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In the Middle East, opportunities for innovation in payments are plentiful. More than 80% of brick-and-mortar retail payments and 65% of e-commerce payments are still made in cash. The region has all the makings of an ideal environment for safe, secure and convenient alternative payments. The Middle East presents a rare opportunity for digital payment innovators to access a populous and high-spending region with good levels of connectivity. [Image: ArabNet]
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Apr-18 Rising geopolitical tensions, increased protectionism and unexpectedly abrupt tightening of global financial conditions pose downside risks to growth market economies, especially in Asia, says the World Bank. Growth in the key Asian region is projected to increase in 2018 and 2019. Indonesia, Brazil and India will all pick up pace, even as China moderates.
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30-Mar-18 Israel's Minister of Finance and Deputy Minister of Health has signed a ground-breaking agreement with the Director General of Sheba Medical Center, to transform Israel's largest medical center into a world-class "City of Health". [image: Sheba]
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28-Mar-18 Qatar Duty Free has becomes the first airport retailer in the Middle East to offer Alipay as a method of payment, at Hamad International Airport. [image: Travel Daily News]
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27-Mar-18 A delegation of Korean health authorities has visited the UAE and Bahrain to solidify cooperation with the Middle East. The delegation included officials from the Korean Health Industry Development Institute and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. [image: Korea Biomedical Review]
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