MCLEAN, Va - Wednesday, December 5th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide today announced the appointment of Kathryn Beiser as executive vice president of corporate communications. Beginning on December 3, she will oversee external and internal communications and corporate responsibility globally. She will report to Hilton Worldwide’s president and chief executive officer, Christopher J. Nassetta, and join the company’s executive committee. Beiser joins Hilton Worldwide from Discover Financial Services, a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services, where she was vice president of corporate communications. Prior to joining Discover in 2006, Beiser spent 20 years working at some of the world’s leading public relations agencies, including Burson-Marsteller, GolinHarris and Hill and Knowlton. Beiser will be based at Hilton Worldwide’s global headquarters in McLean, Va. "As the world’s f
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Doha, Qatar - Wednesday, December 5th 2012 [ME NewsWire] The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Rio de Janeiro touched off what has become a long list of international gatherings, each aimed at achieving global consensus on what all – or at least most – agree is a universal and increasingly urgent problem. These began with the initial Conference of the Parties (COP1) in Berlin in 1995 and the Kyoto Protocol of the same year, and have wended their way through a variety of bodies ever since, from G8 and G20 summits to the UN General Assembly and the Major Economies Forums. Last year saw Durban, South Africa, host COP17, and now Doha is hosting COP18. These displays of apparently regular high-level attention have attracted significant media coverage and occasional doses of pomp and circumstance – but thus far they have singularly failed to seal a deal. The reasons for this are numerous, but a few demand mention. The developed world has not
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Sidra Ancile Global Structured Trade Investments Fund invested in transactions originated from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Brazil and Asia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Wednesday, December 5th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Sidra Capital (Sidra), a Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority (CMA) regulated Shariah compliant financial services company based in Saudi Arabia and INOKS Capital SA (INOKS), an alternative investment house specialised in commodities financing in emerging markets and regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) recently announced investments in various transactions by its jointly managed Sidra Ancile Global Structured Trade Finance Fund (STFIF) totalling $13.5 million. STFIF, which was regulated under both the CMA and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of Luxembourg closed its first offering of subscription in September 2012 and have since approved investments in various transactions for its current assets under managemen
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Sidra Ancile Global Structured Trade Investments Fund invested in transactions originated from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Brazil and Asia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Wednesday, December 5th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Sidra Capital (Sidra), a Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority (CMA) regulated Shariah compliant financial services company based in Saudi Arabia and INOKS Capital SA (INOKS), an alternative investment house specialised in commodities financing in emerging markets and regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) recently announced investments in various transactions by its jointly managed Sidra Ancile Global Structured Trade Finance Fund (STFIF) totalling $13.5 million. STFIF, which was regulated under both the CMA and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of Luxembourg closed its first offering of subscription in September 2012 and have since approved investments in various transactions for its current assets under managemen
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ME Newswire / Business Wire ATLANTA - Wednesday, December 5th 2012 IMERYS Pigments for Paper and Packaging announces a price increase for kaolin, effective January 1, 2013, subject to any provisions in individual customer contracts. The prices of kaolin produced in the USA and Brazil, including calcined kaolin products, will increase by 5 to 7%. Cost increases in logistics, mining, chemicals, fuel and power are key factors in this decision. Despite Imerys’ continual improvement programs and cost reductions to mitigate these effects, the price increases are necessary to achieve a sustainable business. IMERYS Pigments for Paper and Packaging is committed to investing in new products and technology to continue to be the market leader in pigment products for paper. Our goal is to offer our customers cost-effective and value-added solutions. Notes to editors: IMERYS Pigments for Paper and Packaging is a world leading producer of white pigments, manu
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 5th 2012 [ME NewsWire] TECOM business parks today launched the ReVa reverse vending machine through a unique collaboration between ENPARK, averda and Air Miles. The machine enables users to exchange plastic bottles and aluminium cans for handsome rewards from the region’s premier loyalty programme, Air Miles. Recyclers can now get recognition for their efforts by collecting two Air Miles for every unit deposited in any one of the 15 ReVa reverse vending machines located across TECOM business parks. Saeed Bin Ghubash, Director, ENPARK, TECOM, said:"At ENPARK we are dedicated to helping businesses grow by raising awareness for our employees and for TECOM’s thriving business community about the operational efficiencies that can be achieved through the adoption of initiatives that reduce waste and energy usage. By making recycling more accessible, the ReVa reverse vending machine is also working to change th
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Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis - Mercredi 5 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire] Dubaï Studio City et MBC Group ont signé un accord de partenariat stratégique pour renforcer la création du contenu pour la production télévisée et cinématographique au Moyen Orient et en Afrique du Nord. Le groupe MBC lancera sa nouvelle unité de production dans un des meilleurs studios de sons à Dubaï, Studio City, qui a été conçu selon des standards internationaux et des qualités de niveau mondial. Le nouveau partenariat renforcera également la coopération entre les deux entités notamment au niveau du développement du contenu média et de la croissance des secteurs culturels et créatifs dans la région. Dr Amina Al Rustamani, PDG de TECOM Business Parks, a déclaré concernant ce partenariat: "Il n’y a aucun doute qu’une telle production avec
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Dubai Studio City and MBC Group signed a strategic partnership agreement, for enhancing content creation for TV and film production in the Middle East and North Africa. MBC group will start its new production facility at one of the prime sound studios at Dubai Studio City, designed based on international standards and world class qualities. The new partnership will also strengthen the cooperation between the two, especially in the media content development and growth of cultural and creative industries in the region. Dr Amina Al Rustamani, CEO, TECOM Business Parks, commented on the partnership saying: "It is with no doubt that such a partnership with a leading media group that has a long track record of success in the content creation industry like "MBC Group", will inevitably serve the best of developing and enriching the TV and film content. This step will also help to enhance and boost the m
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