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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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The focus will be on fast-growing European companies looking for funding to scale up, and investors searching for attractive investment opportunities across Europe.

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  • The focus will be on fast-growing European companies looking for funding to scale up, and investors searching for attractive investment opportunities across Europe.
  • The aim of the discussions is to help identify solutions for unlocking funding in our capital markets.
  • This will also allow an exchange of views on the economic challenges and policy priorities for the euro area in the coming year.
  • Digital euro
    Ministers will have the opportunity to look at the advancement of the digital euro project since their last exchange in July.

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The proposal extends the scope of the directive and asks member states to set up plans for large cities to handle urban runoff from rainwater.

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  • The proposal extends the scope of the directive and asks member states to set up plans for large cities to handle urban runoff from rainwater.
  • NDCs are an integral part of the Paris Agreement, which requires each party to the convention to communicate their post-2020 climate actions.
  • NDCs set out the efforts made by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
  • Poland will inform the ministers on the impact of the EU carbon market on different EU policies.

Aurora Strategy Global Adds Four Veterans of Municipal Government to New Practice Group

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aurora Strategy Global is pleased to announce today the addition of four new veteran government officials to the Municipal Practice Group.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aurora Strategy Global is pleased to announce today the addition of four new veteran government officials to the Municipal Practice Group.
  • Aurora President and Chief Advocate Marcel Wieder noted “Local government has a tremendous impact on communities and local economies.
  • We are seeing more clients who want to access municipal government for a wide variety of issues to make life better for their constituents, including procurement, development, safety, transit, infrastructure, and more.
  • They join the existing Aurora team members:
    Chris Collins, practice lead, was the former Minister of Local Government in New Brunswick and has served on Moncton City Council.

The Government of Canada Can be a Global Leader in Smoking Harm Reduction: RBH

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada should not miss the opportunity to position Canada as a leader when it comes to smoking harm reduction, one of Canada's leading tobacco and nicotine companies said today.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada should not miss the opportunity to position Canada as a leader when it comes to smoking harm reduction, one of Canada's leading tobacco and nicotine companies said today.
  • "There's no doubt Canada can be a global leader in reducing the harm caused by smoking, but it requires actionable steps, such as creating policy that differentiates between smoke-free products and cigarettes," said Trumpaitis.
  • According to RBH, government policy has not kept pace with the innovation of smoke-free products.
  • Cigarettes burn tobacco and create smoke, which contains high levels of harmful or potentially harmful chemicals – the primary cause of smoking related disease.

Urgent Changes Sought to Federal Legislation which Excludes Public Safety Personnel from Compensation for Mental Health Injuries

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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This exposure can often create the conditions for occupational stress injuries, including Posttraumatic Stress Injuries among other mental health injuries.

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  • This exposure can often create the conditions for occupational stress injuries, including Posttraumatic Stress Injuries among other mental health injuries.
  • However, federal public safety and justice employees are regularly denied Worker's Compensation by provincial/territorial boards for these injuries.
  • "The proposed revisions, to the Government Employees Compensation Act, begin to address a long-standing need among our federal public safety personnel.
  • Further, Bloc Quebecois Member of Parliament Kristina Michaud—who sits on the Public Safety Committee—has also delivered a statement in the House in support of the mental health of federal public safety personnel.

Dr. Edwin Cevallos to give a keynote address on the occasion of High Level week during a side event for the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2023, Hosted by the Artemis Aspire Foundation

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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The United Nations General Assembly serves as a platform for addressing critical global issues, and this keynote on COVID-19 and the strength of the immune system reflects the ongoing importance of pandemic-related concerns.

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  • The United Nations General Assembly serves as a platform for addressing critical global issues, and this keynote on COVID-19 and the strength of the immune system reflects the ongoing importance of pandemic-related concerns.
  • BIRM - DR. EDWIN CEVALLOS
    The Aspire Artemis Foundation is honored to have Dr. Edwin Cevallos as a featured speaker.
  • "We are delighted to have Dr. Edwin Cevallos as a keynote speaker for Aspire Artemis Foundation’s High Level side event on the occasion of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
  • For media inquiries, interview requests, or additional information about Dr. Edwin Cevallos' participation in the UNGA event hosted by the Artemis Aspire Foundation, please contact:

Bahamas Experiencing Explosive Growth in Visitor Arrival Numbers

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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July year-to-date overall arrivals are pacing 59 percent ahead of 2022 and 30 percent ahead of 2019, the busiest year on record.

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  • July year-to-date overall arrivals are pacing 59 percent ahead of 2022 and 30 percent ahead of 2019, the busiest year on record.
  • Comparing 2023 overall arrivals by month, March arrivals peaked at 951,311, making it the busiest arrivals month in our history.
  • Overall Air stopover arrivals, that represent "heads in beds", surpassed same period 2022 numbers by 24 percent, and matched 2019 figures.
  • "We are experiencing explosive growth in tourism that can no longer be explained by pent up post-pandemic demand," the Minister said.

EverWind Announces Successful Crown Land Bid in Newfoundland and Labrador For Green Energy Production

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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EverWind's successful bid was announced on August 30, 2023, as part of the Province's Crown Land Call for Bids by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Innovation, Energy and Technology, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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  • EverWind's successful bid was announced on August 30, 2023, as part of the Province's Crown Land Call for Bids by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Innovation, Energy and Technology, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • "This is a monumental day for EverWind and the communities on the Burin Peninsula," explained Trent Vichie, CEO and founder of EverWind.
  • For its Burin Peninsula Green Fuels Energy Project, EverWind will convert renewable power from wind into green hydrogen and then into green ammonia.
  • This will then be transported safely around the world and used as green fertilizer as well as a green energy.

Kuwait Construction Equipment Market Report 2023: Strategic Assessment & Forecasts 2022-2029 - The Vision National Development Plan and Investments in Public Infrastructure to Propel Market Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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The Kuwait construction equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.15% from 2022 to 2029.

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  • The Kuwait construction equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.15% from 2022 to 2029.
  • Earthmoving equipment accounted for the largest Kuwait construction equipment market share in 2022.
  • The project is estimated to be completed by the end of 2026 and is estimated to contribute to the Kuwait construction equipment market growth.
  • Caterpillar, Volvo CE, Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi Construction Equipment, XCMG, and Zoomlion are leaders in the Kuwait construction equipment market.

Canada to host an international Ministerial on Nature conference to keep driving forward global momentum on biodiversity protection following COP15 in Montréal

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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Canada helped broker this international Framework last December in Montréal and is intent on following up with sustained action.

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  • Canada helped broker this international Framework last December in Montréal and is intent on following up with sustained action.
  • Earlier this year, Canada hosted a National Biodiversity Symposium to engage Canadians in the development of Canada's 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.
  • This ministerial meeting is all about keeping up the momentum from COP15 in Montréal and ensuring the ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework goals are implemented across the world."
  • Canada is currently hosting the Global Environment Facility Assembly where Governments are expected to launch the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.