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Chemical clues to the mystery of what’s coating Stradivari’s violins

Chemical clues to the mystery of what’s coating Stradivari’s violins

A Nanofocused Light on Stradivari Violins: Infrared s-SNOM Reveals New Clues Behind Craftsmanship Mastery Stradivarius violins produce elegant music with a level of clarity that is unparalleled by modern instruments, according to some musicians. And it’s the finishing touches — mysterious treatments applied hundreds of years ago by Antonio Stradivari — that contribute to their…
Tackling the most pressing challenges, while staying the course for the long-term

Tackling the most pressing challenges, while staying the course for the long-term

Aiming at supporting people and businesses – whether by reducing energy prices, securing the supplies critical for our industrial competitiveness and food security, or reinforcing our social market economy The European Commission adopted its 2023 Work Programme. It sets out a bold agenda to respond to the current set of crises affecting the everyday lives…
Saudi Arabia still fastest growing G20 economy despite economic headwinds: IMF

Saudi Arabia still fastest growing G20 economy despite economic headwinds: IMF

In its latest report, the US-based financial agency fixed its forecast for the Saudi economy’s growth during 2022 at 7.6 percent — the same figure as in its April forecast Saudi Arabia will maintain its position as the fastest growing economy among the Group of 20 countries despite the turmoil caused by rising inflation and…
Europew welcomes political agreement to improve the governance and integrity of the European standardisation system

Europe welcomes political agreement to improve the governance and integrity of the European standardisation system

The amendment foresees that, when the Commission requests standards from these organisations, key decisions in the standards-development process are taken by the national standardisation bodies from the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the amendment to the European…
GSMA Report Demonstrates Policy Action is Needed for EU to Achieve Digital Decade Goal

GSMA Report Demonstrates Policy Action is Needed for EU to Achieve Digital Decade Goal

The economic contribution of mobile continues to expand, but market dynamics are impeding European 5G progress 5th October 2022, Brussels: Mobile technologies and services contributed Eur757 billion to European GDP in 2021, but Europe’s ambitious Digital Decade goals remain threatened by slower 5G rollout compared to competitor markets, a new report by the GSMA revealed. The 2022…
More than 120 applications in the 4th Call of the EU City Facility

More than 120 applications in the 4th Call of the EU City Facility

Out of the 129 applications, 48 will soon be selected as EUCF beneficiary, to receive a lump sum of EUR 60,000 for the development of an investment concept for their local sustainable energy project The 4th Call of the EU City Facility was open from June 9th to September 30th, and has received a total…
Banco Santander takes 5% stake in Kimitec to help farmers and agribusiness switch from chemical to natural

Banco Santander takes 5% stake in Kimitec to help farmers and agribusiness switch from chemical to natural

Kimitec’s MAAVi Innovation Centre is considered a strategic partner by the EU to replace chemicals with natural products Santander has acquired a 5% stake in Grupo Kimitec and its MAAVi Innovation Centre, the largest natural biotech hub in Europe. The bank’s holding, secured through the fund Fondo Agro Smart, is part of its strategy to…
Absa Bank Kenya Partners with Huawei to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Absa Bank Kenya Partners with Huawei to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Branch, device, application and link status are all visualized.Capable of centralized management and simplified O&M Absa Bank Kenya has announced a new partnership with Huawei on a SD-WAN Solution to build a new digital foundation for branch networks. To meet the digital transformation requirements, Huawei and Absa Bank Kenya’s technical team conducted in-depth discussions and…
The Low-Code/No-Code Industry in China: Opportunities for Foreign Investors

The Low-Code/No-Code Industry in China: Opportunities for Foreign Investors

The low-code/no-code market in China could reach US$1.4 billion by 2024, and is among the fastest growing worldwide The global low-code development platform market was estimated at US$16 billion in 2021 and is forecasted to reach US$159 billion by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.8 percent. Indeed, as digital transformation speeds up, data…
EBRD promotes green investments in Egypt’s small businesses.

EBRD promotes green investments in Egypt’s small businesses.

Egypt is a founding member of the EBRD. Since the start of its operations there in 2012, the Bank has invested more than €9.8 billion in 152 projects in the country The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the green economy in Egypt with a US$ 100 million loan to Banque Misr for on-lending…