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AWIEF announces keynote speakers for 2019 Conference
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 21, 2019 - AWIEF - The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum has announced the keynote speakers for its prestigious annual conference taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), 29-30 October...
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Healthy.io raises $60 million
TEL AVIV - Israel’s Healthy.io said on Thursday it raised $60 million in funding and received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its smartphone-based urine albumin test to aid in diagnosing chronic kidney disease. Healthy.io smartphone-based...
Grab seeks further financing
SINGAPORE - Grab is looking to raise another $2 billion this year to ramp up expansion, its CEO Anthony Tan told Reuters, just weeks after announcing over $4.5 billion of funding in what has become Southeast Asia’s largest round of private financing. The mega funding...
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World needs 600 million jobs
The world needs to create 600 million new jobs over the next decade to sustain economic growth and maintain social stability, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in its annual report on global employment unveiled today. According to the...
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US economy growth revised
WASHINGTON - The US second quarter economy, grew faster than expected, showing its fastest pace in over two years, however the momentum will probably slow in the third quarter as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma temporarily curbed activity. US economy upswing with jobless...