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13-Feb-19 Ripple, a real-time settlement system, currency exchange and remittance network, is extending its Asia and Middle East networks via two Emirates-based remittance businesses, UAE Exchange and Unimoni, that will link with Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank using Ripple’s blockchain-led platform. [image: Ripple]
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12-Feb-19 DHL's latest Global Connectedness Index found Southeast Asia benefited from linkages with wider Asian supply chain networks as well as ASEAN policy initiatives promoting economic integration. International flows exceed expectations the most in Cambodia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Singapore, and Vietnam. [image: DHL]
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23-Jan-19 A unified database will soon allow for medical records to be shared between all healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, and will be part of the Health Information Exchange, a centralised platform designed to enhance healthcare connectivity. [image: UAE-Voice]
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22-Jan-19 The growing reliance on desalinated water in the Middle East underlines the importance of effective management, with knock-on implications for energy and water security. Desalination accounts for 3% of the water supply but 5% of its energy consumption. [image: Modern Diplomacy]
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20-Jan-19 Bupa has acquired Turkish company Acıbadem Sigorta, a specialist health insurance provider with both corporate and individual customers, headquartered in Istanbul, with over 500 employees, covering 600,000 customers and gross written premiums of TRY913 mn (USD173 mn). [image: Bupa Newsroom]
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