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VIMB Emerges as Premier Agent for Vanuatu Citizenship
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a comprehensive review by the Government of Vanuatu into the operations of all Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP) agents, VIMB Vanuatu has emerged as...
CNO Future Fund Relaunches as Vanuatu’s Gold Standard CIIP Option
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CNO Future Fund has officially relaunched under Vanuatu’s revised Citizenship by Investment regulatory framework, reinforcing its role as the leading option under the...
Nutritious Food Market Size to Exceed USD 28.03 Billion by 2034, Fueled by Clean-Label and Plant-Based Demand | Towards FnB
Ottawa, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global nutritious food market size stood at USD 10.70 billion in 2024 and is set to rise from USD 11.78 billion in 2025 to around USD 28.03 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 10.11% during the...
Australia, Papua New Guinea Hold Off on Security Agreement
(MENAFN) Australia's much-anticipated security agreement with Papua New Guinea (PNG) was delayed on Wednesday, with both countries indicating that it would be finalized after internal Cabinet procedures are completed. Australian Prime Minister...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Adaptation is Life: Scaling up Financing for Adaptation on the Road to COP 30
Join policy makers, business leaders, and solution-builders at high-level event in New York to accelerate adaptation finance on the road to COP-30! NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Climate disasters are...
Academic collaboration in focus as WTO Chairs Programme looks ahead to MC14
Since its launch in 2010, the WTO Chairs Programme has supported academic institutions in trade-related research, curriculum development and policy outreach. This year, the programme welcomed five new universities – from the Dominican Republic,...
ICC Struggles to Extend Authority Over Investigations
(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been unable to approve a modification that would broaden its jurisdiction concerning inquiries into world leaders accused of crimes of aggression. A crime of aggression is regarded as the gravest...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
ICC unsuccessful to consent prosecution of world presidents
(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has failed to reach an agreement on an amendment that would broaden its ability to investigate and prosecute world leaders for crimes of aggression, considered the gravest offense under the Rome...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Transparency remains a central focus at subsidies committee discussions
The Chair referred to the most recent WTO Secretariat update, noting that 82 members have yet to submit their 2023 and 2021 subsidy notifications, and that 72 members have still not submitted their 2019 notifications. He reiterated his call for...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
EU possibly to cancel visa-free travel for Israelis
(MENAFN) The European Union may suspend Israel’s visa-free access to the Schengen zone under newly revised rules approved by EU lawmakers, Euronews reported on Wednesday. The development comes in the wake of Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iran,...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
SAMOA TO PARTICIPATE IN INAUGURAL PACIFICAUS SPORTS CRICKET INVITATIONAL
SAMOA, June 16 - [PRESS RELEASE] – Samoa’s national women’s cricket team are travelling to Port Moresby to compete in the Inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational. The team will be battling against an Australian Indigenous team and teams...
Owner: Samoan Government
Asia-Pacific Leaders Rally to Eradicate Malaria
(MENAFN) Urging a united front and immediate action, nations and territories across the Asia-Pacific convened at the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination this week, sounding the alarm on growing challenges to malaria eradication...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
U.S. Prepares to Expand Travel Ban, Targets Over Thirty Countries
(MENAFN) The Trump administration is reportedly preparing a significant broadening of its travel restrictions, potentially barring entry from an additional 36 countries, according to a confidential memo from the US State Department. This memo,...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Move Digital CEO Kristof Schöffling Leads AI Revolution in 2025
MAHE, SEYCHELLES, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Move Digital founder and CEO Kristof Schöffling, Diplomat and Trade Commissioner of Vanuatu to Thailand, is setting a groundbreaking trajectory for 2025, focusing on delivering consumer-centric...
ICJ climate ruling shapes future climate lawsuits
(MENAFN) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling on Wednesday affirming that states can be held legally responsible for climate-related harm, a decision experts believe will influence future climate litigation...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Planetary Peace, Power, and Prosperity Legacy Foundation Honored by IAOTB
Planetary Peace, Power, and Prosperity Legacy Foundation Recognized as Top Educational Nonprofit of the Year by the International Association of Top Businesses NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Planetary Peace,...
Microbix & ACPCC support efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and MELBOURNE, Australia, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX: MBX, OTCQX: MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, and the Australian Centre for the Prevention of...
Transparency and subsidy notification compliance spotlighted at committee meeting
The Chair noted that despite calls for members to notify their subsidies, compliance with the subsidy notification obligation under the WTO's SCM Agreement remains concerningly low, affecting the Agreement's proper functioning. He highlighted that...