DOHA: Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. announced the appointment of Mr. Aziz Ahmad Fakhroo as Managing Director of Ooredoo Group, as of 1 November 2020. Mr. Aziz is a member of Ooredoo’s Board of Directors since 2011. He is currently Deputy Undersecretary for Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Finance. Previously, he was Assistant Undersecretary for General Budget…
Bitterz, a Japanese Crypto Exchange launching today is giving away Bitcoin
KINGSTOWN: Bitterz LLC announced that global crypto exchange Bitterz in Japan will start to provide services to customers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. To celebrate the grand opening, Bitterz is currently offering $50 worth of bitcoins to all customers who open a new account (free of charge). Main features of Bitterz: A safe environment…
Inspire Brands agrees to acquire Dunkin’ Brands in a $11.3 billion deal
Adds iconic Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins brands to Inspire’s portfolio, which includes Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, SONIC Drive-In, and Jimmy John’s ATLANTA: Inspire Brands Inc. and Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Inspire will acquire Dunkin’ Brands for $106.50 per share in a cash transaction valued at approximately $11.3…
Zhejiang Export Online Fair 2020 announces Thailand auto parts exhibition
BANGKOK: Zhejiang Export Online Fair 2020 has announced a unique opportunity for stakeholders in the auto parts industry to meet and generate business via video conferencing. The Online Fair on Auto Parts will be held from 9th to 13th November, 2020, and is targeted at auto parts buyers from Thailand who are looking to source…
Al Salam Bank partners with talabat
MANAMA: Al Salam Bank-Bahrain is collaborating with talabat, the region’s leading food and grocery delivery app, to offer holders of its debit, credit and prepaid cards the chance to win sizeable daily and grand cash prizes, a news release said. Throughout the special promotion period, which will run from 1 November to 30 November 2020,…
BH Mubasher awarded 5-Star Rating by Dubai Financial Market
DUBAI: BH Mubasher Financial Services PJSC, a leading company in the UAE’s financial market, has achieved a 5-starrating in Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Brokers’ Excellence Rating for the year 2019. The Brokers’ Excellence Rating was launched by DFM with the aim of further enhancing its investor services and strengthening Dubai’s position and the UAE as…
Guess & Co. Corporation elects directors at 2020 annual meeting of shareholders
MIAMI: Guess & Co. Corporation announced its Board of Directors following their election at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors at the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders that was held on Friday, October 30, 2020. Mr. Jerry D. Guess, Chairman of the Board of Directors Ms….
Alleghany Corporation
Alleghany Corporation is an investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests. It was incorporated in 1929 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1984. After the company’s bankruptcy in the Great Depression, control of the company fell into the hands of Robert…
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, (Alibaba.com)
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 4 April 1999, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the company provides consumer-to-consumer (C2C), business-to-consumer (B2C), and business-to-business (B2B) sales services via web portals, as well as electronic payment services, shopping…
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in office buildings and laboratories leased to tenants in the life science and technology industries. The company also has a venture capital arm, Alexandria Venture Investments, which invests in life sciences firms. The company is named after Alexandria, Egypt because of…
Alexander’s Inc.
Alexander’s Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns 7 properties in New York metropolitan area, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P. It is controlled by Vornado Realty Trust. It was founded by George Farkas and Louis Schwadron in 1928. Before it filed for bankruptcy in 1992, Alexander’s also operated a…
Alexander & Baldwin Inc.
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. is an American company that was once part of the Big Five companies in territorial Hawaii. The company currently operates businesses in real estate, sugarcane, and diversified agriculture. It was also the last “Big Five” company to cultivate sugarcane. It remains one of the State of Hawaii’s largest private landowners, owning…