Indian diaspora

HDFC Bank and TD Bank Group sign an agreement to simplify banking experience for Indian students in Canada

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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TORONTO, March 20, 2024 /CNW/ - HDFC Bank and TD Bank Group (TD) today announced an expanded relationship supporting Indian students planning to study in Canada.

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  • TORONTO, March 20, 2024 /CNW/ - HDFC Bank and TD Bank Group (TD) today announced an expanded relationship supporting Indian students planning to study in Canada.
  • With this agreement, TD and HDFC Bank are announcing a new referral program.
  • In 2023, there were over 425,000 Indian international students with active study permits in Canada, making the country the top source for international students in Canada.
  • TD International Student Banking Package: Students can get up to $635 CAD in value when they start by opening a TD Student Chequing Account.

OSI Systems Receives $13 Million in Orders for Airport Screening Products

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
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(the "Company" or "OSI Systems") (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Security division received orders from its Scandinavian distributor for approximately $13 million to provide various screening technologies.

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  • (the "Company" or "OSI Systems") (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Security division received orders from its Scandinavian distributor for approximately $13 million to provide various screening technologies.
  • OSI Systems Chairman and CEO, Deepak Chopra, commented, "We are proud to work closely with our distributor on these awards.
  • OSI Systems is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in the homeland security, healthcare, defense and aerospace industries.
  • Forward-looking statements relate to OSI Systems current expectations, beliefs, and projections concerning matters that are not historical facts.

Bentley Systems expands alliance with Microsoft to accelerate infrastructure digital twin innovations

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Monday, October 19, 2020
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"At Bentley we believe that infrastructure digital twins can empower engineers, constructors and owner-operators to design, build and operate infrastructure assets that are more cost-effective, more resilient and more sustainable," said Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems.

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  • "At Bentley we believe that infrastructure digital twins can empower engineers, constructors and owner-operators to design, build and operate infrastructure assets that are more cost-effective, more resilient and more sustainable," said Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems.
  • We are excited to extend our partnership to bring new digital twin advances to infrastructure engineering organizations and their constituents."
  • "Our expanded strategic alliance with Bentley Systems opens up new opportunities for innovation and will accelerate the benefits of digital twins for infrastructure engineering organizations and, more broadly, society at large."
  • On Oct. 20, at Bentley's Year in Infrastructure Conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will join Greg Bentley for a discussion of the companies' new infrastructure digital twin alliance priorities.

On International Day of Family Remittances, IFAD calls for remittance service providers to be declared essential businesses

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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"Remittances are a lifeline for poor families in low and middle income countries.

Key Points: 
  • "Remittances are a lifeline for poor families in low and middle income countries.
  • Remittance flows are projected to make their sharpest decline in history, falling by 20 per cent in 2020.
  • The closure of remittance service providers during lockdowns has exacerbated the ability of migrants to send money back to their families.
  • Disruptions in remittance flows directly affect the lives and livelihoods of one billion people: 200 million migrantswho send money totheir 800 million relatives.

Harvard Business School Dean to Step Down

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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BOSTON, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria announced today that he will step down in June 2020, concluding ten years of service as the School's tenth Dean.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria announced today that he will step down in June 2020, concluding ten years of service as the School's tenth Dean.
  • Nohria, who will take a sabbatical beginning in July 2020, joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 1988 after receiving his PhD from MIT.
  • Remarked Faust, "Nitin Nohria has drawn on his expertise and his experience to be an outstanding leader for Harvard Business School."
  • Harvard Business School Online (originally known as HBX), the School's digital learning platform, was founded in 2014 under Nohria's leadership.