ILO Director-General calls for greater international financial support for critical social needs in developing countries under fiscal stress

In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, the ILO’s Director-General underlined the importance of helping debt-distressed developing countries to support social protection and decent work. News | 12 October 2023 GENEVA (ILO News) – The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert F. Houngbo, has called for swifter assistance to debt-distressed developing countries so they can continue funding social … Continue reading ILO Director-General calls for greater international financial support for critical social needs in developing countries under fiscal stress

Impact Newswire23/10/202323/10/2023

Global, United States

Procurant Partners with Agtools

New partnership brings comprehensive, global produce commodity data to the Procurant Connect marketplace. October 18, 2023 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time WATSONVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Procurant, a cloud-based software company transforming the fresh food supply chain, today announced a partnership with Agtools, a provider of data analytics services designed especially for the food supply chain. Agtools serves as a global data platform, aggregating data from official government … Continue reading Procurant Partners with Agtools

Impact Newswire21/10/202321/10/2023

Global

Cognex Completes Acquisition of Moritex Corporation

October 18, 2023 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time NATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), a leader in industrial machine vision, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Moritex Corporation. Cognex Management will further discuss the transaction on its previously announced third quarter earnings conference call on October 31, 2023. About Cognex Corporation Cognex Corporation invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the most … Continue reading Cognex Completes Acquisition of Moritex Corporation

Impact Newswire21/10/202321/10/2023

Global, United States

Paul Tanner Joins Relation As Senior Vice President

October 18, 2023 03:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time WALNUT CREEK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Relation Insurance Services (“Relation”) announced today the hiring of Paul Tanner as Senior Vice President, Risk Advisor. Paul will join Relation’s High Net Worth and Family Office Practice. “We’re excited to put his considerable talent and skill to use for the benefit of our clients.”Tweet this “Paul brings proven experience and expertise to the … Continue reading Paul Tanner Joins Relation As Senior Vice President

Impact Newswire21/10/202321/10/2023

Europe, Global

AFD SUCCESSFULLY PRICES A NEW 5.375% US$1.5 BILLION SUSTAINABLE BENCHMARK DUE 24TH OCTOBER 2025

PUBLISHED ON 17 OCTOBER 2023 On Tuesday 17th October, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its second US dollar benchmark of the year, a US$1.5 billion 2-year sustainable benchmark due on the 24th October 2025 which offers a spread of 40bps over the SOFR mid-swap curve. This transaction is a success for AFD with the largest orderbook since 2020 on … Continue reading AFD SUCCESSFULLY PRICES A NEW 5.375% US$1.5 BILLION SUSTAINABLE BENCHMARK DUE 24TH OCTOBER 2025

Impact Newswire21/10/202321/10/2023