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16-Sep-18 Fertiliser exports from the Gulf Cooperation Council region reached 20 mn tonnes in 2017, growing by 5.3% year-on-year and at a 6% 10-year CAGR. India, Brazil and the United States were the top three export markets. [image: Projects MENA]
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14-Aug-18 Kroger, the largest American supermarket chain, is partnering with Alibaba in China to offer products from its organic and natural line, Simple Truth, through Alibaba's Tmall platform, in an effort to keep pace online with Walmart and Amazon. [image: China Daily / Agencies]
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29-Jun-18 One of the largest Asian supermarket chains in the United States, New York-based 99 Ranch Market, will soon begin accepting mobile payments via Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform developed and owned by China-based Ant Financial. [image: Progressive Grocer]
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01-Jun-18 In a world first, an Australian cancer support app will integrate into a hospital electronic medical record. CancerAid has developed ClinicianLink, which will link into the Epic EMR at US hospital Cedars-Sinai. [image: Healthcare IT News]
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31-May-18 China’s trade surpluses are declining in a shift that will see less of its excess savings recycled into global capital markets. With the US Federal Reserve shrinking its balance sheet and raising interest rates, Treasury yields are at their highest since 2011, putting strains on nations that borrowed dollars. Turkey’s central bank has been forced into emergency action to shore up its currency, while Argentina has sought external help. [Image: The Star online]
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