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Morocco, first North African country in the Global Citizenship 2025 ranking
Atalayar
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July 16, 2025
According to the results of the Global Citizenship 2025 Report published by CS Global Partners, Morocco ranks 100th out of 165 countries worldwide. With a score of 50.5 out of 100 points, it is the leader in the North African region ahead of...
Secretive family behind Tetra Pak bets bulk of US$9b on stocks via Singapore entities
The Business Times Singapore
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July 16, 2025
[KUALA LUMPUR] A mysterious entity based in the heart of Singapore’s financial district emerged as the biggest shareholder in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) nine years ago. It turned out that the owner was the Rausing family, which hails...
Systemic Rot, the Launderers at ‘Buckingham Palace’ & Zombie Trusts
Coda Story
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July 16, 2025
perspective I’m sure I’m not the only person who secretly likes a one-star review. It’s awful to get one yourself (and I have, several times), but I have to admit that there is a nasty kind of pleasure to be had from reading at length how someone...
Tetra Pak family quietly pours $11.6 billion into stocks, with bulk via Singapore entities
The Straits Times
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July 16, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR – An entity based in the heart of Singapore’s financial district emerged as the biggest shareholder in International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF) nine years ago. It turned out that the owner was the Rausing family, which hails from...
Secretive family behind Tetra Pak bets US$9 billion on stocks via Singapore entity
The Business Times Singapore
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July 16, 2025
[KUALA LUMPUR] A mysterious entity based in the heart of Singapore’s financial district emerged as the biggest shareholder in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) nine years ago. It turned out that the owner was the Rausing family, which hails...
Azerbaijan and China launch visa-free travel
News.Az
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Editor's note: Seymur Mammadov, a special commentator for News.Az, is the director of the international expert club EurAsiaAz. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az. Starting from...
Will Robinhood’s tokenized stocks REALLY take over the world? Pros and cons
Cointelegraph Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Ever since Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev bounded onto the stage in Cannes two weeks ago, channeling old-time movie star David Niven in his white suit and cravat, everybody’s been talking about tokenized stocks. Vlad Tenev on Bloomberg live from...
EU Confirms October Launch of Biometric Border System: What Travellers to Europe Need to Know
EUToday
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July 16, 2025
The European Union has formally confirmed the launch of its long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES), a digital border control platform that will replace manual passport stamping for non-EU nationals entering the Schengen Area. The system is set for...
Switzerland greenlights India-EFTA mega trade pact; sets stage for October rollout
The Economic Times
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, Switzerland has finally completed the ratification process for a landmark trade deal between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) that would reduce trade barriers and significantly open up the Indian market to Swiss...
Swiss ratification clears way for India‑EFTA mega trade pact in October
Orissa Post
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi: Switzerland has finally completed the ratification process for a landmark trade deal between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) that would reduce trade barriers and significantly open up the Indian market to Swiss...
Alternative investment platform iCapital lands $820m funding
Private Banker International
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July 11, 2025
Fintech firm iCapital has raised more than $820m in a financing round co-led by T. Rowe Price Associates, T. Rowe Price Investment Management, and SurgoCap Partners, boosting its valuation to over $7.5bn. The terms of the funding round were not...
Switzerland Ratifies India-EFTA Trade Deal, Rollout Expected In October
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Jul 12 (KNN) Switzerland has officially ratified the India-EFTA trade agreement, paving the way for its rollout in October 2025. This landmark deal, signed in March 2024, is between India and the European Free Trade...
wefox Secures €151M Funding To Drive Asset‑Light Expansion
Financial IT
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wefox has successfully secured funding of EUR 151 million. This consisted of a EUR 76 million capital raise primarily from its existing investor base as well as refinancing of an existing credit facility with EUR 75 million from Searchlight...
Lucid smashes world record for longest single-charge EV drive
New Atlas
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July 12, 2025
Let me throw two terms at you: inadequate public charging infrastructure and range anxiety. Any guesses what I'm talking about? Yup, the Achilles heel of electric vehicles. Solve these, and you're probably looking at widespread EV adoption. Lucid...
Business Moves: Insurtech Wefox Raises €151M to Build New MGA Focus, Core Markets
Insurance Journal
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July 7, 2025
Insurtech wefox has secured funding of €151 million ($177.8 million), which will enable the company to build its core market positions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland as well as its asset-light managing general agent (MGA) and smart...
Pro AV Newsmakers: Acquisitions, Acquisitions, and Yep... More Acquisitions
AVNetwork
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July 7, 2025
The second half of 2025 started off with major acquisition news in the Pro AV world. It came at us pretty quickly, closing out June and starting up July with early fireworks. Let's get you caught up with what you may have missed. 3G Productions...
Compulsory Voting Is Needed to Combat ‘Disastrously Low’ UK Turnout, Report Argues
Byline Times
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July 10, 2025
Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features Keir Starmer’s Government should introduce “Australian-style” compulsory voting to combat the...
Actithera closes $75.5m Series A to advance radioligand therapy platform
PharmaTimes
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July 9, 2025
Funding to support lead candidate targeting FAP and pipeline expansion Actithera has secured $75.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to support the clinical development of its lead radioligand therapy targeting fibroblast activation...
RB Leipzig enlist TGI Sport to roll out virtual advertising
Sportcal
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July 7, 2025
German top-tier soccer club RB Leipzig will introduce virtual perimeter advertising from the upcoming 2025-26 season and has awarded a contract to the TGI Sport firm to roll out the technology. The offering will allow advertising messages shown...
Italy scraps passenger ID checks for Schengen flights
The Local Italy
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July 11, 2025
Airline passengers flying from Italy to another Schengen country will no longer need to show their passports or ID cards at the boarding gate, Italian civil aviation authority ENAC announced. Under the new rules, passengers travelling across...