Noof is ‘being held against her will : MiddleEastNews
Noof al-Maadeed, 23, was last heard of on October 13 when she spoke of receiving threats. Since then fears have…
Blockchain-powered trade finance network Contour adds US$4.9M to its Series A kitty
Singapore-based digital trade finance network Contour has announced that Japan’s TIS INTEC Group has invested in the company. Other details…
At Expo 2020 Dubai, the UAE sponsors a Conference of Arab Culture Ministers. : MiddleEastNews
The 22nd Conference of Arab Culture Ministers, hosted by the UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth in partnership with the…
Iris Capital Partners announces US$38M venture debt fund to back high-impact startups in Malaysia
Iris Fund Chairman Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad Malaysia’s Iris Capital Partners today announced the launch of arguably the country’s…
Malaysia’s Kenanga invests US$7M in CapBay’s P2P Islamic financing platform
Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff, chairman of CapBay CapBay, a Malaysian multi-bank supply chain finance and P2P financing platform, has secured…
A look back at 2021: The year after 2020’s e-commerce boom
The growth of e-commerce seen in 2020 continued at breakneck speed until about mid-2021. We’re now seeing signs of it…