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‫سانیا، ہینان نے فری ٹریڈ پورٹ کے لئے “ٹیکنالوجی اور جدت طرازی ہائی لینڈ” کی ایک نئی کاروباری تصویر بنائی

سانیا، چین، 16 جنوری 2024ئ/سنہوا-ایشیانیٹ/– نئے سال کے آغاز پر تیسری سانیا انٹرنیشنل سیڈ انڈسٹری سائنٹسٹس کانفرنس اور 2024ءانٹرنیشنل سیڈ انڈسٹری سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی ایکسپو صوبہ ہینان کے شہر سانیا میں کامیابی سے منعقد ہوئی۔ اس تقریب کا مقصد بیج کی صنعت میں بین الاقوامی تبادلے اور تعاون کے لئے سائنسی اور تکنیکی جدت طرازی کا موثر پلیٹ فارم قائم کرنا ہے۔

یاڑو بے سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی سٹی کا پرندوں کی آنکھ کا نظارہ

سانیا یاڑو بے سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی سٹی، ہینان فری ٹریڈ پورٹ کے اہم پارکوں میں سے ایک ہے اورحالیہ برسوں میں جنوبی چین کی سیڈنگ ٹیکنالوجی اورگہرے سمندرکی ٹیکنالوجی کو فروغ دینے پر زور دے رہا ہے. سانیا میونسپل پارٹی کمیٹی کے پبلسٹی ڈپارٹمنٹ کے مطابق، یہ آراینڈ ڈی پلیٹ فارم کو صنعت، تعلیمی اداروں، تحقیق اور شہری ترقی کے گہرائی سے انضمام، اعلی معیار کی تعمیر کی رفتار کو تیز کرنے اور زمین پر مبنی اور سمندری صنعتوں کی مضبوط ترقی کو فروغ دینے کے لئے استعمال کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتا ہے.

اکتوبر2023 میں، یاڑو بے سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی سٹی کے گہرے سمندری سائنس اور ٹیکنالوجی انوویشن پبلک پلیٹ فارم کو باضابطہ طورپرلانچ کیا گیا تھا۔ ہینان صوبے میں سمندری آراینڈ ڈی کے ایک اہم منصوبے کے طور پر، یاڑو بے سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی سٹی اعلی درستگی کے آلات، جدید ترین ٹکنالوجی، باصلاحیت پیشہ ور افراد اور دیگر وسائل کو “کشش ثقل کے میدان” کی تشکیل کے لئے ضم کرنے کے لئے مکمل فائدہ اٹھاتا ہے، جس میں متعدد کاروباری اداروں اور آراینڈ ڈی اداروں کو آباد ہونے کی طرف راغب کیا جاتا ہے۔ یہ اب گہرے سمندر کی ترقی کے لئے صنعتی وسائل جمع کرنے کے لئے ایک اہم مرکز بن رہا ہے.

شہرمنفرد جغرافیائی محل وقوع اورسازگارپالیسیوں سے لطف اندوز ہوتا ہے، اور لہذا پورے نظام پر انحصارکرتے ہوئے مربوط جدت طرازی کوچلانے کے قابل ہے۔ یہ سیڈنگ کے شعبے کی پوری صنعتی زنجیرقائم کرنے کی ہرممکن کوشش کررہا ہے، آر اینڈ ڈی، پیداوار، فروخت، تعلیمی تبادلوں، اور آراینڈ ڈی کی کامیابی کی کمرشلائزیشن کو موجودہ بیج کی صلاحیت میں ضم کرتا ہے، جس سے “جنوبی چین کی سلیکون ویلی آف سیڈنگ” پیدا ہوتی ہے جو پورے ملک کی ضرورت کو پورا کرتی ہے۔

اگلا مرحلہ میں یاڑو بے سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی سٹی گہرے سمندراور بیج کی صنعت سائنس اور ٹکنالوجی کی جدت طرازی کے اشتراک کو چلانے کے لئے کھلے پلیٹ فارموں کا ایک کلسٹر بنانے کے لئے مزید وسائل جمع کرے گا۔ اعلی معیار کا نظام ملکی اور غیر ملکی آر اینڈ ڈی جدت طرازی کے کاروباری اداروں کے لئے ایک مضبوط ضمانت فراہم کرے گا، اور فری ٹریڈ پورٹ کے لئے “سائنس اور ٹیکنالوجی جدت طرازی ہائی لینڈ” کا ایک نیا کاروباری امیج بنانے کی کوشش کرے گا.

ماخذ: سانیا میونسپل پارٹی کمیٹی کا شعبہ تشہیر

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Sanya, Hainan Creates a New Business Image of “Technology and Innovation Highland” for the Free Trade Port

SANYA, China, Jan. 16, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– At the beginning of the new year, the 3rd Sanya International Seed Industry Scientists Conference and the 2024 International Seed Industry Science and Technology Expo were successfully held in Sanya, Hainan Province. The event aims to establish a platform of scientific and technological innovation for international exchange and cooperation across the seed industry.

A bird-eye view of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City

Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, one of the key parks of the Hainan Free Trade Port, has been emphasizing on incubating South China seeding technology and deep-sea technology in recent years. It intends to use the R&D platform to drive the in-depth integration of industry, academia, research, and urban development, accelerate the pace of high-quality construction, and promote sound development of land-based and marine industries, according to the Publicity Department of Sanya Municipal Party Committee.

In October 2023, the Deep-Sea Science and Technology Innovation Public Platform of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City was officially launched. As a key project of marine R&D in Hainan Province, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City takes full advantages to integrate high-precision equipment, cutting-edge technology, talented professionals and other resources to form a “gravitational field”, attracting a number of enterprises and R&D institutions to settle in. It’s now becoming a vital hub to gather industrial resources for the deep-sea development.

The City enjoys unique geographical location and favourable policies, and therefore is able to drive integrated innovation relying on the whole system. It has been making every effort to establish the entire industry chain of the seeding sector, integrating R&D, production, sales, academic exchanges, and R&D achievement commercialization into the existing seeding capacity, creating a “Silicon Valley of South China seeding” that serves the whole country.

Next step, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City will gather more resources to build a cluster of open platforms to drive the sharing of deep-sea and seed industry science and technology innovation. The high-standard system will provide a strong guarantee for domestic and foreign R&D innovation enterprises, and strive to create a new business image of a “science and technology innovation highland” for the Free Trade Port.

Source: Publicity Department of Sanya Municipal Party Committee

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Sanya, Hainan Creates a New Business Image of “Technology and Innovation Highland” for the Free Trade Port

SANYA, China, Jan. 16, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– At the beginning of the new year, the 3rd Sanya International Seed Industry Scientists Conference and the 2024 International Seed Industry Science and Technology Expo were successfully held in Sanya, Hainan Province. The event aims to establish a platform of scientific and technological innovation for international exchange and cooperation across the seed industry.

A bird-eye view of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City

Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, one of the key parks of the Hainan Free Trade Port, has been emphasizing on incubating South China seeding technology and deep-sea technology in recent years. It intends to use the R&D platform to drive the in-depth integration of industry, academia, research, and urban development, accelerate the pace of high-quality construction, and promote sound development of land-based and marine industries, according to the Publicity Department of Sanya Municipal Party Committee.

In October 2023, the Deep-Sea Science and Technology Innovation Public Platform of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City was officially launched. As a key project of marine R&D in Hainan Province, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City takes full advantages to integrate high-precision equipment, cutting-edge technology, talented professionals and other resources to form a “gravitational field”, attracting a number of enterprises and R&D institutions to settle in. It’s now becoming a vital hub to gather industrial resources for the deep-sea development.

The City enjoys unique geographical location and favourable policies, and therefore is able to drive integrated innovation relying on the whole system. It has been making every effort to establish the entire industry chain of the seeding sector, integrating R&D, production, sales, academic exchanges, and R&D achievement commercialization into the existing seeding capacity, creating a “Silicon Valley of South China seeding” that serves the whole country.

Next step, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City will gather more resources to build a cluster of open platforms to drive the sharing of deep-sea and seed industry science and technology innovation. The high-standard system will provide a strong guarantee for domestic and foreign R&D innovation enterprises, and strive to create a new business image of a “science and technology innovation highland” for the Free Trade Port.

Source: Publicity Department of Sanya Municipal Party Committee

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EB5 Capital’s 225 North Calvert (JF15) Project Receives I-829 Approvals

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EB5 Capital, a prominent leader in the EB-5 investment industry, is pleased to announce that investors in its 225 North Calvert (JF15) project have started receiving I-829 approvals from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS issues I-829 approvals, or permanent residency, to investors who have met USCIS’s stringent vetting requirements and demonstrated that their EB-5 investment created at least ten full-time jobs for the US economy.

225 North Calvert, located just north of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, is a mixed-use redevelopment of a downtown office building into a 347-unit luxury apartment building with ground-floor retail. As a result of this 18-story high-rise redevelopment, a total of 890 EB-5 qualifying jobs were added to the local economy.

“We are delighted that our investors have reached this major milestone in their EB-5 immigration process,” said Angelique Brunner, Founder & CEO of EB5 Capital. “225 North Calvert is one of my favorite projects because it embodies the impactful investments Baltimore needs, representing the true essence of what EB-5 funding was intended to be used for.” 225 North Calvert is one of EB5 Capital’s 13 projects which have been fully repaid. These recent I-829 approvals mark the final step in the EB-5 immigration and investment cycle.

EB5 Capital remains dedicated to financing projects that not only meet the rigorous requirements of the EB-5 Program, but also contribute meaningfully to local communities and economies. The successful I-829 approvals for 225 North Calvert is a prime example of EB5 Capital’s ongoing efforts to stimulate job growth and elevate economic prospects nationwide.

About EB5 Capital

EB5 Capital provides qualified foreign investors opportunities to invest in job-creating commercial real estate projects under the United States Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5 Visa Program). As one of the country’s oldest and most active Regional Center operators, the firm has raised more than one billion dollars of foreign capital across nearly 40 EB-5 projects. Headquartered in Washington, DC, EB5 Capital’s distinguished track record and leadership in the industry has attracted investors from over 75 countries. Please visit www.eb5capital.com for more information.

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Quantexa Partners with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to Intensify the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Quantexa to provide category-leading AI-enabled technology, training, and industry expertise to ATII to improve how data is used in the identification and investigation of human trafficking

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, announced its official corporate sponsorship and Advisory Council membership of the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII), to mark National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The ATII is a US-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to fight human trafficking and child exploitation by providing data to advance the prevention, detection, investigation, and reporting mechanisms required to identify potential traffickers and criminal organizations. The International Labor Organization estimates that 50 million1 people are victims of human trafficking globally, with human trafficking operating as a $150 billion2 industry around the world.

Quantexa will provide groundbreaking Decision Intelligence technology, alongside its industry-leading expertise in AI-driven financial crime prevention and detection through training and joint industry engagement. Together, Quantexa and ATII will make pioneering global human trafficking risk data available to more organizations to transform anti-human trafficking efforts and joint initiatives between the private and public sectors.

The Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform enables organizations to automate data ingestion and matching at unmatched scale and apply graph analytics to visually identify often hard-to-detect activity related to financial crime. Providing access to a wider set of data points specific to human trafficking will enable investigators to take a more robust approach to anti-human trafficking measures. This data, overlaid with persona-based typologies and red flag identification protocols will accelerate the ID of potential human trafficking involvement more quickly, efficiently, and accurately.

“Partnering with Quantexa grants us access to innovative AI technology that will take our mission to fight human trafficking to the next level, transforming our existing processes and providing our partners with improved data to inform investigations faster and more efficiently,” said Aaron Kahler, Founder and CEO of ATII. “Working with Quantexa will put ATII’s data in the hands of more organizations across the public and private sectors, to help detect and eliminate more instances of human trafficking as we work together towards ensuring this type of data is routinely available to investigators.”

“We’re proud to partner with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative to support the valuable work that the organization is doing to stop human trafficking,” said Clark Frogley, North American Head of Financial Crime Solutions at Quantexa. “Human trafficking is often enabled by illegal financial activity and Quantexa’s deep experience helping organizations to monitor, detect, and investigate financial crimes makes us the ideal partner to support ATII’s mission. This partnership will aid organizations to reinforce their ESG and anti-money laundering (AML) efforts which are critical to stopping human trafficking.”

For more information on global challenges and solutions related to human trafficking, please listen to this podcast featuring Chris Bagnall, Director of Financial Crimes Solutions at Quantexa, Chris Kemp, Director of Enterprise Operations at the ATII and Karim Rajwani, ATII Advisory Council Chairman on Moody’s Talks.

About Quantexa
Quantexa is a global data and analytics software company pioneering Decision Intelligence that empowers organizations to make trusted operational decisions by making data meaningful. Using the latest advancements in big data and AI, Quantexa’s Decision Intelligence platform uncovers hidden risk and new opportunities by providing a contextual, connected view of internal and external data in a single place. It solves major challenges across data management, KYC, customer intelligence, financial crime, risk, fraud, and security, throughout the customer lifecycle.

The Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform enhances operational performance with over 90% more accuracy and 60 times faster analytical model resolution than traditional approaches. Founded in 2016, Quantexa now has more than 675 employees and thousands of users working with billions of transactions and data points across the world. The company has offices in London, Dublin, Brussels, Malaga, UAE, New York, Boston, Toronto, Sydney, Melbourne, and Tokyo.

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1 International Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free and International Organization for Migration (IOM), “Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage,” 2022

2 International Labour Office (ILO), “Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour,” 2014

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EMGA Secures a Commitment for USD 30.0 Million Senior Debt Finance for Citizens Development Business Finance PLC in Sri Lanka

LONDON, Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), an investment bank specializing in emerging markets, has successfully secured a commitment for USD 30.0 million in senior debt finance for Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) based in Sri Lanka. EMGA originated, structured, and negotiated this financing arrangement, with the financial support provided by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

Sajeev Chakkalakal, EMGA’s Head of Investment Banking commented, “Despite the challenges we faced, we are delighted to have delivered again an innovative funding solution for CDB. We believe this marks a significant milestone, in being the first external funding commitment secured for a Sri Lankan NBFI in several years. It will also allow for CDB to continue to support SMEs, including female-owned enterprises, as well as the renewable energy sector in the country.”

Jeremy Dobson, EMGA’s Chief Operating Officer commentated, “CDB’s strong financial standing enabled EMGA to navigate the prevailing macroeconomic headwinds in Sri Lanka to secure the commitment for this funding. This achievement not only underscores EMGA’s expertise in navigating complex financial landscapes, but also highlights the successful collaboration between EMGA, CDB, and DFC in setting a positive precedent for a leading Sri Lankan financial institution to secure external funding in challenging economic climates.”

Maryam Khosharay, DFC’s Deputy Vice President of the Office of Development Credit commented, “We are very glad to continue DFC’s commitment to bolstering investments in Sri Lanka especially those advancing financing for women and green assets in times of economic difficulty and high energy prices.”

Commenting on the transaction, Director Corporate Finance of CDB Roshan Abeygoonewardena opined that CDB has been continually strengthening the bottom of the pyramid as an overarching ethos of its sustainability agenda. “For us women entrepreneurs, especially in the micro and SMEs is where the wheels of the economy turn. Prioritizing women’s empowerment in our business model with access to finance which in turn will spur financial independence and inclusivity will be the panacea in adding fillip to Sri Lanka’s development and economic agenda.”

Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), based in London and New York helps financial institutions and corporates seeking new debt or equity capital. EMGA’s multi-national team combine the decades of experience necessary to complete transactions within most emerging countries, including Sri Lanka. EMGA continues to expand its geographic reach, solidifying its place as a preeminent, emerging market focused, niche investment bank.

Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) stands among the five largest non-Bank financial institutions in Sri Lanka and is one of the most innovative financial institutions in the country, with a strong commitment to sustainability, exemplary corporate governance, accountability, and transparency. It is renowned for disrupting the financial services industry with far-reaching technological innovations and cutting-edge financial solutions.

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today. We invest across sectors including energy, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and small business and financial services. DFC investments adhere to high standards and respect the environment, human rights, and worker rights.

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