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January 19, 2021 | 12:01 am Font Size AAA THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it recently approved the acquisition by Scatec Solar ASA, a Norwegian renewable energy company, of 100% shares in SN Power AS. In an e-mailed statement, the commission said its Mergers and Acquisitions Office found that the transaction between Scatec Solar and SN Power “does not result in substantial lessening of competition in the nationwide markets of renewable power generation and electri...

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Global Orally Disintegrating Tablets Market Expected to Reach USD 25,820 Million by 2027

From news of product launch to venture expansion, the week was filled with an array of new developments. Nigeria, through an indigenous startup, also recorded increase in funds raised.  On fund raiser, Lagos-based solar technology startup, Daystar, raised a fresh $38-million in a Series B Investment. The raiser comes amidst news of Nigerian  TeamApt’s plans to expand footprint to West/North Africa. Below is a digest for the week, highlighting the major tech build up. Daystar’s $38 million...

    SN Power has investments in hydro-power businesses in the Philippines through a joint venture with Aboitiz Renewables Inc.  The PCC said its Mergers and Acquisitions Office (MAO) found that the transaction does not result in substantial lessening of competition in the nationwide markets of renewable power generation and electricity supply. This is because there is no horizontal or vertical relationship between the acquiring entity, including its notifying group, and the acquired entity ...

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Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Paints & Coatings Market by Resin, Technology, Application and Country - European Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com January 13, 2021 GMT DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 13, 2021-- ADVERTISEMENT The European paints & coatings market is projected to grow from USD 30.6 billion in 2020 to USD 34.3 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 2.3% between 2020 and 2025. Economic & demographic growth, increasing resid...

 E-Mail What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association of home confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak with myopia (nearsightedness) development in school-age children in China. Authors: Xuehan Qian, M.D., Ph.D., of Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital in Tianjin, China, is the corresponding author. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2021 Wang J et al. JAMA Ophthalmology.  To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Me...

West African off-grid solar electricity supplier raises US$38 million to expand its operations in in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo.

New Stanford research finds installing piped water in rural Zambian homes frees up time in the daily lives of women and girls, while also promoting economic growth and food security - making an argument for piped water infrastructure investments across rural, low-income areas.