Copenhagen / WAM A partnership of leading international organizations, including the United Nations, announced the launch of a first-ever global standard to measure food loss and waste while at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit currently underway in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (FLW Standard) is a set of global definitions …

  AMMAN / WAM The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) participated in the 8th AFAQ Economic Conference, held recently under the title “Modern Economic Issues” in Amman, Jordan. Mohammed bin Khamis Al Mukhaini, Assistant Secretary-General for Industrial Information and Studies at GOIC, said, “It was an important opportunity to discuss challenges that various economic sectors face and to exchange …

  Wellington / Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc’s New Zealand business and the country’s largest pay-television provider, Sky Network Television Ltd., agreed to a NZ$3.44 billion ($2.4 billion) merger as they grapple with increasing competition. The global mobile-phone operator will own 51 percent of the combined entity, the companies said in a joint statement Thursday. Sky Network is issuing new stock …