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Businesses are embracing emerging technologies, but information security focus remains shaped by compliance requirements: KPMG’s 2022 Cyber Trust Insights

  • 76 percent of Singapore business leaders admit that information security at their organisation is still shaped by compliance requirements rather than long-term business ambitions
  • Top factor affecting trust for Singapore business leaders is recent data breaches or other cyber incidents (42 percent), while global business leaders are more concerned over how data is protected (36 percent).
  • 8 in 10 Singapore businesses cite increasing trust across the stakeholder spectrum as the leading consideration for their cyber-risk programme, as they believe increased trust will deliver improved profitability (46 percent), growth in market share (36 percent), and enhanced business reputation (34 percent).

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 13 October 2022 – Majority of business leaders globally (65 percent) and in Singapore (76 percent) are planning and implementing their information security based on compliance requirements rather than considering long-term business ambitions. These findings were unveiled in KPMG’s 2022 Cyber Trust Insights report which surveyed 1,881 executives (largely C-Suite and Board members) from over 30 countries.

This comes despite the fact that organisations are placing advanced data and sophisticated analytics at the heart of their operations and reshaping customer experiences with innovative digital services (see Table 1), all of which are likely to introduce new cybersecurity challenges. For instance, majority of business leaders (Global: 78 percent; Singapore: 86 percent) surveyed in KPMG’s 2022 Cyber Trust Insights indicate that artificial learning (AI) and machine learning (ML), that synergises with technologies such as IoT and 5G, raise unique cybersecurity challenges that require special attention.

Wong Loke Yeow, Partner of Cyber Advisory at KPMG in Singapore said, “Majority of businesses are expected to embrace disruptive new platforms (including Web3 and the Metaverse) within two years and, over the next three years, increasingly ramp up their investment in areas such as internet of things (IoT), edge computing and 5G. Against this backdrop, building and protecting trust will be integral to how businesses operate and interact with stakeholders. Weaving cybersecurity into the fabric of the organisation, positioning the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as a key executive, securing the support of leadership, and collaborating with other partners in the corporate ecosystem will be key to providing the assurance consumers desire and securing corporate reputation.”

Table 1: Digital Experiences that Global and Singapore business leaders expect to invest in over the next three years

Digital Experiences Global Singapore
Multi-channel integration to improve customer experience/business partners 36% 50%
Use of experience data to customise digital interactions in real time with customers/business partners 37% 46%
Open APIs providing direct access to services for customers / business partners 28% 32%
Chatbots and other AI customer interaction technologies 28% 32%
IOT devices directly interacting with customers/business partners 29% 28%
Hyper-personalised/tailored services or products 26% 26%
Greater use of self-serve channels for customers/business partners 33% 26%
Digital twins modelling and simulating aspects of the business 24% 24%
New digital channels to market 30% 22%
Use of virtual or augmented reality as interaction mode 29% 14%

Source: KPMG’s 2022 Cyber Trust Insights survey

Top factor undermining stakeholder trust is data breaches and cyber incidents

Close to half of Singapore’s business leaders (46 percent) and over one-third of business leaders globally (37 percent) also note that trust in their organisations affects profitability, can deliver growth in market share (Global: 29 percent; Singapore: 36 percent), and is critical for reputation (Global: 30 percent; Singapore: 34 percent).

Data security continues to be a key determinant of stakeholder trust in Singapore. Local business leaders said the top factor affecting trust in their organisation’s ability to protect and use data is recent data breaches or other cyber incidents (42 percent), while global business leaders cited concerns over how data is protected (36 percent). Table 2 details these factors.

Hence, many companies have made it their priority to build stakeholder trust. 8 in 10 Singapore businesses cite increasing trust across the stakeholder spectrum as the leading consideration for their cyber-risk programme. This high value placed on providing assurance to consumers may stem in part from the accelerating growth of cybersecurity and privacy regulations globally and the repercussions of failing to meet them. Currently, 33 percent of Singapore executives worry about corporate reporting disclosures related to cybersecurity, while 47 percent worry about their ability to meet existing or new cybersecurity regulations when activities are outsourced to digital service providers. This is compared to 34 and 36 percent of global executives respectively.

Table 2: Factors leaders say are undermining stakeholder trust in their firm’s ability to protect and use their data

Factors undermining stakeholder trust Global Singapore
Recent data breaches or other cyber incidents 30% 42%
A lack of clarity over why data is required for a particular service and the benefits of sharing or providing data 32% 38%
Concerns over how their data is protected 36% 34%
Broader public concerns over privacy and data protection 34% 34%
Concerns over a lack of transparency around data use 31% 30%
Concerns over how their data is used or shared 35% 30%
A lack of initiatives to build trust with stakeholders 26% 26%
A lack of confidence in the governance mechanisms in place 28% 26%
Adverse publicity surrounding your organisation 23% 24%
A failure to fully compensate someone for the use of their data 24% 16%

Source: KPMG’s 2022 Cyber Trust Insights survey

Akhilesh Tuteja, KPMG’s Cyber Security Practice Leader, commented “Each new data activity that an organization embarks on exposes them to potential vulnerabilities and risks that should be guarded against to maintain trust. Executives are starting to acknowledge these risks – many of our respondents (78 percent) agree that new technologies [such as AI and machine learning] come with unique, and often ill-understood, cybersecurity and trust challenges. If these challenges aren’t adequately addressed, the risk to an organization can be extreme.”

The increasing emphasis placed on environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in recent years also means that stakeholder demands for greater transparency and oversight now extend to organisations’ cybersecurity posture. About 3 in 10 Singapore companies (28 percent) see their Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or information security team as an integral part of their ESG team that drives a wide variety of ESG-related activities compared to 17 percent globally. As organisations recognise the growing social imperative around this topic, that proportion is expected to grow.

Nonetheless, in a separate survey of CEOs by KPMG, nearly three-quarters of organisations (72 percent) in Singapore are confident in their preparedness against a cyber-attack, higher than the 69 percent in Asia Pacific and 56 percent globally1. The Cyber Trust Insights report lends some credence to this, with companies saying that they have implemented risk modelling to quantify their cyber risk and visually report risk to the board (Global: 73 percent; Singapore: 84 percent), and that their risk modelling is based on comprehensive data on threats and vulnerabilities (Global: 67 percent; Singapore: 86 percent).

Businesses can be more proactive on cybersecurity collaborations

An area which businesses see room for improvement is being active members of a broader partnership in the ecosystems they operate in. Businesses know they do not operate in a vacuum, especially as they continue their digitalisation journey.

58 percent of Singapore companies admitted their organisation is not proactive enough in its cybersecurity collaborations, such as with professional bodies and the government, comparable to 53 percent of global companies which had the same sentiment. Companies believe that the biggest advantage of collaborating on cyber security is the reduction in time it takes to identify data breaches (Global: 38 percent; Singapore: 44 percent) and that it allows them to better anticipate cyber-attacks (Global: 44 percent; Singapore: 36 percent).

At the same time, businesses cite understandable concerns such as revealing internal details about their security posture (Global: 36 percent; Singapore: 46 percent) and unnecessarily revealing their security weaknesses or failures (Global: 35 percent; Singapore: 36 percent) as barriers to participating in such external collaborations.

[1] KPMG 2022 CEO Outlook

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KPMG in Singapore is part of a global organisation of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.

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‘Postcards For The Future’ is 85-year-old Croatian female artist Ana Tzarev’s reminder to the world to always celebrate cultural richness

  • The solo exhibition will take place at Art Space @ Helutrans from 19-27 November 2022
  • 47 paintings meeting the public eye for the first time will be exhibited alongside 3 sculptures
  • The exhibition highlights the differences that divide our human family and the underlying sameness that unites us

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 13 October 2022 – Artist and world nomad Ana Tzarev has lived a life that traverses the globe, having seen more than the average person in her 85 years of life. Her exposure to so many cultures has only deepened her respect for human diversity and a concern for disappearing cultures. In celebrating the cultural richness hidden from the view of the casual traveller, Ana Tzarev, is proud to present Postcards For The Future, a solo art exhibition featuring 47 new paintings taking place in Art Space @ Helutrans from 19-27 November 2022.

Born in Trogir, Croatia, right before World War II, Ana grew up amidst upheavals and uncertainties. She moved to New Zealand and became a fashion entrepreneur before selling the business to travel around the world. In her mid-fifties, Ana found a second career as a full time artist. Since her first solo exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery in 2012, her works have been shown at the Russian Museum in St Petersburg, the National Museum in Rome, Cite des Arts in Paris, and the Today Art Museum in Beijing while her sculptures have been installed in cities worldwide, notably at the 55th Venice Biennale, London, Singapore, and New York.

In the 24,000 sq ft space, her solo show in Singapore seeks to alert the world to what it very soon stands to lose. Over the past three decades, her colourful palette of artwork unveils the richness of little things in daily living and sheds light on their inner meaning. Depicting the daily details of life around the world, she relentlessly highlights both the differences that divide our human family and the underlying sameness that unites all of us. Ana Tzarev’s art is the mirror of a changing world.

Postcards For The Future

Ana Tzarev’s Postcards For The Future will feature 47 paintings, each going on public show for the first time, alongside three sculptures.

Her paintings are known to immortalise time and tide with rich colours and bold, organic strokes, often depicting elements of nature from flowers in a field to the setting sun in vast watercolour skies. They each hold the key to the secrets of the cultures she draws them from, distinguishable by the Sakura blooms of Japan to the wheatfields of China.

Alongside the paintings are three sculptures that are part of Tzarev’s Love and Peace Global Sculpture Campaign, consisting of 15 monumental sculptures that circled the globe from 2012 to 2017. Sharing the ennobling belief that art and flowers speak a universal language that can be understood by those with an open heart, her flowers are part and parcel of her love-letters to future generations.

Among them is the iconic Love, created in 2013. It was on display from October 2013 to April 2014 at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City, close to the United Nations. The fiberglass sculpture is in the shape of a poppy flower. Poppies are strong symbols that align with Tzarev’s creative intentions. They symbolize fertility, abundance, gentleness, compassion, beauty and gain. They also embody other positive attributes. The colour red has deep emotional and spiritual connotations. In this particular flower-context red is a symbol of energy, courage and vigour. Together, all of these elements anchor a vision of the future that is hopeful, worth living, and aligned with the creative power of an artist whose work is manifesting joy and hope on an international scale.

Ana Tzarev, Artist and World Traveller

Born right before World War II in Trogir, Croatia, Ana is no stranger to chaos and destruction. As a child, she found respite in flowers – nurturing and growing them in Red Cross powder-milk tins. Today, flowers are ever present in her oeuvre of works, her fascination with floral motifs and transnational culture evident.

Prior to her second-career as an artist, Tzarev started a couture fashion line and her husband in New Zealand in 1973. In the 80s, they then sold the business and travelled the world. Since then, Ana has also lived in Australia, England, Monaco, and Cap Ferrat in France, with regular travels to Hawaii, Hong Kong and Phuket where her studio resides.

Ana Tzarev became a full time artist in her fifties – creating both vibrant, textural paintings and monumental sculptures that have been shown in London’s Saatchi Gallery and in the 55th Venice Biennale. She has also exhibited in the great museums all over the world; including St Petersburg and State Museum Hermitage in 2011, where she gave a speech in Russian to over 600 attendees and from there she had over 100 exhibitions in many major state museums, where her art is being collected.

Postcards For The Future by Ana Tzarev
Exhibition duration: 19 – 27 November 2022
Venue: Art Space @ Helutrans, Keppel Rd, #089065 39, Singapore 089065
(located next to Singapore Art Museum, Tanjong Pagar Distripark)
Opening hours: 11am – 6pm

Link to press kit: https://bit.ly/AnaTzarev2022

Hashtag: #PostcardsForTheFuture #AnaTzarev

About Ana Tzarev

Ana Tzarev (b. 1937, Trogir, Croatia) began her career as a painter and sculptor when she was in her fifties. Her professional life and extensive travel prior to her creative career inform the style and content of her work. The patterns and textures that fill her canvases find root in her history as a clothier and fabric designer. Tzarev’s early aptitude for knitting and sewing enabled her to attain higher education in post-war Croatia, studying the arts and eventually earning a degree in fashion design. In her decades of patternmaking and printing silks, Tzarev mastered the interplay of colours while a fascination with the flowers and global cultural traditions defines Tzarev’s oeuvre. Since her first solo exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery in 2012, Tzarev’s works have been shown across Europe, Asia, and North America, including at the Russian Museum in St Petersburg, the National Museum in Rome, Cite des Arts in Paris, and the Today Art Museum in Beijing. Tzarev’s sculptures have been installed in cities worldwide, including public exhibitions in London, Singapore, New York, and Venice during the 55th Biennale.

Pow.re Announces Construction Launch and Timeline for Paraguayan Data Centers, ASICs Purchases

MONTREAL (QC), CANADA Media OutReach – 13 October 2022 – Pow.re Holdings Limited (“Pow.re” or the “Company”), a leading sustainable proof-of-work mining enterprise, is pleased to announce the commencement of construction of two new data centers in the region of Asunción, Paraguay.

These two new facilities will secure 12 megawatts of hydroelectric power for the company. The first site is expected to be operational in Q4 2022 and the second is scheduled to be completed by Q1 2023. The Paraguay expansion will make significant contributions towards the Company’s goal of achieving hashing power of 0.5 exahash per second (0.5 EH/s) by Q2 2023.

“Very happy to see two years of due diligence come to fruition. We will continue to pursue projects where the power source is renewable, generated in non-OFAC sanctioned jurisdictions with excess power production” said SJ Oh, Co-Founder and COO. “Proof of Work protocols have the capacity to serve as synthetic batteries for stranded renewable energy sources, and we look forward to contributing to the proliferation of renewable energy generation”, added SJ Oh.

Miner purchase

Additionally, the company has purchased 3600 premium MicroBT Whatsminer, totaling 396 petahash per seconds (PH/s), with an average efficiency of approximately 31 joules per terahash (31J/TH) and consuming 12.3 megawatts of power at full capacity. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for late October 2022, and should arrive in Paraguay prior to the completion of the first site.

“MicroBT units have been the workhorse of our operations in the last two years and have proven their outstanding performance and reliability”, said Ian Descôteaux, Co-Founder and CTO of Pow.re. “These new units, purchased in line with our counter-cyclical asset acquisition strategy, keeps our acquisition cost below market averages and should enable us to provide industry-leading ROIC to our investors”, added Descôteaux.

Hashtag: #Pow.re

About Pow.re Holdings Limited

Established in November 2019, Pow.re has deployed data center infrastructure using stranded renewable energy sources for the production of hashing power used in PoW mining. Pow.re aspires to leverage its growing proprietary hashing power to drive the commodification of digital asset mining.

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Eight Advisers with Focus Partner Firms Named to the 2022 List of Australia’s Top 100 Financial Advisers

NEW YORK, NY – EQS Newswire – 13 October 2022 – Focus Financial Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:FOCS) (“Focus”), a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms, announced today that seven advisers with Melbourne-based Escala Partners (“Escala”) and one adviser with Sydney-based Brady & Associates Financial Advisers (“Brady & Associates”), a member of Connectus Wealth Advisers were named to the 2022 list of Australia’s Top 100 Financial Advisers. The list is based on an extensive, national survey conducted by The Australian in collaboration with Barron’s and is a guide to the country’s leading wealth management advisers.

Escala was established with the ambition of becoming the new standard for personalized wealth management in Australia. The firm quickly emerged as a leading fiduciary wealth adviser to individuals, families, foundations and institutional investors across Australia, providing them with customized investment solutions through a collaborative, team-based approach. Escala’s client relationships are sustained over time through the firm’s dedication to highly personalized service and an ongoing commitment to innovation in defining the standards for excellence in the Australian wealth management industry.

Mason Allamby, Steve Collins, Amanda Fong, Ben James, Tom Meager, Paul Sealey and Jonathan Vickers-Willis are Partners of Escala. They each have deep expertise in multiple areas of wealth management, including financial planning, asset allocation, tax strategy and, in Ms. Fong’s case, the not-for-profit space.

Brady & Associates is a financial advice firm with a history spanning nearly three decades that joined Connectus in late 2020. The firm has close, long-standing client relationships, helping with many facets of its clients’ lives and families. The Brady team constructs advice tailored to clients’ specific circumstances, goals and risk tolerances.

Paul Brady, Founder and Managing Director of Brady & Associates, has more than 25 years of providing comprehensive financial advice to private clients. Paul was a director of the Financial Planning Association of Australia and was awarded Fellow of the FPA for his leadership and contribution to the financial planning community.

“We are very pleased that Escala and Brady & Associates were recognized for the excellence of their advisers,” said Rajini Kodialam, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Focus. “Both firms are known for the quality of their services, their innovation and their deep commitment to helping their clients achieve their financial and life goals. Focus is honored to be a part of each firm’s journey as they evolve and grow their businesses. Our Australian presence is an important part of our growing international footprint.”

Hashtag: #FocusFinancialPartners

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About Focus Financial Partners Inc.

Focus Financial Partners Inc. is a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms. Focus provides access to best practices, resources, and continuity planning for its partner firms who serve individuals, families, employers and institutions with comprehensive wealth management services. Focus partner firms maintain their operational autonomy, while they benefit from the synergies, scale, economics and best practices offered by Focus to achieve their business objectives.

For more information about Focus, please visit .

About Brady & Associates Financial Advisers

Brady & Associates Financial Advisers, a member of Connectus Wealth Advisers, is a private client wealth management and accounting advisory practice. Brady & Associates serves as a trusted adviser to a diverse range of clients within New South Wales and throughout Australia, including high net worth individuals and families, trusts, estates and small business owners. Brady & Associates provides a team-based, integrated approach in providing clients financial planning, investment management and tax advisory services.

For more information on Brady & Associates, please visit .

About Escala Partners

Escala Partners provides advice and investment management solutions to high net worth individuals, families, foundations and institutional investors. Escala serves its clients through a collaborative, team-based approach focused on the client experience, a relationship built on trust and sustained over time by performance in line with evolving investment objectives.

For more information about Escala, please visit .

About the 2022 List of Australia’s Top 100 Financial Advisers

The Top 100 Financial Advisers list is a collaboration between The Australian and Barron’s. The formula used to calculate the ranking is rooted in three general categories: client assets managed by the adviser, fees and revenue generated by their business, and the quality of the adviser’s business. The asset and revenue numbers are proxies for client satisfaction. The quality of practice category includes a number of factors including an adviser’s experience, credentials and client-service resources. The listing is based on a survey of more than 70 questions.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect Focus’ current views with respect to certain current and future events. These forward-looking statements are and will be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to Focus’ operations and business environment which may cause future events to be materially different from these forward-looking statements or anything implied therein. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Focus on the date of this release. Focus does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could affect Focus may be found in Focus’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The services described in this release are not intended for persons outside of Australia.

K-Show 2022: Microban International launches next-generation technologies for polymers

HUNTERSVILLE, US – News Direct – 12 October 2022 – Microban International is thrilled to be attending K 2022, the world’s number one tradeshow for the plastics and rubber industry. The packed event is taking place from the 19th to 26th of October at Messe Düsseldorf in Germany, and will host more than 3,000 exhibitors from over 60 nations.

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Microban International is launching two new non-heavy-metal antimicrobial products for plastics and rubber at K 2022

Microban will be showcasing its wide range of unique antimicrobial technologies for plastic and rubber materials, as well as launching two exciting next-generation products based on non-heavy-metal ingredients – LapisShield and Ascera. LapisShield can be seamlessly integrated into any water-based coating formulation, and is proven to inhibit bacterial growth by up to 99.99 %, as well as the growth of mold and mildew. Ascera represents Microban’s commitment to sustainable antibacterial chemistries for molded polymers and solvent-based coatings, formulated from a chemistry that is inspired by nature*. These exclusive new technologies therefore help to protect treated rubber and plastic surfaces from stains, odors and premature degradation, prolonging their useable lifetime and supporting reuse and sustainability.

K-Talk, K’s new web talk format, is hosting monthly online discussions in the run up to this year’s show, featuring global industry experts and scientists. The in-depth series focuses on plastics, technological innovations and the key challenges facing the industry, and aims to inspire, orientate and encourage international exchange in this important area. Microban’s very own Dr Ivan Ong, Vice President of Research and Development, joined the K-Talk panel on the 1st of September to explore the latest innovations for extending the usable lifespan of plastic packaging. You can listen to the recording of this fascinating discussion on the official K website.

Come and talk to the Microban team at stand C24 in Hall 7a to discover how its pioneering antimicrobial solutions can benefit your specific product application. Book your meeting with Microban here to ensure you don’t miss out!

* The Microban technology used in this product is similar to acids found in nature and is used in multiple consumer product applications

Hashtag: #Microban #K-Show #Polymers #LapisShield #Ascera #K-Talk

About Microban International

Part of Barr Brands International (BBI), Microban International is home to the most trusted and well-known global brands in the antimicrobial, odour control, and sanitisation / disinfection markets – Microban® and Ultra-Fresh®. Our organisation has experienced over 100 collective years of growth and has revolutionised the industry. As the global leader, our proactive systems keep products cleaner, and control odours better by preventing problems before they start. Microban International drives innovation by combining science and creative solutions that enhance high-quality consumer, textile, industrial and medical products around the world. Today, the Microban and Ultra-Fresh brands and our technologies are featured on thousands of products worldwide. The company is headquartered in North Carolina with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit .

Realord International Chairman meets with Grenada’s Prime Minister Work together to create a brighter future

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 October 2022 – Realord Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the “Group”, stock code: 1196) has been actively developing business in the Latin American and Caribbean region, with a focus on a project in Grenada. Mr. Ma Chao, Chairman of Realord International Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of the Group had a meeting with Dickon Mitchell, the new Prime Minister of Grenada, and both sides expressed their keen expectations on the project.

During the meeting, Mr. Ma Chao reported to Prime Minister Mitchell on the progress of the Hartman University Town and Resort project. As a starting point and cornerstone of the Group’s strategies in the Latin American and Caribbean region, this project is positioned in the international education market which integrates ecology, tourism, leisure, and health care and aims at becoming the benchmark in the region so as to contribute to boosting local construction through the steady operation of the project.

Mr. Ma Chao, Chairman of Realord International Holdings Limited said, ”With the strong support and cooperation of the local government, the project is progressing in a continuous and orderly manner. On behalf of the Group, we may thank Prime Minister Mitchell for the affirmation of the progress of the project. We believe that Hartman University Town & Resort, the first property project of the Group will rise on the shores from this unique heart-shaped bay of Grenada.”

Both sides further discussed about broader cooperation opportunities and strategic development at the meeting, including implementation of the projects to promote the long-term and sustainable economic development in Grenada. Prime Minister Mitchell said, “We have high expectation to the Hartman University Town & Resort project and are eager to work with Realord Group. With the cooperation of local professional team, we believe that project will be completed in phases at an accelerated pace, and it is expected that more local employment opportunities will be created in the near future.”Hashtag: #Realord

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About Reaload Group Holdings Limited

Realord Group Holdings Limited (“Realord Group,” stock code: 1196) is principally engaged in the Property Segment, the Financial Services Segment, the Environmental Protection Segment, the MVP Segment and the Department Store Segment. In recent years, the Group has commenced the Caribbean Segment, mainly carrying out development projects in Grenada. The Project involves the development of a mixed property project consisting educational facilities, apartments for student, residential properties, hotel and resort facilities, commercial development and shopping facilities and in a longer plan university establishment(s) and related amenities. The Group plans to commence property development and investment business in the Republic of Panama.

A Mother, Daughter Midwife Duo Save Mothers and Babies in Laos

A mother and daughter midwives duo share their experience of working in Champasack province in southern Laos, tending to the healthcare needs of mothers and children in rural areas. 

Bybit Launchpad 2.0 to Host Galaxy Arena (ESNC) IEO

ATHENS, GREECE – Media OutReach – 12 October 2022 – Bybit, the third most visited crypto exchange in the world, will list ESNC, the utility token of Galaxy Arena, on Bybit Launchpad 2.0.

Galaxy Arena is a decentralized metaverse virtual reality (VR) experience run by Essence (ESNC) and powered by the Polygon network.

The metaverse is the next step in the development of the internet and destined to be the hub of the web3 era. Galaxy Arena is poised to become a leading state-of-the-art metaverse hub that will seamlessly help transition the world of live events, attractions, VR experiences, and businesses forever by bridging the gap between virtual and reality and offering a simple web2 to web3 solution.

Bybit will host the initial exchange offering for ESNC, which will be available on Bybit Launchpad 2.0, a freshly revamped platform for groundbreaking blockchain projects, with the full spot listing scheduled for Oct. 21.

Galaxy Arena Metaverse and the ESNC token economy include staking, locks, liquidity incentives, buybacks, and burns. ESNC is the latest web3 initiative debuting on Bybit’s intuitive platform for promising crypto projects.

Bybit Launchpad 2.0 gives users early access to some of the most sought-after tokens in the space. Bybit users can commit BIT to subscribe to token allocations, or participate in Launchpad 2.0’s new lottery model where users stake a nominal amount of Tether (USDT) for the chance to win new token allocations. Users can also buy the best performing tokens from previous listings via the Launchpad.

Galaxy Arena is the one and only Earn game aggregator hub. Play, move, learn, dance, sing and participate to earn all under one roof, making it the exclusive “X to earn hub”

Hashtag: #Bybit

About Bybit

Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 that offers a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. Bybit is a proud partner of Formula One racing team, Oracle Red Bull Racing, esports teams NAVI, Astralis, Alliance, Virtus.pro, Made in Brazil (MIBR), City Esports, and Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports, and association football (soccer) teams Borussia Dortmund and Avispa Fukuoka.

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