Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, May 1st 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] The American University of Ras Al Khaimah hosted the 16th UAE Mathday, featuring keynote speakers: Salah-Eddine Kabbaj of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and Nader Masmoudi of New York University. The UAE Mathday is one of the largest math conferences in the UAE, where academics from all over the world gather in the UAE to share and discuss their research. Each year a different university has the honor of organizing and hosting the prestigious conference; this year the 16th UAE Mathday was hosted for the first time by the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of AURAK. This year’s conference consisted of the two keynote speakers, forty-five abstracts, and more than one hundred guests from various academic institutions. The conference commenced with a welcoming speech delivered by the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Dr. Ali Maalaoui, who introduced AURAK’s ... Read more »

Introducing product management and robotic solutions which maximize efficiency at each step of the supply chain from factory to warehouse and on to delivery HANNOVER, Germany-Thursday, April 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic Corporation is exhibiting its full range of logistics solutions at CeMAT 2018, the world's leading trade fair for the intralogistics and supply chain management sector, which is being held from April 23-27 in Hannover, Germany. [Video] Highlights of Panasonic at #CeMAT Supply Chain Solutions - Gemba Process Innovation https://youtu.be/oQq2EEjNSAs At its booth (Hall 20 / Stand C73), Panasonic is using live demonstrations and video displays to introduce its full line of solutions which maximize operational efficiency at each step of the supply chain from labeling and dispatch error detection at factories, to sorting and loading at distribution centers, on to transportation and proof of delivery. A video display at the front of the booth illust ... Read more »

Experience the Authentic Latin American Vibe at Waka Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, April 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Waka, the Dubai-based multi awarded Peruvian Restaurant, recently launched its Latin American festive evenings El Merkado offering its guests the authentic vibes of its home country Peru from its distinguished location at the luxurious Oberoi Hotel, in Business Bay, Dubai. Inspired by Latin American vibrant parties featuring live music, food and drinks stations; the El Merkado evenings will be organized on Thursdays from 8:30pm till 1:30am, taking you in a charming trip to the midst of Latin America’s street nightlife with live music by Havana Mc. The event’s decoration is inspired from the colorful traditional Peruvian Carnival’s celebration called Yunza. It includes a Latin craft market, along with live food stations showing how to prepare delicious Latin American dishes including Peru’s most famous dish Ceviche. Peruvian renowned DJ Chillcano will be p ... Read more »

Kenya’s Former Central Bank Governor, Njuguna Ndung’u, to assume role September 1, 2018 NAIROBI, Kenya-Monday, April 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors and Management of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Njuguna Ndung’u as the next AERC Executive Director effective September 1, 2018. Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u is well known to the AERC network as a trainer and researcher; having served as the AERC Director of Training in the period 2003-2007. Njuguna Ndung’u is coming back to the AERC family with a wealth of policy making experience to take this precious African success story to the next level of excellence. Over the years, Njuguna Ndung’u has held a variety of policy, academic, and advisory positions. Njuguna Ndung’u is the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), where he successfully completed the full two 4-year terms, 2007-2015. His tenure saw the rapid rise of Kenya in the f ... Read more »

Company remains well poised for growth, says General Manager Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-Monday, April 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Julphar, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa, held its annual General Assembly Meeting on Thursday (April 26) at the company’s headquarters in Ras Al Khaimah. The meeting was chaired by Julphar’s Chairman, His Highness Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, who expressed his gratitude and appreciation to all the members of the board and the company’s shareholders. Julphar recorded sales of AED 1,273 million compared to AED 1,454m in 2016. Julphar’s operating profit stood at AED 111m and the net profit for the period was AED 90m. Saudi Arabia, with a contribution of 28 per cent, continued to be the leading market for Julphar’s products during the period. Jerome Carle, General Manager at Julphar, said: “2017 was a challenging year but we continued to act with resilience and delivered encouraging outcomes. Julp ... Read more »