Latest in Tag: Amazon Highlight
Latest in Tag: Amazon

GAFI discusses with Amazon Egypt expansion plans during coming period
During the meeting, the development and growth of the company’s business in Egypt were highlighted. Amazon’s success has contributed to providing many job opportunities in several areas, including customer service and technology and operations.

Amazon Egypt provides up to 60-month instalment plans through valU
Amazon Egypt introduces instalment plans through valU, the leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) platform in MENA.

Amazon Egypt hosts summit to enable local sellers to list their products online
The summit’s aim is to provide guidance, training, and assistance to sellers, allowing them to start listing their wares on Amazon Egypt so they can reach millions of customers and grow their businesses online.

Best Payment Gateways Solutions in Egypt
Egypt plans on integrating Payment Gateway Solutions with E-commerce Merchants, to help them connect with Global Suppliers, helping with cross-border transactions, with ease.

MSMEDA, Amazon sign MoU to help enterprises market their products
Egypt cooperates with Amazon, in line with Vision 2030 to help small businesses in various sectors expand: Nevine Gamea

Ex-Amazon employee Amr Sultan joins Bosta as managing director
The new appointment enhances the electronic growth journey of SMEs.

After over 10 years, Souq.com in Egypt rebrands into Amazon.eg
Amazon acquired Souq.com in 2017

Amazon announces launch of Egypt platform this year
Amazon has been operating in Egypt since 2017 through its subsidiary, Souq.com

EU proposes twin acts to rein in tech giants
Tech giants including Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook could face hefty penalties. Google criticized the draft legislation, saying it targets specific firms.

Trade Minister meets Amazon over potential Egypt expansion
Amazon is likely to use Egyptian companies to market their products in local and international markets through the Amazon global platform.

GAFI, Souq.com discuss Amazon’s future plans in Egypt
Amazon expresses desire to continue expanding in Egyptian market, particularly in electronic payment services

Amazon fires linked to recent expansion of deforestation: experts
Carbon dioxide released in August is the highest in a month since 2003: Copernicus

Amazon introduces its e-readers to Egyptian market
Users can personalise reading settings on Kindle devices with selection of fonts, font sizes, text alignment options

Smart doorbell for deaf, new Bahraini innovation using Amazon’s cloud computing services
Device to help deaf integration into society using inexpensive modern technologies, says Salman

World’s 5 most valuable tech brandsÂ
Telecommunications and information technology (IT) companies managed to take the top nine spots of the world’s 10 most valuable brands in 2018, according to Brand Finance, an independent business valuation consultancy. According to the Brand Finance report, Amazon topped the list of the highest value brands in the world after its valuation at $150.8bn, up …

2017 closes with world’s richest people $1tn richer
Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO world’s richest person in 2017

Dolphins, alligators and tribes in Brazil’s Amazon forest
The Amazon is not visited in great numbers. But the adventurous tourists who go there are rarely disappointed.”Look before grabbing any branches because the ants bite. You will be in pain for 24 hours,” said Jackson Edirley da Silva, wearing a bright yellow shirt and rubber boots. The warning from our guide made clear that …

Amazon to acquire UAE-based e-commerce platform souq.com Â
Souq currently controls around 78% of all e-commerce in the MENA region

Drought and forest loss cause vicious circle in the Amazon
If dry seasons intensify with man-made climate change, the risk for self-amplified forest loss increases even more and could put the Amazon rainforest further at risk, an international team of scientists found.Researchers at the German Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) found the Amazon rainforest could be exposed to higher risks of dieback if …

Amazon studies establishment of logistics centre in Egypt
Company will look into implementation procedures with the government within two weeks and meet top exporters, says KesisÂ

Amazon one-click ‘Dash’ button comes to Germany
US retail giant Amazon has launched its instant purchase buttons in Germany, seeking to edge out traditional supermarkets from the household goods market and capitalizing on Germans too lazy or forgetful to shop.

Amazon close to launching new streaming service
Amazon is reportedly a month away from launching a new subscription-based music streaming service. Once licensing agreements are signed, Amazon will enter a crowded market dominated by Spotify and Apple Music.

A slippery decision: Chevron oil pollution in Ecuador
Chevron has won a key challenge against a multi-billion-dollar judgment over polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon with toxic oil waste. But the case is far from over – a challenge is still pending in Canada.

Defending lands, indigenous group fights dams in Brazil’s Amazon
The Munduruku indigenous people are resisting hydroelectric dams on the TapajĂłs River, a major Amazon tributary. The hydropower, touted as green, would destroy forests – and could even increase greenhouse gas emissions.

Amazon adds billions to Indian investment
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has pledged an additional $3 billion (2.6 billion euros) in investments in India, banking on exponential growth in the online shopping sector in the Asia’s third largest economy.

Google gets louder on voice-activated tech
Beyond delivering search results and the Android mobile operating system, tech giant Google is moving into virtual reality and voice-activation technology – going toe-to-toe with Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon.

Amazon launches rival to YouTube
Already taking on Netflix, Amazon has set its sights on another online video giant. The e-commerce company has just started its own user-generated video service, hoping to further shake up the entertainment industry.

Amazon sets new holiday shipping record
US online giant Amazon has said it’s shipped a record number of items globally for the Christmas holidays. Sales were boosted especially due to the retailer’s Prime service offering faster delivery options.

Changing climate causing chaos on the Amazon
Altered storm patterns and longer dry spells are resulting in lower river levels and prolonged fires in the Amazon region. This spells chaos for locals – with implications for ecosystems and further climate change. Rivers in the Amazon region are veins of life – they act as roads for forest communities, as home for fish …

Amazon workers go on strike in Germany
Employees of online retailer Amazon have gone on strike again in Germany. Trade union representatives said they were determined to continue their industrial action in several logistics hubs until the end of the week. According to Germany’s leading trade union Verdi, employees in Amazon’s logistics centers in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben and Pforzheim …