Top Stories - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:54:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Ghana CEO Excellence Awards: Mukesh Thakwani, Founder and CEO of B5 Plus, Named CEO of the Decade /ghana-ceo-excellence-awards-mukesh-thakwani-founder-and-ceo-of-b5-plus-named-ceo-of-the-decade.htm Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:42:48 +0000 /ghana-ceo-excellence-awards-mukesh-thakwani-founder-and-ceo-of-b5-plus-named-ceo-of-the-decade.htm Mukesh Thakwani, the Founder and CEO of B5 Plus, is considered to be one of the top businessmen in Ghana. Being a visionary, he made B5 Plus, the leading steel manufacturing company in West Africa, grow by leaps and bounds within a short span of time. It comes as no surprise he has been named CEO of the Decade during the Ghana CEO Summit

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]]> Top software banking provider BML Istisharat got acquired by Mawarid Finance /top-software-banking-provider-bml-istisharat-got-acquired-by-mawarid-finance.htm Thu, 24 May 2018 12:32:37 +0000 /top-software-banking-provider-bml-istisharat-got-acquired-by-mawarid-finance.htm In the first quarter of 2018, BML Istisharat, a globally recognized core banking and insurance software provider based in Lebanon, got acquired by Mawarid Finance (UAE). BML Istisharat also secured four new contracts; two in Iraqi Kurdistan and two in Lebanon.

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]]> Lebanon elections 2018 and their (possible) impact on business and the economy /lebanon-elections-2018-and-their-possible-impact-on-business-and-the-economy.htm Thu, 24 May 2018 04:43:39 +0000 /lebanon-elections-2018-and-their-possible-impact-on-business-and-the-economy.htm On the 6th May 2018, Lebanon held its long-awaited parliamentary elections; the first such elections since 2009. Voter turnout among the 3.9 million eligible voters was just 49.2%.

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]]> Commercial Bank of Kuwait: Al-Najma Account Offers the Biggest Draw Prize in the World for KD 1,500,000 /commercial-bank-of-kuwait-al-najma-account-offers-the-biggest-draw-prize-in-the-world-for-kd-1-500-000.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2018 03:27:02 +0000 /commercial-bank-of-kuwait-al-najma-account-offers-the-biggest-draw-prize-in-the-world-for-kd-1-500-000.htm Commercial Bank of Kuwait announced the launch of the 2018 revamped prize scheme of Al-Najma Account by adding several benefits to the prizes of Al-Najma Account which now provides its customers the chance to win the biggest annual cash prize offered by a bank in Kuwait and over the globe as much as 1 million and half Kuwaiti dinar (1,500,000) so that customers鈥� dreams can easily turn to reality.

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]]> Nyaho Medical Centre to open Mother & Child Unit, NICU and ICU by end of 2018 /nyaho-medical-centre-to-open-mother-child-unit-nicu-and-icu-by-end-of-2018.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:33:48 +0000 /nyaho-medical-centre-to-open-mother-child-unit-nicu-and-icu-by-end-of-2018.htm THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT NYAHO MEDICAL CENTRE 鈥� Ghana's healthcare leader Nyaho Medical Centre is thrilled to announce the expansion and enhancement of its current offerings, beginning with the construction of a modern Maternity Ward, NICU and ICU in partnership with Orthner Orthner and Associates.

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]]> Leading core banking software provider BML Istisharat secured two new contracts in Bahrain and Lebanon in Q4-2017 /leading-core-banking-software-provider-bml-istisharat-secured-two-new-contracts-in-bahrain-and-lebanon-in-q4-2017.htm Sat, 17 Feb 2018 09:54:19 +0000 /leading-core-banking-software-provider-bml-istisharat-secured-two-new-contracts-in-bahrain-and-lebanon-in-q4-2017.htm BML Istisharat, a globally recognized core banking and insurance software provider based in Lebanon, secured two new contracts in Bahrain (Bank of Jordan) and Lebanon (Arab Finance Corporation) in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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]]> ACK is the only private higher education institution in Kuwait to receive the ISO 9001:2015 certification /ack-is-the-only-private-higher-education-institution-in-kuwait-to-receive-the-iso-9001-2015-certification.htm Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:12:16 +0000 /ack-is-the-only-private-higher-education-institution-in-kuwait-to-receive-the-iso-9001-2015-certification.htm As part of ACK鈥檚 commitment to providing quality higher education and training, the college is proud to announce that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification.

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]]> Ghana’s Healthcare Leader Nyaho Medical Centre Opens Accra Central Clinic at The Octagon /ghana-s-healthcare-leader-nyaho-medical-centre-opens-accra-central-clinic-at-the-octagon.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:52:03 +0000 /ghana-s-healthcare-leader-nyaho-medical-centre-opens-accra-central-clinic-at-the-octagon.htm After 47 years of delivering quality healthcare, Nyaho Medical Centre, the first private group medical practice in Ghana, opened its first satellite clinic in the business center of the capital of Ghana, Accra.

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]]> BML Istisharat, a leading core banking software provider, secured two new contracts in Lebanon and Iraq /bml-istisharat-a-leading-core-banking-software-provider-secured-two-new-contracts-in-lebanon-and-iraq.htm Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:49:45 +0000 /bml-istisharat-a-leading-core-banking-software-provider-secured-two-new-contracts-in-lebanon-and-iraq.htm In the third quarter of 2017, BML Istisharat, a globally recognized core banking and insurance software provider based in Lebanon, secured two new contracts in Lebanon and Iraq, one with Excillis Finance - Beirut and the other with the National Bank of Iraq 鈥� Baghdad (NBI).

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]]> GCC Equity Markets October 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) /gcc-equity-markets-october-2017-review-by-kuwait-finance-and-investment-company-kfic.htm Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:26:51 +0000 /gcc-equity-markets-october-2017-review-by-kuwait-finance-and-investment-company-kfic.htm According to the Equity Markets October 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), GCC equities, as measured by the MSCI GCC IMI Index declined by -2.7% MTD. UAE鈥檚 DFM Index was the top performing regional index, followed by Abu Dhabi鈥檚 ADSM Index. Kuwait鈥檚 Weighted Index fell by -2.5% with negative performance coming from Consumer goods -9.2%, Telecom -7.9% and positive gains came from Oil & Gas +1.4%.

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