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GL Events Middle East Selected As General Contractor for the 2018 Asian Games

June 19, 2018

The 2018 Asian Games is a pan-Asian multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Indonesia. Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. As the biggest multi-sport games after the Olympic Games, the Asian Games are the most prestigious event organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, with the 18th edition to be held in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The Games will feature 463 events in 44 sports with 45 countries participating at 65 competition venues, supported by more than 13,000 volunteers on site. On behalf of the Indonesia Asian Games Organizing Committee (INASGOC), GL events Middle East was selected as the General Contractor for the 18th Asian Games, including the overlay delivery: tents, grandstands, barriers, containers, power,......

SACAA to host first Global Gender Summit in Cape Town

June 18, 2018

Pursuant to ICAO 39th General Assembly Resolution A39-30 the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) will host the first-ever Global Aviation Gender Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8 to 10 August, to mobilize the global aviation community to accelerate gender equality in aviation. The Summit will be co-organized by ICAO in close collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and"...

Pharmaceutical Company, Boehringer Ingelheim, Partners with Total and the Frey Foundation to Promote Growth of Social Entrepreneurship in Africa

June 18, 2018

A German-based pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim, has partnered with French fuel marketer, Total and The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) – an organization of African, Caribbean, Pacific and EU states – to help promote the growth of social entrepreneurship in Africa.

The two organizations"...

Bank of Ghana to cap fintechs, in bid to curb cyber crime

June 18, 2018

Ghana’s Central Bank is considering plans to cap the number of financial technology firms operating in Ghana, as it seeks to fight cyber-related fraud.

The increase in use of digital platforms in the last few years in Ghana has seen a rise in cyber fraud, with the bank calling for measures to regulate the rate of proliferation"...