The James & Maginley Charity and Care Foundation Inc.encourages the GCC to extend its cooperation to Barbuda Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Charity giving is deeply rooted in the Arabian culture and The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has always been at the forefront for donating to disaster relief and humanitarian causes across the world. In wake of the same vision, The James & Maginley Charity and Care Foundation Inc. encourages the GCC to participate in rebuilding Barbuda, which was hit by Hurricane Irma Last year. “We have been working with the MENA region since a very long time and we appreciate all their efforts in developing deals and agreements that have paved way for betterment of Antigua and Barbuda, in addition to Hurricane Irma,” said Casroy James, Chairman and Partner of The James and Maginley Charity and Care Foundation Inc. “The natural disaster that hit Barbuda last year was disheartening. As we continue to listen to the rep ... Read more »

Fiorano’s Sophisticated Core Banking Integration Technology to be Delivered through ITSS’ Expertise on Major CBS Platforms LONDON-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fiorano Software, a leading provider of Core Banking Integration and API Management Solution, announced today that it has tied-up in a strategic partnership with Information Technologies Solutions & Services (ITSS), a Global Information Technology company. The partnership will be aimed to deliver digital transformation solutions to the banking sector. "We are excited joining forces with Fiorano; it enables us to offer more value to customers as well as increase our revenue opportunities. Fiorano’s agile responsiveness to customer needs aligns perfectly with our long-term vision," said Peter Redelinghuys, VP Sales-Africa, ITSS. Fiorano Software has over the years helped banks integrate core banking systems with applications to boost operational efficiency and productivity across processes, custome ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] The official trade and economic mission of Kazakhstani companies will take place in Dubai on 14th August, at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, Business Bay. The purpose of the event is to develop the trade relations between Kazakhstan and the UAE entrepreneurs, as well as to establish strong business ties between both countries. From the Kazakhstan side, large commodity producers of processed products will arrive to Dubai from following economic sectors: light industry, agriculture, F&B (honey, meat, dairy products, sweets), electro technical industry, engineering, chemical products, pharmaceutical industry, building materials, oil and gas, etc. This is an excellent opportunity for both the UAE and Kazakhstan entrepreneurs to establish new contacts and to demonstrate their products. The organizers of this event are the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Chamber of ... Read more »

— Strong growth in net sales of major product categories — TOKYO-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272)(ISIN:JP3942800008) announced today that in the first half of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, consolidated net sales of 851.3 billion yen were up 2.8% from the previous year. The company achieved all-time highs in operating income of 82.2 billion yen (up 0.1%), however saw a 5% decrease in ordinary income to 79.3 billion yen and 6.3% decrease in net income for the period attributable to parent company shareholders to 57.0 billion yen. Net sales increased thanks to healthy results in the emerging markets motorcycle business, the marine business, and the industrial machinery and robots business. Operating income increased on the back of motorcycle product mix improvements in emerging markets and the industrial machinery and robots business absorbing decreased income in the developed markets motorcycle business. Motorc ... Read more »

• This new collaboration unites leaders in cystic fibrosis gene therapy, lentiviral development and production, and the treatment of respiratory diseases to develop the first gene therapy for cystic fibrosis. • Boehringer Ingelheim steps into the field of gene therapy, a focus area of its Research Beyond Borders initiative, with experienced partners, in an effort to bring to cystic fibrosis patients a long-term treatment aimed at correcting the underlying genetic causes of this devastating disease. . • Boehringer Ingelheim will collaborate with the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium on research and development and has option and license agreements with Imperial Innovations and Oxford BioMedica on the viral vector as well as production technology, while Oxford BioMedica will manufacture the viral vector; the UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium will lead the development and completion of the preclinical studies and bring together a package to support first-in-man clinical trials. ... Read more »

CHIASSO, Switzerland & BOSTON -Tuesday 7 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading analyst and advisory firm Gartner has named decision-making platform provider BOARD International as a Visionary in both its 2018 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis Solutions & Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Close Solutions. The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis Solutions (Christopher Iervolino, John Van Decker, 24 July 2018) states that “Financial planning and analysis solutions support the office of finance's efforts to manage financial planning and budgeting as well as financial modeling and performance reporting.” BOARD International was positioned in the Visionaries quadrant. The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Close Solutions (John Van Decker, Christopher Iervolino, 26 July 2018) states that “Financial close solutions help the office of finance manage the financial close and apply appropriate controls throughout the a ... Read more »