Day: November 21, 2022

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Quantexa Launches Global Community Site to Accelerate Adoption and Deployment of Decision Intelligence Solutions

The Community will facilitate direct access to Quantexa subject-matter- experts, discussion forums, and support resources

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the private and public sectors, launched its new online global community site. The site is set to serve as a hub for Quantexa team members, customers, and partners to collaborate, find information and share knowledge about Quantexa’s Decision Intelligence Platform and solutions.

The Community will provide a place to collaborate on topics including best practices and technical discussions, including, group forums with access to:

  • Technical best practice guides, success stories, and user generated content.
  • Tailored training and certification paths built by Quantexa’s subject matter experts.
  • Opportunities to provide solution feedback and feature requests directly to Quantexa.

Laura Hutton, Chief Customer Officer, Quantexa said, “Our focus remains on maximizing the ROI for our customers and partners and our new community site supports this continued effort. We are excited to give the teams working with our Decision Intelligence Platform an opportunity to interact with each other, continued structured learning opportunities, and a place to collaborate.”

Quantexa Community access can be requested at https://community.quantexa.com to unlock exclusive features, programs, and content.

ABOUT QUANTEXA
Quantexa is a global data and analytics software company pioneering Contextual 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 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 Contextual 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 500 employees and thousands of users working with billions of transactions and data points across the world. The company has offices in London, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Brussels, Toronto, Singapore, Melbourne, and Sydney. For more information, contact Quantexa here or follow us on LinkedIn.

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TRADE X Expands its Presence in Africa with the Opening of a Trade Route in Ghana

This is the third TRADE X facility in Africa, following the opening of an import facility in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya earlier this year

TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TRADE X, a B2B cross-border automotive trading platform with its headquarters in Ontario, Canada, today announced that it has opened a new trade route in Ghana, strengthening the company’s presence in Africa after having recently opened new import facilities in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.

With the opening of new trading routes and now expanding into Ghana, TRADE X is aiming to connect automotive dealers in various regions of Africa, which boast a rising middle-class population, to pre-owned inventory in North America, Europe and other strategic export locations. Earlier this month, TRADE X signed a partnership agreement with the Vehicle and Asset Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG) to increase visibility and encourage more dealers to take advantage of the company’s easy-to-use platform.

“People in Ghana hold onto cars for a long time,” said Oaniyan Jeremiah Williams, Head of Business Development for TRADE X in Ghana. “There is both a huge market here and a need for a platform like TRADE X that connects buyers and sellers safely and compliantly. Recently, a dealer shared with me that he sent money to a seller in Europe for a vehicle but has not yet received the inventory he paid for. This unfortunately common occurrence is not possible through the TRADE X platform, as each user is screened, and all transactions are routed through a secure portal at the time of the transaction. So, we are providing an obvious need to dealers in this region.”

The TRADE X platform connects automotive dealers, fleet owners, rental companies and mobility solution providers with trading partners around the world. When users log onto the TRADE X platform on their desktop or via the TRADE X global app, they can ensure they not only have access to admissible inventory and the best possible deals—but that they are transacting in a secure and streamlined way that removes the complexities of logistics, homologation, compliance and customs. Dealers can use the marketplace to request specific makes or models using the platform’s “Instant Request” feature, review specific search results to assess real-time pricing, and make vehicle purchases safely, transparently and compliantly.

Buyers in Ghana, who import a significant number of cars from Germany, favour smaller engine brands such as Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Peugeot.

TRADE X has opened a small office in Accra and further plans to open a warehouse facility in the city.

“We are excited to bring TRADE X to Ghana and to expand our footprint in Africa,” said TRADE X Senior Vice President of Global Business Development Eric Gosselin. “As the automotive industry responds to major shifts around environmental standards, dealers in the U.S. and Europe will need a market for their older vehicles, and we believe that Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya represent prime markets. We look forward to working with Ghanaian dealers to communicate the benefits of using the TRADE X platform to source and purchase their pre-owned automotive inventory.”

Automotive dealers, fleet companies, and mobility providers in Ghana who are interested in trading via the TRADE X platform can sign up at tradexport.com to begin the process of buying and selling vehicles.

About TRADE X

With headquarters in Ontario, Canada, TRADE X is the first global vehicle marketplace to aggregate cross-border supply and demand for car dealers, fleet owners, rental companies, mobility solution providers, importers, and exporters, opening new trading corridors to buy and sell vehicles. The TRADE X ‘Brain’ platform is a machine-learning, AI-driven technology that connects buyers and sellers through a transparent marketplace that aids sellers in finding the world’s highest paying markets and gives buyers access to the best vehicle source markets and price arbitrage opportunities. Users can quickly and seamlessly transact online in a secure environment with all the complexities of international trade – compliance, anti-money laundering regulations, vehicle inspection, currency exchange, digital trade documentation, payments, and financing – all managed by TRADE X. The company serves authorized buyers and sellers everywhere with a user-friendly app available 24/7 via mobile, tablet, or desktop. TRADE X’s largest investors include Aimia Inc., a publicly traded holding company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AIM). To learn more, please visit www.tradexport.com.

Media Contact:                    TRADE X Contact:
Siobhan Nolan                      Shelley Keller
JConnelly                                Director, Corporate Communications + Brand
(862) 217 9585 shelley.keller@tradexport.com
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Veteran freedom fighter Mr. Gebrebrhan Eyasu passes away

The Chairman of the National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans, Mr. Gebrebrhan Eyasu passed away on 19 November at the age of 76.

Veteran freedom fighter Gebrebrhan Eyasu who joined the EPLF in 1975 served his country and people in various capacities with commitment.

After Independence veteran freedom fighter Gebrebrhan was vice chairman and later chairman of the National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans.

Veteran freedom fighter Mr. Gebrebrhan is survived by his wife and three children.

The funeral service of veteran freedom fighter Mr. Gebrenrhan Eyasu will be held tomorrow, 22 November, at 10 in the morning at the Asmara Martyrs Cemetery.

Expressing deep sorrow on the passing away of veteran freedom fighter Mr. Gebrabrahan Eyasu, the National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans expresses condolences to families and friends.

 

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea

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Bacterial Infections ‘Second Leading Cause of Death Worldwide’

Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global study of their lethality revealed on Tuesday.

The massive new study, published in The Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common bacterial pathogens and 11 types of infection across 204 countries and territories.

The pathogens were associated with 7.7 million deaths — 13.6% of the global total — in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic took off.

That made them the second-leading cause of death after ischemic heart disease, which includes heart attacks, the study said.

Just five of the 33 bacteria were responsible for half of those deaths: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

  1. aureus is a bacterium common in human skin and nostrils but behind a range of illnesses, while E. coli commonly causes food poisoning.

The study was conducted under the framework of the Global Burden of Disease, a vast research program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation involving thousands of researchers across the world.

“These new data for the first time reveal the full extent of the global public health challenge posed by bacterial infections,” said study co-author Christopher Murray, the director of the U.S.-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

“It is of utmost importance to put these results on the radar of global health initiatives so that a deeper dive into these deadly pathogens can be conducted and proper investments are made to slash the number of deaths and infections.”

The research points to stark differences between poor and wealthy regions.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, there were 230 deaths per 100,000 population from the bacterial infections.

That number fell to 52 per 100,000 in what the study called the “high-income super-region” which included countries in Western Europe, North America and Australasia.

The authors called for increased funding, including for new vaccines, to lessen the number of deaths, also warning against “unwarranted antibiotic use.”

Hand washing is among the measures advised to prevent infection.

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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Art and Friendship Displayed Online

International (Africa) Culture and Art Exchange Exhibition and Display Launched

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On November 17, “Explore the Passion in the World” International (Africa) Culture and Art Exchange Exhibition and Display, which is jointly hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Jinhua Municipal People’s Government, and organized by Jinhua Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, was launched online in the websites of tourism authorities and mainstream media websites in Tanzania, Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and other African countries, websites of a few Chinese cultural centers in Africa, English websites of Zhejiang China, InZhejiang and other major media platforms for overseas communication.

The activity was the debut of Wu Opera, the Jinhua traditional culture, in Africa. In the online way, it reveals the heritage and contemporary art features of Wu Opera, with a view to enhancing cultural and tourism exchanges and cooperation between Zhejiang and Africa, and promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.

Themed on “Explore the Passion in the World”, the activity means both Africa and China have a passion for art and beautiful life. The four parts, namely, “Percussion between Heaven and Earth”, “Sing for the World”, “Depict All Lives”, and “Dance for Life”, through live scenes, present the charm of traditional Wu Opera and African dances in all aspects.

Both Zhejiang Province and Africa have rich resources, diverse cultures, warm and inclusive people. Although the current epidemic has obstructed mutual exchanges, culture and art are the universal language in the world. Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Jinhua Municipal People’s Government, and Jinhua Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, by holding the online exhibition and display, share the beauty of Zhejiang’s cultural elements and artistic creations. It is hoped that after the epidemic is over, African people can come to Zhejiang Province to experience the wonderful culture, tourism and art.

Link of “Explore the Passion in the World” Exhibition and Display

http://www.ezhejiang.gov.cn/cultureandartexchange.html

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