toga” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has engaged J&S Associate as its new independent registered public accounting firm to replace Marcum LLP. The change of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors on July 8, 2022.

Contact:
TOGA LIMITED
515 S. Flower Street, 18th Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (+1)(949) 333-1603

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Annabelle Bexiga กรรมการผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิและอดีต CIO ระดับ Fortune 100 เข้าร่วมในคณะกรรมการของ Quantexa

ลอนดอน, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — วันนี้ Quantexa ผู้นำระดับโลกด้านโซลูชัน Decision Intelligence (DI) สำหรับภาครัฐและเอกชนประกาศการเข้าร่วมคณะกรรมการของ Annabelle Bexiga ปัจจุบัน Annabelle ดำรงตำแหน่งกรรมการที่ไม่เป็นผู้บริหารของ DWS Group, Stonex Group (SNEX) และ Triton International (TRTN) ก่อนรับตำแหน่งในปัจจุบัน เธอเคยเป็นที่ปรึกษา CIO ของ Zoom โดยเน้นการทำงานร่วมกับทีมพัฒนาผลิตภัณฑ์และการตลาด และยังได้ก่อตั้งและเป็นประธานสมัชชาอุตสาหกรรมบริการด้านการเงินของ Zoom

Annabelle มีประสบการณ์ 30 ปีในแวดวงบริการด้านการเงิน และ 11 ปีในตำแหน่ง CIO บริษัทในกลุ่ม Fortune 100 ในฐานะกรรมการบริษัท Annabelle จะนำความรู้ด้านการปฏิบัติการ รวมถึงประสบการณ์การเป็นผู้นำในคณะกรรมการขององค์กรภาครัฐ ภาคเอกชน และองค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร และประสบการณ์ด้านการให้คำปรึกษาของเธอมาสู่ Quantexa

“การเดินทางน่าทึ่งผ่านการเรียนรู้อย่างต่อเนื่องจากนักเทคโนโลยีระดับแนวหน้าและผู้นำที่กล้าหาญทั้งหลาย ยังคงดำเนินไปอย่างต่อเนื่องกับงานในบทบาทคณะกรรมการและที่ปรึกษาของฉัน” Annabelle กล่าว “ฉันรู้สึกตื่นเต้นเป็นอย่างยิ่งที่ได้เข้าร่วมเป็นคณะกรรมการของ Quantexa ซึ่งเป็นบริษัทที่เข้าใจดีว่าในปัจจุบัน ท่ามกลางสภาวะที่เปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างรวดเร็ว องค์กรต่าง ๆ จำเป็นต้องตัดสินใจอย่างแม่นยำและสร้างนวัตกรรมโดยอาศัยข้อมูลและเทคโนโลยีการวิเคราะห์เป็นหลัก ทีมงาน Quantexa กำลังช่วยองค์กรต่าง ๆ รับมือกับความท้าทายที่สำคัญในปัจจุบันในการใช้ข้อมูลอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ เพื่อปรับปรุงการดำเนินงานและการให้บริการแก่ลูกค้า”

“Annabelle มีประสบการณ์จากธุรกิจที่หลากหลายในบริษัทต่าง ๆ เช่น JPMorgan Chase, Zoom และ AIG ตลอดจนประสบการณ์ทั่วโลก โดยเธอเคยอาศัยอยู่ในนิวยอร์ก สิงคโปร์ โตเกียว และบอสตัน”  Vishal Marria, CEO ของ Quantexa กล่าว “Annabelle มีส่วนช่วย Quantexa อย่างดีเยี่ยมในช่วง 2 ปีที่ผ่านมาในฐานะที่ปรึกษาธุรกิจของเรา ดังนั้นเราจึงตื่นเต้นมากที่เธอจะมาเข้าร่วมเป็นคณะกรรมการบริษัท ประสบการณ์ของเธอสอดคล้องกับเป้าหมายและวัฒนธรรมของเรา และเราคาดหวังที่จะนำเอาความเชี่ยวชาญของเธอมาช่วยลูกค้าของเรา ในระดับที่ช่วยให้ลูกค้ารวมข้อมูล จัดการความเสี่ยง สามารถปฏิบัติตามข้อกำหนด และระบุโอกาสเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการดำเนินงานได้”

เกี่ยวกับ QUANTEXA
Quantexa เป็นบริษัทซอฟต์แวร์ด้านข้อมูลและการวิเคราะห์ระดับโลกที่เป็นผู้บุกเบิก Contextual Decision Intelligence ซึ่งช่วยเพิ่มศักยภาพให้องค์กรสามารถตัดสินใจด้านการปฏิบัติงานที่เชื่อถือได้ ด้วยการใช้ประโยชน์จากข้อมูลที่มีคุณภาพ โดยใช้เทคโนโลยีล่าสุดด้านข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่และ AI แพลตฟอร์มของ Quantexa เผยให้เห็นถึงความเสี่ยงที่ซ่อนอยู่และโอกาสใหม่ ๆ โดยให้มุมมองบริบทที่เชื่อมโยงข้อมูลทั้งภายในและภายนอกในที่เดียว ซึ่งจะช่วยจัดการความท้าทายสำคัญ ๆ ในด้านการจัดการข้อมูล, KYC, ข้อมูลของลูกค้า, อาชญากรรมทางการเงิน, ความเสี่ยง, การฉ้อโกง และความมั่นคงปลอดภัย ตลอดวงจรของลูกค้า

แพลตฟอร์ม Quantexa Contextual Decision Intelligence ช่วยปรับปรุงประสิทธิภาพการทำงานด้วยความแม่นยำมากกว่า 90% และการแก้ปัญหาของแบบจำลองเชิงวิเคราะห์ที่เร็วกว่าวิธีการทั่วไปถึง 60 เท่า Quantexa ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี 2016 ปัจจุบันมีพนักงานมากกว่า 500 คนและผู้ใช้งานอีกหลายพันคนซึ่งทำงานกับธุรกรรมและจุดข้อมูลหลายพันล้านรายการทั่วโลก บริษัทมีสำนักงานตั้งอยู่ในลอนดอน นิวยอร์ก บอสตัน วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี. บรัสเซลส์ โตรอนโต สิงคโปร์ เมลเบิร์น และซิดนีย์ สำหรับข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม โปรดติดต่อ Quantexa ที่นี่ หรือ ติดตามเราที่ LinkedIn

สำหรับสื่อมวลชน:

C: Laurel Case, VP, Fight or Flight

T: +1 315 663 6780

E: Quantexa@fightflight.co.uk

C: Adam Jaffe, SVP of Corporate Marketing
T: +1 609 502 6889
E: adamjaffe@quantexa.com
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