ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Friday, March 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eleni, a private company positioned as the premier commodity exchange promoter in Africa, has announced today the formation of a private-public investment consortium to finance the establishment of the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX).

Investment consortium partners include Ghana’s top tier financial institutions, Data Bank Agrifund Manager Ltd, Ecobank Ghana Ltd, UT Bank Ghana Ltd, as well as IFC, 8 Miles Fund and eleni, with minority stakeholding by the Government of Ghana.

The consortium partners and the Government of Ghana have jointly signed a Letter of Intent with the aim of completing the investment process by April 2014 and launching the GCX over a 12 month period through early 2015. A second consortium is also in formation for a large-scale investment in warehouse and logistics infrastructure and equipment in 8 delivery sites around Ghana as a strategic eco-system partner to the ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Resources and Support Services at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Sector organized a lecture titled "Smart Management of Time”. It was presented by Dr. Shafea Mohammed Saif Al Neyadi, a certified trainer in human resources development and family relations. The lecture was held at the Union Hall; and falls within the communication strategy of the Assistant Undersecretary for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs’ Sector.

In his lecture, Dr. Shafea tackled the concepts and fundamentals of time, the importance and characteristics of time, positive thinking with the self and others, dealing with others, identifying priorities, methods and goals, and the importance of daily and weekly planning, and the continuous assessment of one’s own performance.

At the end of the lecture, Dr. Shafea Al Neyadi answered the audience’s questions. The lecture was attended b ... Read more »

L’identité et la confiance en soi peuvent être mises à mal pendant cette période de transformation

PARIS & NEW YORK - Samedi 15 Mars 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--L’UNESCO et la marque Procter & Gamble Always® lancent la première publication de bonnes pratiques et politiques sur l’éducation à la puberté et l’hygiène menstruelle aux Nations Unies à New York le 13 mars. Ce lancement coïncide avec la réunion de la Commission de la condition de la femme des Nations Unies.

Puberty Education and Menstrual Hygiene Management [Education à la puberté et gestion de l’hygiène menstruelle] est la neuvième publication de la collection de l’UNESCO intitulée Good Policy and Practice in Health Education [Bonne politique et pratique dans l’éducation à la santé] qui vise à battre en brèche l’ignorance et le sentiment de honte que ressentent des millions de filles. La puberté est une périod ... Read more »

BEIJING & LONDRES - Samedi 15 Mars 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Le programme IMD-CKGSB Dual Executive MBA réunit le meilleur au monde de la formation à la gestion des affaires
    Le seul programme ayant un curriculum qui associe les méthodes d’enseignement occidentales et orientales
    Il permet aux participants de développer les connaissances et réseaux nécessaires pour réussir dans les affaires entre la Chine et le reste du monde

(BUSINESS WIRE) L’International Institute for Management Development (IMD) et la Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) se sont associés aujourd’hui pour offrir le programme IMD-CKGSB Dual Executive MBA aux cadres supérieurs en plein essor qui désirent se distinguer de leurs confrères, réaliser pleinement leur potentiel en tant que dirigeants d’entreprise et générer de la valeur pour leur organisation.< ... Read more »

LONDON - Friday, March 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of "bbb-" of National Takaful Company (Watania) PJSC (Watania) (United Arab Emirates). The outlook for both ratings remains stable.

The ratings reflect Watania’s strong prospective risk-adjusted capitalisation and its developing market profile. An offsetting rating factor is the execution risk associated with Watania’s expansion plan in a highly competitive domestic insurance market.

Watania benefits from strong current and prospective risk-adjusted capitalisation with sufficient capital to support its strategic plan. The company’s capital position benefits from a conservative investment strategy, focused on fixed income securities and low underwriting leverage. Counter-party credit risk arising from high reinsurance cessions is supported by a strong reinsurance panel. In 2013, Watania’s overall earnings were in ... Read more »

Identity and self-confidence are Found to be Impacted during this Transformative Time

PARIS & NEW YORK - Thursday, March 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UNESCO and Procter & Gamble Always® Brand are launching the first good policy and practice publication on puberty education and menstrual hygiene management at the United Nations in New York on 13 March. The launch will coincide with this year’s United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women meeting.

Puberty Education and Menstrual Hygiene Management, the ninth publication in the UNESCO series Good Policy and Practice in Health Education, seeks to help overcome the ignorance and shame millions of girls feel. Puberty is a time of change for all young people, but it is particularly challenging for girls who are confused about the changes in their body, which can become a major obstacle to their education. Far too many girls are unprepared for menstruation. In fact, in some parts of the world ... Read more »