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Mobile Money Industry Processes Record $1 Trillion in 2021

Milestone figure, a sign of strong industry growth as accounts, value and volume of transactions all soar The GSMA has today published its 10th annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’. It reveals that mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, processing a record $1 trillion annually. The industry enjoyed a…

Peer-learning expert mission: Tearing up pavements in Milan, going digital in Helsinki

Thanks to the Covenant of Mayors peer learning programme, Helsinki shared this and some other fascinating best practices with and Milan in a three-day expert mission on 15 to 17 December 2021. We share some of these great ideas with you below The Covenant Expert Mission brings together advanced cities working towards climate neutrality to…

Made to Last: take a look at the recently published Circular Economy package

These are the propositions lying at the heart of the European Commission’s exciting and recently published Circular Economy package We must make sustainable products the norm. We must boost circular business models. We must empower consumers for the green transition. The package, which, naturally, has important environmental dimensions, is also designed to benefit our economy.…

Avdor CIS Launches Crystal Box Call Recording Device for SMBs and Remote Enterprise Branches

A new plug-and-play device allows managed service providers to expand market reach for call recording services Avdor CIS, a leading provider of state-of-the-art call and multimedia recording solutions, today announced that the company has released Crystal Box, a plug-and-play call recording device for SMBs and remote enterprise branches. Crystal Box positions managed service providers (MSPs)…

Towards a joint Asia-Europe strategy for the internationalisation of agri-food SMEs

This project receives funding from the European Union’s COSME - Clusters Go International program In February 2022, the partners of the Global Foodture project have organised two workshops with stakeholders and network partners with the goal of establishing a joint strategy for the international development of agri-food SMEs in Asia and Europe. Global Foodture is a project…

Turkey, Singapore may share experience, cooperate on smart cities

They have the potential to cooperate and share experiences on smart cities and enhance their trade capacity, Sim Ann, Singapore's senior minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development who oversees the Municipal Services Office, highlighted Turkey and Singapore have the potential to cooperate and share experiences on…

Santander creates Santander Green Investment, a new renewable energy investment platform

Santander already has a share in nine solar and wind projects in Spain. Their combined capacity amounts to some 500 MW Santander has created Santander Green Investment, a platform to invest in renewable energy projects under development and construction. As part of this initiative, led by the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division, Santander has…

Mountain and snow tourism summit looks to sustainable future

The 11th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism has concluded with a shared commitment to centre innovation and promote investment in green infrastructure and low-impact travel experiences Held as part of the UN Year of Sustainable Mountains, the Congress focused on the recovery of tourism and on an approach to the future based on…

Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

The announcement is another demonstration of the strength of the U.S.-EU relationship The European Commission and the United States announce that they have agreed in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, which will foster trans-Atlantic data flows and address the concerns raised by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems…

Swedish thermal AI solution on export to Manhattan

In New York, the infrastructure of a 17-story building in Manhattan is being upgraded to new carbon-efficient and energy cost-saving technology A Swedish thermal AI solution is saving energy both in Manhattan and in municipalities in Sweden. In New York, the infrastructure of a 17-story building in Manhattan is being upgraded to new carbon-efficient and…