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Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso: Land, Life and Society Conference
Distinguished guests, Excellencies, friends, comrades, ladies and gentlemen, It is with deep humility and great honour that I welcome you all to Cape Town and to the University of the Western Cape for this Land, Life, and Society Conference. I...

Colombian-Born Leader Introduces Transformational Consulting Model That Merges Spiritual Healing With Executive Strategy
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Behind every stalled business strategy and burned-out executive lies an often-overlooked truth: the most formidable obstacles to success aren't found in quarterly reports or...

Museum of Latin American Art Announces 2025 Gala & Auction: Legacy in Motion and LEGADO Award honorees
LEGADO Award recipients: Ella Fontanals-Cisneros for Philanthropy in the Arts and State Senator Lena González for Leadership LONG BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, October 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) is proud...

North America DC Charger Market share, Market trends, and forecasts to 2040.
North America DC Charger Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Power Output, By Connector , By Location , and Country Forecast, 2025-2040 PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, October 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fortune Business Insights published a...

Bogotá Strengthens Its Position as Latin America’s Hub for Sustainable Events at IMEX America 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bogotá Convention Bureau, a unit of Invest in Bogotá, will participate this week in IMEX America 2025, one of the most important global gatherings for the meetings and events industry, taking...

Business Messaging Adoption Surged 53% in 2025 – Respond.io Report Finds
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The adoption of business messaging channels has increased by 53% in just one year, driven by AI agents and LLM-powered automation, according to a new report from respond.io, an AI-powered...

Ready-to-Eat Baked Products Market to Reach $231.41B by 2032 | Health & Convenience Drive 7% CAGR
Additionally, Bakery premixes include ADM (US), Puratos (Belgium), Lesaffre(France), and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (Japan). WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Explore the Ready-to-Eat Baked Products and Bakery...

Central & South America Deli Meat Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6.0% to Reach USD 1,659.1 Million by 2031
The inclination of consumers toward flavored and processed meat products serves as a potential opportunity for the expansion of the market. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Central America and South...

Fraud Costs Businesses Nearly 8% of Their Equivalent Revenues Globally, TransUnion Reports
CHICAGO, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fraud is draining business resources at an alarming and unprecedented rate. According to TransUnion’s (NYSE: TRU) newly released H2 2025 Update to the Top Fraud Trends Report, companies worldwide lost...

Canadian Business Leaders Say Fraud Cost Their Businesses 7.2% of Equivalent Revenues; Synthetic Identity Fraud Losses Surge – TransUnion Study
TransUnion’s latest study reveals 200 Canadian business leaders surveyed said their companies lost an estimated CAD$111 billion to fraud in the past year, with synthetic identity scams now accounting for over a quarter of those losses. More than a...

Open Dialogue Experts at NC 'Russia' Discuss Success Formula in the Economy of the Future
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An expert session of the Open Dialogue "Future of the World. New Platform for Global Growth" took place on October 7 at the National Center "Russia". World-class experts participated in the...

Colombian leader asks US to not interfere in domestic affairs
(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday “respectfully” called on the United States to refrain from interfering in Colombia’s internal affairs, following remarks by a US envoy at a United Nations Security Council session accusing...

DP World Posorja Named Latin America and Caribbean Most Efficient Port by World Bank
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DP World’s deepwater terminal at Ecuador’s Port of Posorja has been ranked the most efficient port in Latin America and the Caribbean and 21st worldwide in the World Bank and S&P Global Market...

VirTra Wins $4.8 Million U.S. Department of State Award to Support Law Enforcement Training in Colombia
CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VirTra, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTSI) (“VirTra” or the “Company”), a global provider of judgmental use-of-force training simulators and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military...

EBANX brings Bre-B, Colombia’s new instant payment system, to global companies from day one
BOGOTA, Colombia and CURITIBA, Brazil, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following Brazil's Pix blueprint, Colombia has launched its own instant payment ecosystem called Bre-B with the same core features: interoperability, 24/7 availability, and...

Colombia Expels Israeli Diplomats
(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro has declared the removal of all remaining Israeli envoys from the country in response to the Israeli Navy's seizure of a flotilla heading to Gaza. According to Petro’s administration, two Colombian...

Colombia’s Foreign Minister Drops U.S Visa After Petro's Revocation
(MENAFN) Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio announced on Monday that she would relinquish her U.S. visa in a gesture of solidarity with President Gustavo Petro, whose visa was revoked following his critical remarks about Israel's...

Colombian Foreign Minister Abandons U.S. Visa
(MENAFN) Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Rosa Villavicencio, declared that she would voluntarily give up her U.S. visa as a gesture of unity with President Gustavo Petro, whose own visa had recently been rescinded. "This is an act of dignity in the...

MSME Working Group reviews new trade initiatives, highlights exemplary businesses
New trade initiatives World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Assistant Director-General Marco M. Alemán introduced the organization's key tools in support of MSMEs. These include the Global Innovation Index (GII) and report, alternative...

Colombia's President Blasts U.S. Over Visa Revocation
(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday sharply criticized the United States for revoking his visa, arguing that the move breaches the foundational immunity principles of the United Nations and raises questions about New York’s...