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According to the Trade and Industry Ministry, Singapores economy decreased 5.4 percent in 2020, falling into the worst recession since Independence in 1965.

( MENAFN )Nuwa Capital ended 75 percent of its new USD100 million flagship fund, with the majority of investors coming from Saudi Arabia. The Nuwa Ventures Fund I (NVFI) set a target to empower major amounts in leading technology startups from across speedily improving markets in the Middle East and North Africa, in addition to neighboring countries like Turkey and Pakistan, and the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Arab News quoted Khaled Talhouni, managing partner of Nuwa Capital as saying that a si...

16 FEBRUARY 2021 Mars may not have a lot going on at the moment, life-wise, but the dusty red planet may not be as inhospitable as it seems. New experiments have shown that cyanobacteria (aka blue-green algae) can successfully grow in Martian atmospheric conditions.   A few more ingredients are required, of course, but its a significant step towards cyanobacteria-based life support systems for human habitats when we finally make our way over there. "Here we show that cyanobacteria can use gas...

On Monday, Turkeys benchmark stock index increased 1.56 percent to end at 1,562.49 points.

KARACHI: Flat steel market sharply shrank 31 percent to 850,000 to 900,000 tons during the last fiscal year due to coronavirus-led lockdown and overall slowdown in economy, although the industry is...

The number declined 8.7 percent in the eurozone in the same period, according to Eurostat. The eurozone/euro area, or EA19, introduces member states that utilize the single currency -- euro -- while the EU27 includes all member countries of the bloc. It further stated that "In December 2020 compared with December 2019, industrial production decreased by 1.6% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU." Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warr...

(MENAFN - PR Newswire) DALLAS, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For the eighth consecutive year, Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA ) received a perfect 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The CEI recognizes employers who continue to take concrete steps in establishing and implementing comprehensive policies, benefits and practices that ensure greater equity for LGBTQ workers and their families. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) received a p...

Chorus reports midday downstream traffic on its network reached 1.75Tbps today, an increase of 55 percent on last Tuesday. The Auckland region saw a 96 percent uplift in traffic, while... | February 17, 2021

By Ayya Lmahamad

According to the operator, passenger numbers at the Middle East’s busiest airport, Dubai International, had dropped by 70 percent to 25.9 million previous year as the Coronavirus pandemic affected on the travel industry.