West ramps up sanctions as Russia threatens Ukraine’s east

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Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – The United States and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia Wednesday after Ukraine said hundreds of civilians were found dead around its capital, as Kyiv warned residents in the east to get out “now” ahead of a feared assault. The White House unveiled measures targeting Russia’s top banks and two daughters of President Vladimir Putin, while Britain sanctioned two banks — and vowed to eliminate all Russian oil and gas imports by year-end. Their actions followed an international outcry as Ukraine said its forces found hundreds of civilians dead around the capita… Continue reading “West ramps up sanctions as Russia threatens Ukraine’s east”

Tea exporters express concern over loss of market share for Ceylon Tea | Daily FT

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Tea Exporters Association (TEA) said yesterday that its members who are grappling with a number of internal and external issues such as low tea crop, high COP, fuel issue, sanctions on Russia, high freight rates, etc. are concerned of the possible loss of market share for Ceylon Tea if the corrective measures are not taken immediately. Since November last year the domestic tea crop has been declining largely due to the non-application of fertiliser on time and also due to adverse weather conditions prevailing in the tea growing regions during the last few months. In the first two months of 202… Continue reading “Tea exporters express concern over loss of market share for Ceylon Tea | Daily FT”

In Ukraine, US Vietnam veteran ‘ready to fight’

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Buda-Babynetska (Ukraine) (AFP) – Just before he left New York for the war in Ukraine, American Vietnam veteran Steven Straub had the country’s blue and yellow flag tattooed on his arm along with the words “free Ukraine”. The 73-year-old arrived in Ukraine in the middle of last month as Russian forces were encircling major cities and closing in on the capital Kyiv. The retired maintenance worker from Florida has been undergoing intensive training with the Ukraine national guard in Kyiv since. On a recent day off, he was the guest of honour on a Ukrainian military tour of several villages outsi… Continue reading “In Ukraine, US Vietnam veteran ‘ready to fight’”

Could Tripping on Ketamine in Your Pajamas Really Fix Your Mental Health?

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By Tanner Garrity There’s a chance, assuming you’ve paid some casual attention to the rise of psychedelic-assisted therapy over the last couple of years, that you’re a little confused by the sudden ubiquity of ketamine treatment. How does your kindergarten teacher of a neighbor suddenly have easy access to a dance floor hallucinogenic? Why are colorful ketamine clinics with catchy names now popping up across your city — and in your Instagram ads? Well, while drugs like MDMA and psilocybin continue to seek FDA approval over the next few years, ketamine actually secured the distinction over 50 y… Continue reading “Could Tripping on Ketamine in Your Pajamas Really Fix Your Mental Health?”

President of Chile Appoints New Director of InvestChile

Karla Flores is an economist and holds a master’s degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the Universidad Católica de Chile. She is the first woman to hold the position of InvestChile’s managing director since its foundation in 2016.

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SANTIAGO, Chile, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, has appointed economist Karla Flores Mardones as the new managing director of InvestChile, the public agency that promotes foreign investment in the country.

Flores is an economist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and holds a master’s degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the same university.

At the time of her appointment by President Boric, she was working as a senior international consultant in the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Southern Cone.

Her work experience includes a position as Chief Economist and Head of InvestChile’s Development and Policy Advocacy Unit, where she directed the agency’s relationship with international and multilateral organizations in matters related to improving the investment climate, best practices and sustainability, and the design of the national strategy for investment promotion. She was also an economist of Financial Stability Management at the Banco Central de Chile. In the private sector, she developed her career within the field of economic studies in the banking and research sectors.

Karla Flores is the first woman to hold the position of InvestChile´s managing director since its foundation in 2016. She began her duties on April 1, 2022.

The Government is grateful to the former managing director of InvestChile, commercial engineer Andrés Rodríguez Rowe, for his work.

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Detailed Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis on Battery Recycling Market

Chicago , April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to the new market research report Battery Recycling Market by Chemistry, Source (Automotive Batteries, Industrial Batteries, Consumer & Electronic Appliance Batteries), Region (Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, Middle East & Africa) – Global forecast to 2025″, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Battery Recycling Market is projected to grow from USD 17.2 billion in 2020 to USD 23.2 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2020 to 2025. Rising concerns regarding depleting precious and rare earth metals, growing demand for recycled batteries and other materials, and stringent government regulations and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) guidelines are major factors driving the growth of this market.

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By chemistry, lead-acid segment to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period.

By chemistry, the lead-acid segment is projected to register the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025. Lead-acid is the most commonly used battery chemistry in a multitude of applications, such as back-up for uninterruptible power supplies, grid energy storage, battery-powered electric vehicles, and SLI (starting, lighting, and ignition) in conventional combustion engines. The growth of this segment is attributed mainly to the simpler, cost-effective, and energy-efficient recycling of lead-acid batteries in comparison to others, as lithium-based and nickel-based chemistries.

By source, automotive batteries segment to lead the battery recycling market during the forecast period.

By source, the automotive batteries segment led the battery recycling market in 2019. This segment is also expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period owing to the rising use of automobiles and the growing number of government regulations related to battery recycling. The demand for automobile batteries has significantly increased in emerging regions, such as Asia Pacific, thereby augmenting the growth of the automotive batteries segment.

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Asia Pacific to witness the highest growth rate in the battery recycling market.

The battery recycling market in Asia Pacific is projected to witness the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025. Growing demand for electric vehicles and increasing environmental regulations have contributed to the growth of the Asia Pacific battery recycling market. In this region, the battery recycling market is majorly driven by China. Other key countries include India, Japan, and South Korea.

Some of the leading players operating in the battery recycling market include Call2Recycle, Inc. (US), Battery Solutions, LLC (US), Exide Technologies (US), Umicore (Belgium), Exide Industries Ltd. (India), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (China), GEM Co., Ltd. (China), EnerSys (US), Johnson Controls International plc (US), Aqua Metals, Inc. (US), Retriev Technologies Inc. (US), Gravita India Limited (India), ECOBAT Logistics (UK), Fortum Oyj (Finland), Teck Resources Limited (Canada), American Manganese Inc. (Canada), Glencore International AG (Switzerland), TES-AMM Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore), RSR Corporation (US), COM2 Recycling Solutions (US), East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. (US), The Doe Run Company (US), Raw Materials Company Inc. (RMC) (Canada), Neometals Ltd (Australia), Terrapure Environmental (Canada), and Gopher Resource LLC (US). These players have adopted the strategies of expansions, agreements, partnerships, and acquisitions to enhance their position in the market.

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IoT Market worth $650.5 billion by 2026 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

The major factors fueling the IoT market include access to low-cost, low-power sensor technology, availability of high-speed connectivity, increase in cloud adoption, and Increasing use of data processing and analytics.

Northbrook, IL , April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to a new market research report IoT Market with COVID-19 analysis by Component (Hardware, Software Solutions and Services), Organization Size, Focus Area (Smart Manufacturing, Smart Energy and Utilities, and Smart Retail) and Region – Global Forecast to 2026 ” published by MarketsandMarkets™the global IoT market size is expected to grow from USD 300.3 billion in 2021 to USD 650.5 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.7% from 2021 to 2026.

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Factors such as access to low-cost, low-power sensor technology, availability of high-speed connectivity, and increase in cloud adoption to boost the growth of Internet of Things market across the globe during the forecast period. Moreover, increase in smart city initiatives worldwide, increase in connected devices to drive the growth of IoT, and emerging 5G technology to help IoT adoption, globally would provide lucrative opportunities for Internet of Things market vendors.

Services to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period

Now a days, each company is focusing on integrating new IoT services and solutions into their contemporary infrastructure, due to which, companies are required to be acquainted with comprehensive, detailed insights about the IoT services. Moreover, organizations should be aware of all the benefits provided to their employees and customers by the services. There are various channels through which organizations can gain this knowledge. Based on service, the IoT market has been segmented into professional services and managed services. There is an enormous opportunity for system integrators in the rising IoT ecosystem across industries to deliver value-added services and the partner ecosystem is expected to witness high growth with custom software services and maintenance.

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Asia Pacific to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period

Asia Pacific consists of several emerging and developed economies, such as Australia, India, China, Japan, and Singapore. Some countries are more technologically developed, while some still show reluctance in adopting the latest technologies. The high adoption rate of new technologies has made this region a lucrative market for the IT industry. Due to this reason, the IoT market in the Asia Pacific is expected to grow at the highest rate. In addition, the countries in the region are taking aggressive initiatives to upsurge their IT infrastructures, enabling commercial users to adopt cutting-edge technologies. Some widespread government initiatives in the region aim at improving the efficiency of the services. In recent years, Asia Pacific has successfully facilitated cooperation projects under the low-carbon model town and IoT-based smart cities and has gathered valuable experience in the process, which can be shared among the member economies. However, the lack of knowledge and expertise among end-users and the lack of resources and infrastructures in the developing economies are expected to restrict the growth of the IoT market in Asia Pacific.

Major vendors in the global IoT market include Siemens (Germany), Microsoft (US), AWS (US), Oracle (US), Cisco (US), Qualcomm (UK), SAP (Germany), IBM (US), Google (US), Intel (US), Hitachi (Japan), GE Digital (US), PTC (US), ARM (UK), Software AG (Germany), Particle (US), HQ Software (Estonia), Telit (UK), ClearBlade (US), Ayla Networks (US), Hologram (US), Losant (US), Samsara (US), Litmus Automation (US), Confidex (Finland).

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Digital Signage Market worth $27.8 billion by 2026, , at a CAGR of 11.2%

Digital Signage Market Size, Forecast to 2026 With COVID-19 Impact Analysis

Northbrook, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The report Digital Signage Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis by Offering (Hardware, Software, Services), Product, Display Size, Installation Location, Application (Retail, Healthcare, Hospitality, BFSI, Education), and Geography – Global Forecast to 2026″, will grow to USD 27.8 billion by 2026 (forecast year) from USD 16.3 billion in 2021 (estimated year), at a CAGR of 11.2% between 2021 to 2026. The key drivers fueling the growth of this market include the growing adoption of digital signage in commercial applications, increasing infrastructure developments in emerging countries, surging demand for 4K & 8K resolution displays, and ongoing technological advancements in displays.

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The hardware segment to hold the largest market share in 2026

The hardware segment of the digital signage market, by offering is estimated to hold the largest market share in 2026. The rapid adoption of display technologies such as direct-view LED and OLED offering ultra-high definition (UHD), 4K, and 8K resolutions complemented by the growing adoption of digital signage in commercial industries is expected to drive hardware segment market growth. Additionally, the increasing adoption of large screen digital signage in the retail sector and advertising spaces as a suitable replacement for traditional signboards would boost the growth of the hardware segment in coming years.

The outdoor installation segment to register higher CAGR during the forecast period

The outdoor installation segment of the digital signage market, by installation location, is projected to register the higher CAGR during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to various technological developments related to digital signage display as a result of which businesses have the option to choose from a wide variety of high brightness, highly attractive displays in different sizes and configurations offering brightness of more than 2000 nits, making them perfectly suitable for outdoor locations. Moreover, with recent advancements in display technology, digital displays have become less prone to harsh outdoor environments and deliver excellent product life.

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APAC is projected to hold the largest share of the digital signage market in 2026

APAC is expected to hold the largest share of the digital signage market in 2026. Increasing adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and technologies that enable digital transformation across various sectors such as commercial, institutional, infrastructure, and industrial has fueled the demand for digital signage in APAC. In addition, strong economic growth, rise in consumerism, growth in the standards of living, increase in disposable income, high technological advancements, growth of retail space, and changes in lifestyles have accelerated the adoption of strong and reliable advertising media in the countries of the region.

Samsung Electronics (South Korea), LG Electronics (South Korea), Sharp Corporation (Japan), Leyard Optoelectronic (US), Sony Corporation (Japan), Barco (Belgium), Panasonic Corporation (Japan), Shanghai Goodview Electronics (China), AU Optronics (Taiwan), and BrightSign (US) are the key players in the global digital signage market. These players are increasingly undertaking strategies such as product launches and development, expansions, partnerships, contracts, and acquisitions to increase their market share.

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