Natura Bissé becomes the first and exclusive spa brand in the prestigious ranking of the world’s finest hotels

BARCELONA, SPAIN – Comunicae – 29 October 2025 – The Spanish skincare brand takes a key step in its commitment to remaining a global leader in the world of high-end wellness experiences, becoming the first and exclusive “Official Spa Brand” of The World’s 50 Best Hotels, the global authority in hospitality excellence. With this partnership, Natura Bissé reinforces its bond with luxury hotels as part of its international growth strategy.

The World’s 50 Best Hotels awards ceremony will be held in London this week, gathering the world’s top hoteliers for a three-day event. For the occasion, Natura Bissé will curate a series of innovative experiences designed to inspire attendees in their pursuit of excellence for their guests.

This alliance comes at a time of unprecedented growth in luxury tourism. Demand for premium, meaningful experiences continues to rise, and wellness is now at the heart of emotional and transformative luxury. According to the Global Wellness Institute*, the wellness sector has grown by 9% annually since 2020 and is projected to reach $9 trillion by 2028 – nearly double its size in 2019.

“Natura Bissé was born as a spa brand, and for over four decades we have collaborated with some of the world’s most iconic hotels. It is an honor to partner with The World’s 50 Best Hotels. We are convinced we can bring real value to an industry we strongly believe in—one that will play a key role in a new global paradigm that increasingly demands truly transformative wellness experiences.”, Lluis Uriach, Strategic Projects Director of Natura Bissé Group.

Natura Bissé is currently present in over 450 hotels around the world, including major groups such as The Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria, Rosewood, Belmond, St. Regis, Fairmont, Mandarin Oriental and Grand Hyatt. The brand’s treatments make a true difference in the spa, its 100% charitable amenities delight guests in their rooms.

“We are thrilled to partner with Natura Bissé, a leading name in skincare and spa, that shares our unwavering pursuit of excellence and unforgettable experiences. We are confident they will bring great added value to our community and the properties on The World’s 50 Best Hotels list.”, Craig Hawtin-Butcher, 50 Best Managing Director.

 SINGAPORE / NAGOYA, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 October 2025 – Tolaram Pte. Ltd. (“Tolaram”) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) to explore a strategic partnership focused on Africa’s consumer and infrastructure sectors.

Left – Toshimitsu IMAI, President & CEO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Right – Haresh ASWANI, Chief Executive, Tolaram

Tolaram, with nearly five decades of presence in Africa, has significant investments in the manufacture and distribution of consumer goods as well as large-scale infrastructure projects such as Lekki Port and the Lagos Free Zone in Nigeria.

Toyota Tsusho, which operates in 54 African countries under its guiding philosophy “WITH AFRICA FOR AFRICA”, brings deep expertise in mobility, healthcare, consumer products, and infrastructure development.

The MoU provides a framework for discussions around potential collaboration in areas such as consumer products, infrastructure development, and joint business opportunities, including creating a platform that functions as a gateway for global companies wishing to enter Africa. Together, both companies aim to leverage their complementary strengths to contribute to Africa’s sustainable economic growth and address key social challenges through long-term, responsible business development.

About Tolaram
Tolaram is a family-owned, professionally managed business headquartered in Singapore, investing in emerging markets to build brands that drive growth.

Established in 1948, Tolaram has evolved from a single retail shop into a diversified global enterprise spanning consumer goods, fintech, infrastructure, and industrial sectors across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Across Africa and the Middle East, Tolaram is among the largest consumer goods companies, producing and distributing food, beverage, personal and home care products with partners including Indofood, Arla, Kellanova, Colgate-Palmolive and Diageo. In Nigeria, Tolaram developed and operates Lagos Free Zone with an integrated deep seaport, Lekki Port.

About Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Group is committed to the mission: “Passing on a better Earth to the children of the future”. Operating in over 130 countries, the Group contributes to building a prosperous and sustainable society through diverse business activities.

In Africa, under the vision “WITH AFRICA FOR AFRICA”, the Group is actively engaged in four business sectors: Mobility, Green Infra, Healthcare, and Consumer. With approximately 23,000 employees across all 54 African nations, the Group has contributed to local economic development for more than 170 years. Its commitment goes beyond solving social issues—Toyota Tsusho Group aims to create long-term value and envisions a sustainable future “for the future children of Africa”.

 Less manual work, more financial control and a platform that can grow with any business’s needs

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & SOUTH AFRICA – African Media Agency – 23 October 2025 – Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has launched Sage Intacct in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai – helping transform the way mid-sized businesses operate by providing real-time financial visibility, cutting-edge intelligent automation  and data-driven insights.

Jordaan Burger, Managing Director for Sage AME

Sage Intacct is a cloud-native financial management and accounting platform designed to help growing organisations streamline and automate their finance operations. It provides capabilities such as multi-entity consolidation, real-time dashboards and reporting, and automated workflows for core accounting functions like orders, purchasing, and cash management. Built for scalability, Sage Intacct can support global operations with multi-currency, multi-entity structures and integrations with other business systems via open APIs.

Gerhard Hartman, Vice President for Medium Business, Sage Africa & Middle East

Key features and benefits of Sage Intacct include:

• Making informed decisions: Dashboards and reporting give finance teams and business leaders real-time visibility into financials to help them make better, data-driven decisions.
• Simplifying financial operations: Finance teams will no longer need to manage tedious spreadsheet tasks and manual data entry, helping save time and reducing errors.

• Growing with confidence: The scalable platform grows with businesses, allowing them to add functionality as needed without disruptions.

• Enhancing accuracy with intelligent automation: Finance teams can easily harness the power of intelligent automation and machine learning to automate processes like outlier detection, and smart rules for bank reconciliation, thereby improving data accuracy and identifying potential fraud.
• Seamless integration: Finance teams can easily integrate Sage Intacct with other applications using its open architecture and library of APIs.
• Rich partner ecosystem: Customers can access an ecosystem of partners that deliver pre-integrated solutions to extend the capabilities of Sage Intacct via the Sage Intacct Marketplace.
• Multi-entity insights: Empowers growing multi-entity businesses with valuable insights for clarity and enhanced efficiency.

Jordaan Burger, Managing Director for Sage AME, says: “At Sage, our customers always come first. Everything we do, from pioneering intelligent automation to delivering powerful insights, is designed to help them save time, reduce risk, and unlock new opportunities for growth. We are committed to innovation that doesn’t just simulate human thought but learns and adapts to deliver lasting value. By putting customers at the centre, we empower finance leaders to operate with greater confidence, make smarter and faster decisions, and move their businesses forward with agility.”

Andrew Beck, Managing Director, Wild Eye says, “Sage Intacct is a powerful tool for any business looking to become more strategic, sustainable, and ultimately more profitable.  We now have the tools and insights to plan ahead, act faster, and make better decisions.”

Sage delivers advanced cloud financial management that empowers leaders with real-time insights, predictive capabilities, and the agility to reimagine how finance supports growth. By combining cutting-edge automation with continuous innovation, Sage enables businesses in the region to scale smarter, adapt faster, and lead with confidence in a rapidly evolving digital economy.

From streamlining accounts payable to enhancing data accuracy, Sage’s intelligent automation tools have already helped SMBs cut processing time in half and save hundreds of hours on manual processes. As innovation continues to move at pace, Sage has an exciting roadmap for AI features that will unlock faster decision-making and give finance leaders more time to focus on impact. Sage is committed to bringing the best new technology to customers throughout Africa and the Middle East.

Gerhard Hartman, Vice President for Medium Business, Sage Africa & Middle East concludes: “The acceleration of digital transformation across the Middle East is fuelling demand for modern, cloud-based solutions. As organisations move beyond manual processes and legacy systems, they require intelligent financial platforms that not only automate and streamline but also drive innovation.”

Following successful launches in selected SADC states from 2022 to 2024*, Sage Intacct will be brought to the UAE through certified business partners (BPs) offering deep expertise in specific vertical markets.

*Sage Intacct’s African footprint includes Botswana, Namibia, Mauritius, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

Visit  Sage Intacct Financial Management Software | Sage UAE for more information.

Sage Intacct success stories

Sage has built a strong base of Sage Intacct clients in South Africa since launching the solution in 2020, including Wild Eye, Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund, ATKV, and Retail Capital, to name a few.

Find out how customers are using Sage Intacct to drive better business outcomes on our Customer Success Stories page.

• Sage Intacct gives Wild Eye the structure and visibility to make confident decisions as it grows.
• Sage Intacct has elevated LPFF’s operational excellence and enabled it to navigate the complex and evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
• Sage Intacct enhanced ATKV’s communication and standardised processes, enabling real-time access to information from any device.
• Sage Intacct enabled Retail Capital’s transactions to be 99% automated.

About Sage

Sage exists to knock down barriers so everyone can thrive, starting with the millions of Small and Mid-Sized Businesses served by us, our partners, and accountants. Customers trust our finance, HR, and payroll software to make work and money flow. By digitising business processes and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, banks and governments, our digital network connects SMBs, removing friction and delivering insights. Knocking down barriers also means we use our time, technology, and experience to tackle digital inequality, economic inequality, and the climate crisis.

Sage Intacct is currently available to customers in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

Find out more: www.sage.com/za

CAIRO, EGYPT – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 October 2025 – The Egyptian Company for Cosmetics, on behalf of ECC Group — Egyptian Company for Cosmetics, Infinity Clinic Pharma, Vision Cosmetics, and the Source Beauty team has been officially certified as one of the Best Places to Work in Egypt for 2025.

This distinguished recognition highlights ECC Group’s sustained commitment to delivering exceptional products, fostering employee development, and cultivating a culture of excellence across all its entities. The certification process, conducted through an independent assessment and employee survey, evaluated key organizational dimensions including leadership, engagement, trust, and workplace well-being.

This achievement affirms ECC Group’s continued investment in human capital and its strategic focus on building a positive and inclusive work environment that enables people to thrive, innovate, and contribute to shared success.

In a statement from, Mohamed Salah, CEO & Founder of ECC, he said: “Achieving the Best Place to Work certification is more than a milestone—it reflects the culture we have built together at ECC. Our people have always been our greatest asset, and this recognition is the result of their passion, commitment, and unity.

What makes this milestone meaningful is that it represents who we are: a workplace founded on respect, collaboration, and shared purpose. I am proud of every individual who contributed to this success, and I am confident that we will continue to grow stronger together.”

Dr. Ahmed Abo El-Hmayel, CEO of Infinity Clinic Pharma, Vision Cosmetics & Source Beauty, he said:”Being certified as a Best Place to Work is not just an achievement, it reflects the culture we have built together. At ECC, our greatest strength has always been our people—their passion, dedication, and teamwork. This recognition is a testament to the environment we strive for every day: one of inclusivity, collaboration, and shared purpose.”

The Best Places to Work certification underscores ECC Group’s dedication to aligning organizational performance with employee well-being, innovation, and ethical leadership. Through a consistent focus on collaboration, inclusivity, and professional growth, ECC continues to set a benchmark for organizational excellence within Egypt’s cosmetics and personal care industry.

For more information, about Egyptian Company for Cosmetics please visit: www.ecc-hub.com

For more information about the certification program, please visit www.bestplacestoworkfor.org.

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With the Saudi Future Investment Initiative (FII9) as the next stop

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 October 2025 – The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), recently led 22 Hong Kong technology companies to two premier innovation events, GITEX Global and Expand North Star, on Oct 12-17 in Dubai. The delegation attracted numerous visitors to the exhibition pavilions and facilitated more than 200 targeted business matchings, connecting park companies with international resources and partnerships. The delegation served as a strong representation of Hong Kong’s strengths as a global innovation and technology hub.

HKSTP and HKTDC staged Hong Kong Tech Pavilion at GITEX Global, connecting cutting-edge technologies with global opportunities.

“Expansion of global innovation ecosystems is vital for startups with global ambition. That’s why HKSTP is stepping up our mission to foster connections between East and West through innovation, linking the Middle East with Hong Kong, China mainland, and other Asian markets. HKSTP’s innovation ecosystem and the fast-growing HK-GBA I&T hub connects Middle East innovators to China and Asia via the Belt & Road Initiative, opening seamless access to 2.3 billion consumers.” said Terry Wong, CEO of HKSTP.

HKSTP delegation actively engaged with international visitors and potential partners, fostering meaningful dialogue and exploring collaborative opportunities.

The park companies from HKSTP participated in events spanning AI, life and health, green technology, and more, highlights included:

• Robocore – Innovative robotics solutions that enhance automation across various industries including hospital, elderly care, and retail with advanced technologies.
• i2Cool – Passive radiative cooling paint that provides zero-energy cooling solutions, serving a wide range of industries including construction, chemical processing, telecom, renewable energy, logistics, grain storage, and solar power.
• eSix – Cost-effective virtual Metro Ethernet and industrial-grade 5G solutions, including ultra-range maritime CPE with 80km coverage.

Another park company Comba Telecom, a global leader in wireless connectivity and network infrastructure solutions, also made strategic inroads into the region, establishing a partnership with Nedaa, a specialised UAE telecommunications provider. This collaboration will advance next-generation communication technologies across the UAE and surrounding regions, focusing on secure network solutions, enhanced indoor-outdoor wireless coverage, and 5G network deployment.

These advancements further solidified Hong Kong’s position as an ideal launchpad for Middle East innovators seeking opportunities in Asia and vice versa. HKSTP is proud to serve as an international I&T hub for Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific, with over 10 park companies joining the 9^th edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) later this month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 to create a thriving I&T ecosystem grooming 13 unicorns, more than 15,000 research professionals and over 2,500 technology companies from 26 countries and regions focused on developing healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies, etc.

Our growing innovation ecosystem offers comprehensive support to attract and nurture talent, accelerate and commercialise innovation for technology ventures, with the I&T journey built around our key locations of Hong Kong Science Park in Pak Shek Kok, InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong and three modern InnoParks in Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Long realising a vision of new industrialisation for Hong Kong, where sectors including advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics and biotechnology are being reimagined.

Hong Kong Science Park Shenzhen Branch in Futian, Shenzhen plays positive roles in connecting the world and the mainland with our proximity, strengthening cross-border exchange to bring advantages in attracting global talent and allowing possibilities for the development of technology companies in seven key areas: Medtech, big data and AI, robotics, new materials, microelectronics, fintech and sustainability, with both dry and wet laboratories, co-working space, conference and exhibition facilities, and more.

Through our R&D infrastructure, startup support and enterprise services, commercialisation and investment expertise, partnership networks and talent traction, HKSTP continues to contribute in establishing I&T as a pillar of growth for Hong Kong.

More information about HKSTP is available at www.hkstp.org.