ACCRA, Ghana - Samedi 1 Août 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Company (NYSE : WU), un leader dans le domaine des services de paiements internationaux, a aujourd'hui célébré son 20e anniversaire en Afrique. Avec plus de 34 000 implantations et des connexions vers des millions de comptes bancaires et de portefeuilles mobiles dans plus de 50 pays et territoires à travers l'Afrique, le réseau de Western Union sert des millions d'expéditeurs et de destinataires, proposant un choix de 120 devises.

Pour célébrer cet événement spécial, Jean Claude Farah, président de Western Union pour l'Afrique, le Moyen-Orient, l'Asie-Pacifique, l'Europe de l'Est et la CEI, accompagné d'Aida Diarra, Vice-présidente régionale et responsable de la région Afrique de Western Union, ainsi que d'autres membres de l'équipe de direction basés en Afrique, se sont rendus dans la toute première agence à avoir été implantée au niveau de la BDA ( ... Read more »

 U.S. Advanced Wound Therapeutics revenue grew 10%

SAN ANTONIO - Friday, July 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acelity L.P. Inc.:

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

    Revenue of $461.6 million, up 0.5% from the prior-year period and 5.1% on a constant currency basis
    Revenue from Advanced Wound Therapeutics (“AWT”) devices grew double digits in the U.S. led by double digit volume increases compared to the prior-year period
    Loss from continuing operations improved to $17.6 million compared to $153.8 million in the prior-year period
    Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations1 of $172.9 million, grew 2.9% versus the prior-year period and 5.6% on a constant currency basis, achieving an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 37.5%

Operational Highlights

    Acelity’s revolutionary V.A.C.® Therapy technology achie ... Read more »

ACCRA, Ghana - Wednesday, July 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, today celebrated its 20th anniversary in Africa. With over 34,000 locations and connections to millions of bank accounts and mobile wallets in more than 50 countries and territories, across Africa, the Western Union network serves millions of senders and receivers with a choice of 120 currencies.

To celebrate this special milestone, Western Union’s President for Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe and CIS, Jean Claude Farah, in addition to Aida Diarra, Western Union’s Regional Vice President and Head of Africa and other members of the Africa leadership team visited the first agent location at ADB (Agricultural Development Bank) that offered Western Union money transfer services for the first time in Africa in 1995. The WU leadership team also visited Ecobank head office in Accra and marked the occasio ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

More than 1,200 Oncologists and Allied healthcare professionals will gather in Dubai this year from 29 to 31 October for the UAE Cancer Congress to learn and network with Cancer Specialists from around the globe. The participants will discuss the latest cancer research, guidelines, developments and showcase best practices from regional and international institutions viz, MD Anderson USA, Tata Memorial Hospital and other leading institutions from India, Korea, Singapore, Australia etc.

UAE Cancer Congress is the most anticipated oncology event in the Middle East since 1999, many public and private cancer treatment institutions are supporting the meeting to raise the level of treatment and practice at clinician’s level for better patient care keeping true to objective of UAE Cancer Congress which is "Promoting Excellence in Oncology".

Al Noor Hospitals Group and Gulf Internationa ... Read more »