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27-Nov-18 French insurer AXA will pay USD662 mn for the remaining 50% stake in its Chinese joint venture, making it the second insurer in three days to announce plans for a wholly-owned company in mainland China, after Allianz. [image: Reuters / South China Morning Post]
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13-Nov-18 Steel producers in Saudi Arabia are producing at half their output capacity due to foreign competition, with nearly 55% of domestic steel demand in Saudi met by imports, mostly from China. [image: Projects Mena]
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12-Nov-18 American Express has been granted preparatory approval from the People’s Bank of China for a clearing and settlement license in mainland China. Amex can begin building a network business to process domestic RMB transactions through its joint-venture in the country. [image: Beyond My Ken / Wikipedia]
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29-Oct-18 The cybersecurity workforce gap has widened to 2.9 mn globally. Asia-Pacific has the highest shortage, 2.14 mn, thanks to growing economies and new cybersecurity and data privacy legislation being enacted throughout the region. [image: REDPIXEL PL / Shutterstock]
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19-Oct-18 The Philippines has adopted a law requiring pharmacists to use a new Electronic Drug Safety System platform. Pharmacists will use smartphones to photograph and upload nearly 300 million prescriptions per year, for digitization, enabling real-time public health insights. [image: Shutterstock]
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